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EXPRESSIONIST STYLE

While “expressionist” is used to describe any art that avoids naturalism and instead employs a bold use of flattened forms and intense brushwork, Expressionist art formally describes early-20th-century work from Europe that drew on Symbolism and confronted issues such as urbanization and capitalism. Expressionist artists experimented in paintings and prints with skewed perspectives, abstraction and unconventional, bright colors to portray how isolating and anxious the world felt rather than how it appeared. 

Between 1905 and 1920, Austrian and German artists, in particular, were inspired by Postimpressionists such as Paul Gauguin and Vincent van Gogh in their efforts to strive for a new authenticity in their work. In its geometric patterns and decorative details, Expressionist art was also marked by eclectic sources like German and Russian folk art as well as tribal art from Africa and Oceania, which the movement’s practitioners witnessed at museums and world’s fairs.

Groups of artists came together to share and promote the themes now associated with Expressionism, such as Die Brücke (The Bridge) in Dresden, which included Erich Heckel, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner and Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and investigated alienation and the dissolution of society in vivid color. In Munich, Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group led by Wassily Kandinsky and Franz Marc, instilled Expressionism with a search for spiritual truths. In his iconic painting The Scream, prolific Norwegian painter Edvard Munch conveyed emotional turmoil through his depiction of environmental elements, such as the threatening sky.

Expressionism shifted around the outbreak of World War I, with artists using more elements of the grotesque in reaction to the escalation of unrest and violence. Printmaking was especially popular, as it allowed artists to widely disseminate works that grappled with social and political issues amid this time of upheaval. Although the art movement ended with the rise of Nazi Germany, where Expressionist creators were labeled “degenerate,” the radical ideas of these artists would influence Neo-Expressionism that emerged in the late 1970s with painters like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Francesco Clemente.

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Style: Expressionist
Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

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Early 2000s Expressionist More Art

Materials

Paper, Ink

Painted Book
Painted Book

Painted Book

By Karel Appel

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Karel Appel (1921-2006) was an important contributor / sddisruptor in the evolution of 20th-century abstraction and one of the founders of the COBRA movement. Appel grew up in Amste...

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1980s Expressionist More Art

Materials

Linen, Mixed Media

Flowers: Etching work of art
Flowers: Etching work of art

Flowers: Etching work of art

Located in New York, NY

An etching by Agop Gemdjian. Agop Gemdjian is an Armenian artist born in Bulgaria. He creates art that combines the colors of the East, the Slavic mentality, and his views of the m...

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1980s Expressionist More Art

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Etching

Brassaï Apris Kiki and her Friends : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Brassaï Apris Kiki and her Friends : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf

Brassaï Apris Kiki and her Friends : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf

Located in New York, NY

Claudia Doring-Baez, Brassaï Apris Kiki and her Friends Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings pri...

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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric

Kubrick Dance Scarf : Fashionable Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Kubrick Dance Scarf : Fashionable Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf

Kubrick Dance Scarf : Fashionable Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf

Located in New York, NY

Claudia Doring-Baez, "Kubrick Dance Scarf", 2021, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in. Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on high qualit...

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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric, Wool

Germaine Krull Les Amies : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf
Germaine Krull Les Amies : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf

Germaine Krull Les Amies : Cashmere/Modal blend Scarf

Located in New York, NY

Claudia Doring-Baez, Germaine Krull Les Amies Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on hig...

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2010s Expressionist More Art

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Fabric

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Untitled

Untitled

Located in Barcelona, CT

Includes a Certificate of Authenticity

Category

Early 2000s Expressionist More Art

Materials

Engraving

Germaine Krull Atke Scarf : Cashmere/Modal blend
Germaine Krull Atke Scarf : Cashmere/Modal blend

Germaine Krull Atke Scarf : Cashmere/Modal blend

Located in New York, NY

Claudia Doring-Baez, Germaine Krull Atke Scarf, 2020, Cashmere/Modal blend, 26 x 71 in Beautiful scarves created by artist Claudia Doring-Baez with her paintings printed on high qua...

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2010s Expressionist More Art

Materials

Fabric

Expressionist more art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist more art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 20th Century, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add more art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, red, green, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including and Mino Maccari. Frequently made by artists working with and Woodcut Print and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Expressionist more art, so small editions measuring 2.07 inches across are also available. Prices for more art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $120 and tops out at $80,212, while the average work sells for $1,178.