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Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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
The Flowers: Guzmania. Circa 1963. Signed Giandante X. Milan.
Located in Firenze, IT
The Flowers: Guzmania. Circa 1963. Signed Giandante X, a painter born in Milan in 1899 and died in 1984. Milano. Measurements without the frame: 50 x 35 cm. On the back is a pho...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Tempera

Original Painting on Panel Titled: "Let em Live”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Born in Tallahasee Fl, William started his artistic career as a color consultant for his family's Design and Painting company that took on constant projects of custom painted interio...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

"Promenade" (2024) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Promenade" is an original acrylic depicting an abstracted adobe landscape. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oil painting at the age of 12. S...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Tulips. 1996. Oil on canvas, 81х100 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tulips. 1996. Oil on canvas, 81х100 cm Jurgis Skulme (1928-2015) – painter, art scientist. 1954 – The graduating State Art Academy of Latvia, the monumental department (diploma wor...
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1990s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Sheryl Roberts, A Distant Stillness, Original Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sheryl Roberts A Distant Stillness Original Painting Oil and Acrylic on Canvas Signed Sold Framed (Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a piece may look). ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Stone Head
Located in Vancouver, CA
Herbert Siebner (1925-2004) was a German-born Canadian painter whose work is characterized by its expressive use of color and texture, and its exploration of themes of war, exile, an...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Small Expressionist Clown Portrait #2, 1960s
Located in Soquel, CA
Small and colorful expressionist portrait of a clown by Marjorie Blake (American, 1920-1994). Signed "M. Blake" in the lower right corner. Dated "1969" ...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

French Jewish Post Holocaust Abstract Painting Manner of Hundertwasser Art Brut
By Jichak Pressburger
Located in Surfside, FL
Jichak Pressburger, Painter. b. 1933, Bratislava, Czechoslovakia. A concentration camp survivior. Came to Israel aboard the ship, "The Exodus". 1964 Went to Paris. In 1979 Returned as new immigrant. Education Tel Aviv University, B.A. in art, with Marcel Janco and Isidor Ascheim at Avni art school. Beaux Arts, Paris with Professor Coutaud. Itzchak Pressburger Stays in Paris from 1963 – 1979, Resident of the “Cité des Arts” 1969-1972. Lives and works in Jerusalem since 1979. One-Man Exhibitions 1963 Gallery Dugit, Tel-Aviv 1968 Cultural Center Enkhuizen, Netherlands 1968 Gallery Zunini, Paris (chosen by the art critic of « Opus : Jean-Jacques Lévèque) 1970 Gallery Zunini, Paris 1973 Gallery Maitre Albert, Paris. Cultural Center Verfeil sur Seye, France 1974 Gallery Maitre Albert, Paris 1976 Gallery Mundo, Barcelone 1980 Artists’ House, Jerusalem 1981 Gallery Alain Gerard, Paris Group Exhibitions 1966 Rathaus Charlottenburg, Berlin. (The first show of Israeli painters in Germany Artists Center of Silvarouvres, Nantes, Ffance XXXth Salon of Finances at “l’Hotel des Monnaies”, Paris 1969 Maison de Culture, Le Havre, France 1968 Gallery Zunini, Paris (chosen by the art critic of « Opus : Jean-Jacques Lévèque) Salon « Grands et Jeunes d’Aujourd’hui », Paris Museum of Fine Arts, Nantes, France Cultural Center Vitry, France Gallery Il Giorno, Milan Cité des Arts, Paris 1972 Salon “Grands et Jeunes d’Aujourd’hui”, Paris Salon de Mai, Paris 1973 Städtische Galerie, Siegen, Germany 1974 Jewish Cultural Center, Paris Publicis, Paris 1975 Réalitiés Nouvelles, Paris 1976 Salon de Mai, Paris 1977 “Perspectives Israeliennes”, Grand Palais, Paris 1981 Salon Alain Gerard, Paris 1984 Artists’ House, Jerusalem Publication 1990 Haggadah Yom Kippour (Hebrew/French) Abraham Bliah (private edition), Paris Acquisitions 1968 The City of Paris 1972 The State of France The Yitzchak Pressburger artist was born in Bratislava – known for centuries by its German name of Pressburg – but the outbreak of World War II found him and his family in Prague. His father realized they had to escape from the Nazi occupiers and tried to get the family across the border into Hungary. However, they were caught near the crossing point, arrested and incarcerated overnight at the nearby railway station. The Czechs put them on a train to Hungary early the next morning. That was their first miracle in their quest for survival. They survived with relative ease until late 1943, when the father was taken away to a forced labor camp. He subsequently died in a death march. Things became even more precarious in early 1944, when the Holocaust made its full-blown presence felt in Hungary. “It wasn’t the Germans, it was the Hungarian Nazis who did the dirty work,” Pressburger points out. The family lived in so-called “safe houses” that were protected by Switzerland, Finland and Sweden. The havens were dismantled in late 1944, and the Pressburgers moved into one of the two Jewish ghettos in Budapest. The Nazis had found two houses with Jews, including the one where we had been, and took them all out and shot them next to the Danube. Today there is a monument by the river [called Shoes on the Danube Bank]. We should have been with the Jews who were killed by the river,” he says. After the war, Pressburger and his siblings were farmed out to various orphanages run by the Jewish Agency, and things took a decidedly better turn. “We finally had food to eat,” he recalls. “After a while we were put on trains that were protected by the Jewish Brigade [of the British Army], and we were sent to Austria, and then to Germany.” “My uncle was a famous artist, and I learned a lot from him,” he says. While in Germany, Pressburger also took some lessons with a local artist. His mother managed to get him and two of his siblings berths on the Exodus, which set sail from Marseilles for Palestine in July 1947. Pressburger was 13 at the time and clearly recalls the aborted attempt to get to the Promised Land. “It was so crowded on the boat. This was a ship that was made to ply rivers in the United States, with a few hundred people on board, and we had over 4,500 passengers crammed in.” As we know, the British prevented the Exodus from docking in Palestine, and the passengers were shipped – in three far more seaworthy vessels – back to France. After the French government refused to cooperate with the British, Pressburger and the others found themselves back in Germany. The teenager eventually made it here in 1948, just one month before the Declaration of Independence. After a short furlough in Tel Aviv, during the first lull in the fighting in the War of Independence, he moved to Kibbutz Kfar Ruppin, where he worked in the cowshed. All the while he continued feverishly drawing and honing his artistic skills, which he says came in handy when he joined the IDF. After completing his military service, which included a spell as one of the founding members of the Flotilla 13 naval commando unit, he worked in Sdom for a while at the Dead Sea Works before starting his formal arts training in earnest. I was in the first group of students at the Avni Institute [in Tel Aviv],” he says. “There was quite a famous bunch of students and teachers like Moshe Mokadi and Isidore Ascheim and Aaron Giladi.” In such illustrious company, one might have thought Pressburger was set to unleash his burgeoning talents on art connoisseurs across the globe, but it was a while before that happened. Pressburger arrived in the French capital in 1964 and spent close to 15 years there, with a short interlude in Germany, before returning to Israel. His time in Paris was a professionally rewarding period of his life, and he also found love. “[Avni Institute teacher] Yochanan Simon gave me the name and address of a French-Israeli family in Paris, but when I got to the house, a young woman opened the door and told me the family was on vacation in Israel,” he explains. Despite missing his expected hosts’ welcome, he and the German-born young lady who greeted him soon fell for each other, and romance quickly led to wedding bells. By all accounts, Pressburger did well in Europe. He secured a rare three-year berth at Cité Internationale des Arts, where artists are normally provided with accommodation and studio space for between two months and a year. He was also accepted to the prestigious Beaux Arts academy of fine arts, mounted solo exhibitions, and took part in group shows all over Europe. One of these last was a group exhibition at Rathaus Charlottenburg in Berlin in 1966 – the first exhibition of Israeli artists in Germany after the Holocaust. When he arrived in Berlin, the lineup for the Israeli show was already signed and sealed, but somehow his work came to the attention of the German culture minister, who arranged for him to join. The Pressburgers’ year-long sojourn came to an abrupt end following an encounter he had one day while walking through the crowded Berlin streets...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Jungle Panorama, Contemporary Expressionist Horizontal Landscape with Trees
Located in Soquel, CA
A lush, jungle setting bursting with plant life is depicted in panoramic view, in this horizontal botanical landscape by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), c.1990s....
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1990s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still life with Oranges and Owls, Oil On Canvas, Floral, Interior, Still life
Located in Deddington, GB
Still Life with Oranges and Owls is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio this miniature painting shows a still life of a selection of objects arranged by the Artist. Twos stone owls sit atop a stack of books, with two small oranges and a pear. A small jug of flowers slightly obscures the window. We can see out into the garden, where there are texturally painted trunks...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Jewish Mexican Avant Garde Fiesta of Guadalupe Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Avant-Garde Subject: Abstract Mexican Landscape Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: Mexico Dimensions: Yonia Fain Oil, 1947 Although this oil painting’s subject is predom...
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1940s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Venice, an Approach' , mixed media original painting circa 2003. signed work
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Venice , an Approach', mixed media on paper circa 2003.. painting 35cm x 50cm. Signed lower middle Antique glazed limewood frame and mounting 63cm x 82cm. A work by Gradwell on tone...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media

Large-Scale Modern Argyle Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical large-scale abstract presenting a modernist take on old-fashioned argyle shapes with contemporary color palate by D.S. Silver (American, 20th Century), a San Francisco, Cal...
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1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

"Impressions" (2023) By John McCaw, Expressionist Mixed Media Painting
Located in Denver, CO
John McCaw's (US based) "Impressions" is a beautiful original expressionist mixed media on board painting that depicts poppies and stems growing upwards, resting in a shelf on of art...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Mixed Media, Board

Helen Howells. Morning Walk, Original Landscape Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Morning Walk [2021] Original Landscapes and seascapes Oil on Canvas Image size: H:75 cm x W:120 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:75 cm x W:120 cm x D:3.5cm Sold Unframed Please n...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Guardians of Absolute Wealth - Large Expressionist work with vibrant colors
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: The Guardians of Absolute Wealth Large Expressionist work with vibrant colors This is a large and soulful artwork by Karnish. Symbols and forms unfold in this mesmerizing large work depicting wealth and abundance. The viewer is invited to find their own stories intentionally created to move the viewers eyes to different aspects of riches to be discovered in the work. This work is part of a series. It is part of a story... It portrays truth, abundant energy, utmost care and wild freedom. There are hidden treasures – the infinity sign, the triangles, diamonds and squares, the abundance of color, to connect us with affluence and prosperity! Her well loved signature-style Guardians are also at play. Graffiti, spray-paint, acrylics, oils and mark making with vivid colors of blue, red, orange, yellow, purple, black, off-white, green and white - layer upon layer of shapes and forms, to create this unique artwork! This work is created on top quality, heavy duty canvas. It is mounted and stretched on wooden bars and ready to hang. It can also be framed in a style that suits the décor of the place that it will be displayed at. (Cost is for the collector. Keep in mind that the South African Rand exchange rate is favorable and makes it most cost effective to have it framed here. Shipment cost...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

"Yonder" (2024) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Yonder" is an original acrylic depicting an impressionistic landscape with a stormy blue sky. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oil painting ...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Boats in the Old Bay
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I imbue the scene with a lively blend of expressionism and impressionism, using both acrylic and oil to capture the vibrant, shimmering reflections in the water. My...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

Modernist Blue Nude in Profile - Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold and expressive oil portrait of a modernist nude figure in blue seated in profile with bright yellow flowers by Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986). Signed and dated "Allie Bill Skelton '72" by the artist in the lower right corner. Unframed. Image size: 48.75"H x 32.75"W. Allie William “Bill” Skelton (American, 1942-1986) was a painter and sculptor active in San Francisco who was involved in the gay art...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Village. Oil on cardboard, 79. 5 x 100. 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Village. Oil on cardboard, 79.5 x 100.5 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, S...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Still life with tulips. Cardboard, oil, 85x74 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with tulips. Cardboard, oil, 85x74 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of ...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Somerset Lake by Joanna Commings, Original art, landscape art, Impasto art
Located in Deddington, GB
Somerset Lake by Joanna Commings [2021] original and hang signed by the artist Acrylics on canvas Image size: H:50 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:60 cm ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Helen Howells, Light across the Estuary, Original Oil Painting, Seascape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Helen Howells Light across the Estuary Original Oil Painting on Canvas Oil Paint on Canvas Canvas size: H 76 cm x W 102 cm x D 3.5cm Sold unfr...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Jug, Oil Paint On Canvas, Interior, Still Life
Located in Deddington, GB
Still life with Jug is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in her Gloucestershire Studio this painting depicts a little rectangular jug, a maquette of an acrobat on their head and a bowl of fruit. Items selected by the Artists to make this quirky still life...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Modern Expressionist Horse Painting with Oil, Gold Leaf & Nautilus Spiral
Located in Denver, CO
This captivating modern expressionist painting by Sharron Evans features oil paint and gold leaf on birch panel, framed in custom gold leaf. Painted in rich earth tones, the artwork ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Seven tulips. Oil on canvas, 65x51 cm
Located in Riga, LV
7 tulips. 1979. Oil on canvas, 65x51 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Monica Angle Contemporary Painting Large Scale Tree Line Series Abstract
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic on paper by American contemporary artist Monica Angle from the artist's Tree Line series created in 2014. This work is being sold unframed. Wholesale framing is...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Tulips on a turquoise background. Oil on cardboard, 47 x 45, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tulips on a turquoise background. Oil on cardboard, 47x45,5 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Staling...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Contrast, Contemporary Representational Art, Landscape, Canadian Artist
Located in Houston, TX
Contrast is Contemporary Representational Art of a Canadian Landscape with a twist of Abstract. “Whatever my particular aim is, atmosphere is a...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Stardust - Soulful Colorful Large Abstract Striking Painting Expressionistic
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Stardust Soulful Colorful Large Abstract Striking Painting Expressionistic In this large, delightful and striking artwork, the unity and bond of similarity and our uniquenes...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Contemporary abstract impressionist painting of landscape "Vibrant nature"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract piece, done with a mix of expressionism and impressionism, is titled "Vibrant Nature" and was created by French artist Nataya Mougenot. It is part of her s...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Cotton Canvas, Acrylic

The Guardians of Poseidon - Blue Moon. Expressionist artwork Sharks Blue Soulful
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: The Guardians of Poseidon - Blue Moon Soulful artwork of sharks, symbols and forms, with the Blue Moon and rays of Light overlooking the play. Graffiti, spray-paint, acrylics...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

'Coastline', Expressionist California Landscape, San Francisco Woman Artist
By Alice Beamish
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
A dramatic, Expressionist Coastal landscape showing a view of white-capped jade green breakers crashing against a rocky shoreline, with a distant mountain painted in shades of scarlet, slate blue, and indigo rising in the background. Signed lower right, "Beamish", titled verso and painted circa 1960. Provenance: The Vincent Price Collection...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sheepscombe Morning, Landscape Painting, Green Contemporary Expressionist Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Sheepscombe Morning is an original painting by Rupert Aker. It depicts an english countryside scene with rolling hills and trees. The thick layers and brush marks give the painting a...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Bude Shadows, costal, beach, summertime, landscape, seascape, swimming, Cornwall
Located in Deddington, GB
Bude Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, Bude Shadows is Inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs were t...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

Cardigan Bay, Montbretia, Cornish Seascape Painting, Coastal Art Cornwall
Located in Deddington, GB
A splash of orange Montbretia against the blue sea of Cardigan Bay. Rupert Aker artist sells his works online and in our art gallery at Wychwood Art. Rupert Aker is a Cotswold based ...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Promenade" (2024) by Leigh Ann Van Fossan, Original Acrylic Painting
Located in Denver, CO
Leigh Ann Van Fossan's "Promenade" is an original acrylic depicting an abstracted adobe landscape. Van Fossan was born in Vail, Colorado, and began oil painting at the age of 12. S...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Porthtowan winter swimmers, beach, costal, swimming, Cornwall, people, nature
Located in Deddington, GB
Porthtowan winter swimmers is an Original painting by Eleanor Woolley Painted on the beach in Porthtowan this painting depicts some cold water swimmers braving the water. The headlan...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil

'Untitled ' oil on canvas by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid 20th Century oil painting of a cicada by Belgian artist Baugniet
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Marcel Louis Baugniet (Belgian, 1896 – 1995) Sigale de Mer (Cicada of the sea) Oil on board with scraffito Signed ‘M L BAUGNIET / 47’ (upper right) 17.3/4 x 13.1/2 in. (45 x 34.3 cm.) Marcel-Louis Baugniet was born in Liege on the 18th March 1896. Painter, theorist, furniture designer, creator of posters, costumes and stage sets, he was one of the main defenders of the notion of Pure Plastic Arts. Baugniet studied painting at the Royal Academy of Beaux-Arts in Brussels where he mixed with Paul Delvaux, René Magritte, Victor Servrancks and Pierre-Louis Flouquet. He spent some time in Paris and decided that he would become an iconoclastic and avant garde artist. He discovered abstract art with Kandinsky, Kupka, Mondrian and Delaunay and with wonder and stupeur he also learnt of the constructivist movement, which was born in Russia with Malevitch and Lissitsky. In 1922, Baugniet then 26 years old returned to Brussels and married the Russian danser Akarova for whom he designed costumes and stage sets. M-L Baugniet painted, designed and engraved some superb series of dansers and sportspersons (the « Kaloprosopies »), works entrenched with impeccable lines of constructed art. He painted with contemplation geometric compositions which mixed a grace of colours with the rigour of shapes. Baugniet wrote articles on esthetics and applicated arts in the magasine 7 Arts and edited, with the Dutch architect Van Tonderen, the manifesto of the movement that they called « Le beau, C’est l'utile » (beauty is useful) Towards the end of the 20s, he separated from Akarova and in 1927 he opened his own Home Decor shop. With regret Baugniet laid down his paint brushes and threw himself into interior design and the creation of tubular furniture, everyday objects and carpets. He remarried the Russian Olga Reich. He created a circle of ideas that included artists, writers, politicians and intellectuals of all kinds. Throughout his career, Baugniet participated in numerous international exhibitions of decorative art. In 1977 abstraction, constructivism and Marcel-Louis Baugniet were rediscovered. Decorated and lauded, Baugniet began to paint once more and co-founded the magasine Mesures with Jo Delahaut...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Board

Helen Howells, Light across the Estuary, Original Oil Painting, Seascape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Helen Howells Light across the Estuary Original Oil Painting on Canvas Oil Paint on Canvas Canvas size: H 76 cm x W 102 cm x D 3.5cm Sold – Un...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Green Garden, Janet Keith, Original Abstract Forest Artwork, Affordable Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Green Garden by Janet Keith [2020] original acrylic paint on heavy watercolour paper Image size: H:100 cm x W:70 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:100 cm x W:70 cm x D:0.10cm Sol...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

Purple Sail
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've embraced the vibrant dance of colors and textures to capture a sense of both chaos and harmony. Using acrylic and oil, I've layered strokes passionately, letti...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

Morning
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I've melded acrylic and oil to evoke morning's transcendent vibrancy. With every expressive stroke and bold hue, I sought to capture the essence of a new dawn. It's...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

Popping Sunrise Meadows #2, Abstract Floral Painting, Original Landscape Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Popping Sunrise Meadows #2 - A whimsical meadow bursting with Sunshine. An Original semi-abstract painting by Lucy Moore. Using her signature string grass technique Lucy has created ...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs V
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas. Inspired by the wonderful countrysid...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

The Guardians of Energy - Striking colorful abstract work Expressionist
Located in Cullinan, ZA
The Guardians of Energy is a brilliant contemporary artwork, expressing vibrancy and energy with the play of texture, shades of blue, green and red with expressive brush strokes in o...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Wild Abundance - Colorful Large artwork Showstopper Expressionistic Beautiful
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Wild Abundance Colorful Large artwork Showstopper Expressionistic Beautiful This vibrantly colorful celebration using different media will bring energy and abundance to any r...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Contemporary impressionist floral paintng on paper "Blooming purple irises"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This vibrant and expressive painting "Blooming purple irises" effortlessly captures the dynamic essence of a flourishing garden in full bloom. The canvas bursts with a riot of colo...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

'The Couple in Red' by Helen Steele - Modern Abstract Figurative Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Helen Steele (German, 1961-2022) 'The Couple in Red' 2011 Mixed Media, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "The Couple in Red" is a stirring 30" x 24"...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Stretcher Bars

Remain, Alison Johnson, Bright Art, Original Oil Painting, Dramatic Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Alison Johnson Remain Contemporary Seascape Painting Oil Paint on Canvas Framed Size: H 90cm x W 90cm x D 5cm Sold Framed in a Black Float Frame Please note that in situ images are p...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Work on Canvas, Les Champs
Located in Cotignac, FR
A large contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field work on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed and dated to the back of the canvas. Inspired by the wonderful cou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

'Green Day' Contemporary Still Life By Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Uomo alla finestra (sbarre)" by Enzio Wenk, 2018-Acrylic, Oil, Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Man at the window (barriers)". Acrylic paint and oil paint on canvas. The artist sells the handmade, original and one-of-a-kind piece, but he reserves the right...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

"Prowl" Red Abstract Figurative Landscape Signed P. Gonzalez
Located in Houston, TX
Unique red landscape of a man standing under a tree with black lightening overhead. Done in an expressionist style similar to that of Edvard Munch. Signed, titled, and dated by possi...
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1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Portrait of Boo Radley
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original acrylic on paper by emerging contemporary artist Anthony Leone which was featured in the artist's solo exhibition Grape Farm.
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

‘Obscurity’ Abstract Mountain Cityscape Contemporary Art By Zion Mor
Located in Carmel, CA
The Tree - Cityscape Painting - Urban Landscape Art "Zion Mor's style is unmistakable and to use that perhaps overused word original. His approach is wholly abstract with curious hints of the visible world. He is interested in the abstract quality of line, color, composition and scale. He speaks of a kind of mathematical and scientific approach, in measuring intuitively and consciously the weight, value and workability of certain combinations." --The Jerusalem Post. The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal. 'The Tree ', acrylic on canvas. Represented by American Art Gallery...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"White Dunes" Landscape Contemporary Mixed Media By Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Symphony of Nature" oil on canvas by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field Landscape, Les Champs VI
Located in Cotignac, FR
A contemporary Abstract Expressionist Color-Field acrylic on canvas by French artist, Christian Manoury. Signed to the back of the canvas. Inspired by the wonderful countryside surr...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

‘The meadow ' Contemporary , Colorful Abstract On Canvas By Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
A Lebanese born, Italian artist ,Masri has developed a style that captures mideastern mood with A Lucien Freud brush touch. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, and in ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Walk on the Sea
Located in Zofingen, AG
I've poured my soul into this painting, blending acrylic and oil to form a vibrant dance between realism and abstraction. It's an expression of my emotions, where bold strokes and mu...
Category

2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

After the storm
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant blend of realism and abstraction, I've captured the raw energy of a seascape rejuvenating after turmoil. The textured strokes in acrylic and oil wield a dance of ligh...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

Wild Abundance - Colorful Large artwork Showstopper Expressionistic Beautiful
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Wild Abundance Colorful Large artwork Showstopper Expressionistic Beautiful This vibrantly colorful celebration using different media will bring energy and abundance to any r...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

"Swimmers" Vibrant Expressionist Figurative Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Pep Suari 14.75" x 40" Acrylic on Board
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Board

"Famiglia" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 -Acrylic Paint on Canvas Figurative Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas. It features a painted wooden frame.
Category

2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

Mid Century Modern abstract cityscape, unique oil painting, signed twice, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Norman Carton Mid Century Modern Cityscape, ca. 1951 Oil on canvas painting (signed twice) Signed twice: hand signed on the front and also signed on the back Unique Frame included: T...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Expressionist French Landscape, Bright Colours, Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Expressionist French Landscape, Bright Colours, Oil Painting circle of Pierre Ambrogiani (French 1907-1985) Oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas size: 6.5 x 9.5 inches Beautiful ...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Oil Landscape of Hawaiian Forest Interior
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This painting was bought from the artist's estate in Woodberry, CT and is signed verso. Eugene Savage studied at the Chicago Art Institute, the American Academy in Rome, and received his Masters of Art at Yale University. He taught at Yale for almost 30 years in Art and Architecture. Eugene Savage had many latin influences such as Diego Rivera and José Clemente Orozco. In the 1940s he spent his time painting Hawaiian murals of people and of more abstract Hawaiian...
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Mid-19th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still Life with Onions Oil Painting
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Early substantial, expressionist abstract still life by Lee Lippman (American 1926-2020). Bursting with color and movement titled "Still life with onions" ...
Category

20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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