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
Contemporary Art, Expressionist, Portrait - WE III
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Gao, Renjie
The member of the Hudson Artists Society, New York
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
J'adore, Large Scale Expressionist Graffiti, Street Art Drip Painting
Located in Cotignac, FR
French early 21st Century Graffiti, street art, 'drip' painting on paper by Jonas “SUN7” Bournat. The work is signed and titled to the backboard. Presented in fine wood, glass and cl...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Contemporary Art, Expressionist, Portrait - WE I
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Gao, Renjie
The member of the Hudson Artists Society, New York
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Art, Expressionist, Portrait - Walk
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Gao, Renjie
The member of the Hudson Artists Society, New York
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Art, Expressionist, Portrait - WE II
Located in Coquitlam, BC
Artist: Gao, Renjie
The member of the Hudson Artists Society, New York
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
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Canvas, Oil
'Trees' Small Abstract Expressionist Landscape 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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Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Mid Century French Expressionist Portrait of a Man, framed oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century
Title: Expressionist portrait of a man
Medium: oil painting on board, framed
framed: 27.25 x 27.5 inches
canvas: 21.75 x 18 inc...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Tuscany Rolling Hills And Trees' Abstract Expressionist Landscape 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
Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'White Sand By The Ocean' Contemporary, Abstract Landscape 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
'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 especially in Europe, and in ...
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1990s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait in Rheinland-Pfalz
Located in Wien, 9
The painter was born in Austrian, but grew up in Munich and died in 2006 at the age of 77. He was an outstanding personality, atypical in the German art landscape. He started on the ...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Head In The Clouds - Large contemporary semi-abstract painting of a human body
Located in London, GB
Large contemporary semi-abstract painting with a light texture and mostly monochrome black and white colour palette. The nude male figure in rich brown tones is abstracted.
Contempo...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
'Nature with Red' oil on canvas by Masri - Landscape Art
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
Die Benno Kirche - Benno Church
Located in Wien, 9
The painter was born in Austrian, but grew up in Munich and died in 2006 at the age of 77. He was an outstanding personality, atypical in the German art landscape. He started on the ...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
'Eccitazione' Contemporary , Abstract Landscape Oil/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
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Arzbach - La chiesa nel villaggio
Located in Wien, 9
The painter was born in Austrian, but grew up in Munich and died in 2006 at the age of 77. He was an outstanding personality, atypical in the German art landscape. He started on the ...
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1990s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Sunset' Landscape Expressionist Abstract 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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Early 2000s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
'Blue Red Yellow' Oil On Canvas Contemporary, Colorful , Abstract 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 ...
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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
'Tuscany Nature ' oil on board 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
'The Nature in summer’ Contemporary, Abstract Landscape 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
‘Outside Of Milano’ Contemporary Colorful Abstract Landscape 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
'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
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Electrified Jazz
Located in Nashville, TN
"Electrified Jazz" is an acrylic-on-canvas painting by Nashville artist James Threalkill. People being his primary subject matter, Threalkill depicts his subjects with vivacity. He ...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, 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
'Red & Yellow Nature' Abstract Contemporary , Colorful , Landscape 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
Sade
Located in Nashville, TN
"Sade" is an acrylic-on-canvas painting of the Nigerian-born British singer/songwriter Sade Adu by Nashville artist James Threalkill. People being his prima...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Mystery" Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Minimalist Urban Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
Titled "Mystery," this 14" x 14" masterpiece by Zion Mor transports viewers to an enigmatic urban realm, painted with an abstract expressionist finesse. The artwork elegantly plays w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large Figurative French Expressionist Signed Oil, group of figures, Moses?
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, indistinctly signed and dated
Title: Large group of figures travelling through desert - possibly Biblical, Moses?
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, framed and inscribed verso.
framed: 24.25 x 20 inches...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Blue" Minimalist Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Urban Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
"Blue" by Zion Mor captures the intense beauty of abstract expressionism, invoking a sense of depth and space reminiscent of urban landscapes. The canvas is dominated by dark, intros...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Yellow Spot" Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Minimalist Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
"Yellow Spot" by Zion Mor is a compelling 24" x 20" masterpiece that captures the enigma of urban abstraction. Dominated by a vast expanse of deep charcoal, the canvas is contrasted sharply with a pale, almost ethereal background, symbolizing the duality of city life: both chaotic and calm. The bold black swatch, reminiscent of towering skyscrapers, is accentuated with sporadic splashes of crimson and an arresting yellow spot, which stands out as a beacon of light...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'The Life-Drawing Class' by M. David
Located in London, GB
'The Life-Drawing Class', oil on board, by French (likely) artist M David (circa 1960s). A swirling, colourfully vivacious artwork that is immediately attractive and captivating. A l...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
‘Early Sunset’ Minimalist Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Urban Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
"Early Sunset" by Zion Mor is a mesmerizing 16" x 16" portrayal of the intriguing dance between the tangible and the intangible. The canvas whispers tales of an urban environment tou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Babel III' Mixed Media on Canvas
Located in Rye, NY
Alberto Letamendi, is an artist from Ordizia (Basque Country) born in 1964. In his work, whether in painting or sculpture, he uses various techniques with a preference for natural ma...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Iron
"Silent District" Black & White Minimalist Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
Zion Mor's 12" x 16" masterpiece delves deep into the abstract mysteries of urban landscapes. The canvas, dominated by brooding dark tones, intricately captures the silent tales whis...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Flame Path
Located in Boston, MA
Signed lower left: "Polonsky". A Boston Expressionist with a wholly unique worldview, Arthur Polonsky, spent seven decades exploring man’s place i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Still Harbor" Minimalist Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Urban Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
"Still Harbor" by Zion Mor is a striking 22" x 31" acrylic masterpiece that beautifully straddles the boundary between the tangible and the abstract. Dominated by muted tones, the ar...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful French Expressionist/ Fauvist Oil Painting Busy City Square Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, circa 1970's, expressionist/ fauvist style.
Title: Busy city street/ square scene with figures
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
canvas: 19...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
‘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
"The Station" Small Minimalist Abstract Expressionist Urban Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
Zion Mor's 12" x 12" piece is a sublime representation of abstract expressionism, effortlessly blending urban landscapes with an abstract approach. The piece offers the viewer a sens...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Mountain By The Sea" Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Minimalist Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
"Mountain By The Sea" is a mesmerizing 16" x 16" creation by Zion Mor, presenting an urban landscape imbued with an abstract expressionist touch. The painting invites the viewer into...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Luisa Holden, Peaceful Day, Original Coastal Paintin, Affordable Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Peaceful Day by Luisa Holden [2021]
Original
Mixed Media on Acrylic Paper
Image size: H:27 cm x W:27 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40.5 cm x W:40.5...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Luisa Holden, Lavender Grey Sky, Landscape Painting, Affordable Art, Art Online
Located in Deddington, GB
Lavender Grey Sky by Luisa Holden [2020]
Original
Mixed Media
Image size: H:19 cm x W:19 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:41 cm x W:41 cm x D:0.5cm
So...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Sunrise" Minimalist Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Landscape by Zion Mor
Located in Carmel, CA
"Sunrise," a stunning contemporary abstract landscape by Zion, captures the essence of minimalism within a vibrant color palette of red, yellow, and white. Sized perfectly to command...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Les Vacances 1958 Family at the Beach - Large Expressionist Oil Painting canvas
By Paul Maas
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
Provenance:
Collection of the Artist
Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Robert Warner, Washington, Connecticut
Collection of the Washington Art Association, Inc.
Private Collection, California...
Category
1950s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Apricity
Located in Deddington, GB
Apricity [2022]
original
Oil on Canvas
Image size: H:76 cm x W:122 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:76 cm x W:122 cm x D:3.5cm
Sold Unframed
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pond in Spring, Abstract Landscape - Ukraine
Located in Soquel, CA
Pond in Spring, Abstract Landscape - Ukraine
“Pond in Spring", a colorful and expressive abstracted landscape by Igor Ermolov (Ermolov Igor Alekseevich) (Ukrainian/Russian, 1941-200...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Refreshing Gelato Grid, Vivid Tones Modern Painting, Diptych, Cabin Beach, 2021
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Refreshing Gelato Grid" is an abstract painting by Spanish artist Natalia Roman. It is a beautiful series of rhythmic brushstrokes combined with subtle tones and unique shapes that is both classy and fresh. The use of vivid colors on a white background reminds the beautiful vintage beach cabins...
Category
2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Archival Ink, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Archival Paper
Sweeping Peach Skies and Bright Estuary diptych
Located in Deddington, GB
Sweeping Peach Skies and Bright Estuary diptych
Overall size cm : H27 x W110
Sweeping Peach Skies by Jacqui Bassett [2021]
original
Oil and Cold Wax on Arches Archival Oil Paper
Im...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wax, Oil, Paper
"Melody in G" Kim Simmonds of Savoy Brown large 42x32" acrylic on canvas
By Kim Simmonds
Located in Southampton, NY
Sad news of the passing of this great artist, guitarist and founding member of Savoy Brown. Kim was a long-time friend who will be missed by fans and all that loved him worldwide.
Considered one of the architects of British blues, Kim Simmonds was the founder and lead guitarist of the internationally known Rock and Roll and Blues band SAVOY BROWN. He started the Savoy Brown Blues Band in October 1965 and early gigs included performing with Cream and accompanying John Lee Hooker. On stage in America, the group was supported by Rod Stewart and the Faces and the group KISS opened for Savoy Brown in the early days.
As a soloist and leader of Savoy Brown, Kim Simmonds has released over 47 albums. This painting is as much a part of Music memorabilia...
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled Biomorphic
Located in Lawrence, NY
Estate stamped and accompanied by a COA from the estate.
The history of the New York School painters is still being written, but Price earned a well-deserved place from the beginnin...
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1940s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Landscape Abstract Composition
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Landscape signed canvas size 35.5x31.5 Heydenryk hand made giltwood frame 41x45x1.5
Erwin Wending (Germany, 1900 – the United States, 1993)
Born in Freiberg. In 1937, following the completion of his studies at the Dresden Art...
Category
1980s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
Transcendent, Kate Willows, Limited Edition Wing Print, Animal, Angel, Artwork
Located in Deddington, GB
Transcendent by Kate Willows [2017]
limited edition
Ink on paper
Edition of 40
Image size: H:20 cm x W:30 cm
Sold Unframed
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
"Militair" Gray Toned Abstract Watercolor Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Gray toned abstract watercolor painting on paper titled "Militair." Back side of the paper has another painting depicting red, yellow, green, and blue abstract shapes with figurative...
Category
1960s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Green Garden, Janet Keith, Original Abstract Forest Artwork, Affordable Art
By Janet Keith
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Winter Walk with Jasper, (Black Cat painting)
By Sterling Boyd Strauser
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Sterling Strauser (1907-1995). Dorothy and Jasper, Crystal Street Station, 1970. Oil on masonite panel, 11.5 x 22.25 inches. Signed and dated lower right. Very good condition with no damage or conservation. Unframed. Framing services available.
Image depicts the artist's wife, Dorothy Strauser, walking the beloved family cat, Jasper. In the background can be seen the East Stroudsburg Pa Train Depot on Crystal Street.
Provenance: Estate of the artist's Granddaughter, Princeton NJ.
Often called a romantic expressionist and American intimist, self-taught Pennsylvania artist Sterling Strauser (1907-1995) completed his first oil painting in 1922- inspired by frequent visits to the collection of American folk art at the Everhardt Museum in Scranton. Throughout the following seven decades of his career, Strauser’s artistic pursuit was based on his own intuition and determination to paint what he saw, rather than adhering to the conventional pictorial structures prescribed by prevailing styles at the time. Strauser rejected pretension, believing instead that art should work from life as it was lived. His oeuvre therefore serves as an extremely personal record of his observations and experiences from his lifetime painting in East Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania.
Beginning early in his career, Strauser took his inspiration from American regionalists and traditional realists in the Ashcan style, as well as European movements such as Fauvism and Cubism, yet he eventually developed his own fluid realism based on subject matter beloved and familiar to him- family and friends, local landscapes and floral still lifes.
Known for his distorted pictorial space, exaggerated with vivid color, heavy impasto and an intensity of emotion, Strauser was adept at altering and rearranging the details and aspects of any given form to create a new kind of beauty.
"All a painting has to do, or a piece of sculpture, or whatever, is to entertain the critical eye. You have to have a fresh seeing eye… to look at things like a child, as if looking at the world for the first time (seeing) something that somebody else doesn’t see, something you want to identify with… Painting is largely a matter of evaluation. (It) doesn’t matter how much it looks like the subject matter. It just depends on how interesting you have made it so that it pleases the critical eye."
STERLING STRAUSER, STERLING STRAUSER: A MODERNIST REVISTED, P. 23
Sterling exhibited his work extensively throughout the country and drew the attention of many notable fellow artists including Milton Avery, Louise Nevelson, David Burliuk, Chaim Gross and Red Grooms. Sterling was also extremely influential within the arts community of Pennsylvania through his discovery and promotion of self-taught American Folk artists such as Justin McCarthy, Jack Savitsky, Joseph Gatto...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Lunch at Chez Louis
By Roland Dubuc
Located in London, GB
'Lunch at Chez Louis', oil on canvas, by Roland Dubuc (circa 1970s). The outdoor terrace at restaurants and cafés in France goes back centuries as they have always been a gathering place for intellectuals to meet and debate philosophical issues; for the Avant Garde set to display their works; for artists to compare and exchange ideas and for writers to drown their sorrows over their artistic anguish or melancholy. Even the freedom fighters of the French Revolution and later the French Resistance would meet in cafés to plot their course. Regular people of course also enjoy these venues. A very delightful feature of these French institutions is that there is always room for quiet book readers, romantic couples, business meetings and lively groups of friends sharing a bottle of wine. The artist Dubuc captures a slice of this lovely aspect of French culture in this smile-inducing depiction painted in vivid oils. With a background of greenery, the patrons enjoy the outdoors protected from the intense sun by the table's parasols. Ah, the life. The artwork is in good vintage condition, is framed and signed by the artist in the lower left hand corner. Please enjoy the many photos accompanying this listing. Upon request a video may be provided.
About the Artist: Roland DuBuc (1924-1998), French artist, the sixth of 13 children and son of a construction worker. The very precariousness of the family's financial situation forced him to go to work at the age of 14. In extreme poverty, he moved to Rouen where he was lodged by the Salvation Army. During that time he struck up friendships with several artists who gave him advice and taught him techniques of drawing. He moved to other cities later where he met painters including, among others, Fred Pailhès...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Shepherd’s Delight, Pixie Willoughby, Original Abstract Landscape Painting
Located in Deddington, GB
Shepherd’s Delight [2021]
original
Acrylic on canvas
Image size: H:61 cm x W:61 cm
Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:61 cm x W:61 cm x D:4cm
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Expressionist abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist abstract paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add abstract paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, yellow, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including William Finlayson, Rupert Aker, Allie William Skelton, and Dale Chihuly. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Acrylic Paint 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings 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 $180 and tops out at $75,000, while the average work sells for $2,500.