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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
Blue Testament 6 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Africa

Blue Testament 6 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Africa

By Daniel Owoeye

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Park, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1920s, 66 cm
The Park, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1920s, 66 cm

The Park, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1920s, 66 cm

Located in London, GB

'The Park', oil on canvas, by M. Phidias (circa 1920s). Painted using this artist's trademark impasto, the effect is to add depth and texture to the exuberant display of hues and ref...

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Deserving More: Mixed Media Expressionist Painting, Unframed
Deserving More: Mixed Media Expressionist Painting, Unframed

Deserving More: Mixed Media Expressionist Painting, Unframed

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

In "Deserving More," the central figure, a man, sits solemnly on a chair, his gaze piercing through the canvas to meet the audience's eyes. A subtle sadness etches his features, refl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Three Rabbis at The Torah, Expressionist Judaica Painting
Three Rabbis at The Torah, Expressionist Judaica Painting

Three Rabbis at The Torah, Expressionist Judaica Painting

By Andre Elbaz

Located in Surfside, FL

In this painting the artist uses gestural brushstrokes, which causes distortion and exaggeration for emotional effect. Andre Elbaz uses as his subject three male figures with tefilin...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

"Valley View" (2009) by Jann T. Bass, Original Oil Painting of Landscape
"Valley View" (2009) by Jann T. Bass, Original Oil Painting of Landscape

"Valley View" (2009) by Jann T. Bass, Original Oil Painting of Landscape

Located in Denver, CO

"Valley View" (2009) by Jann T. Bass is an original handmade oil painting that depicts a lush green valley with a small lake in the middle. This painting measures 9 x 12 inches and i...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Ray of Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral, Women
Ray of Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral, Women

Ray of Hope - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral, Women

By Olajide Kuti

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Joseph Solman, "Girl Reading" Expressionist Interior Figure Painting
Joseph Solman, "Girl Reading" Expressionist Interior Figure Painting

Joseph Solman, "Girl Reading" Expressionist Interior Figure Painting

By Joseph Solman

Located in Rockport, MA

Painting size without frame: 8"x12" Painting size with frame: 12"x16" Painting is signed lower left corner. An expressive interior portrait by renowned American modernist Joseph So...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

¨Topiaria¨. Expressionist colorful garden. Big format Oil on canvas
¨Topiaria¨. Expressionist colorful garden. Big format Oil on canvas

¨Topiaria¨. Expressionist colorful garden. Big format Oil on canvas

By Chico Montilla

Located in Segovia, ES

Topiaria. Big format Oil on canvas Beautiful garden by Chico Montilla. Measurements: (H) 130 x (W) 195 x 3 cm. Framed 142 x 207 x 5 cm. Colorful expressionist view of a garden with plants that have been given artistic form through the topiary art...

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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fractured Innocence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Africa

Fractured Innocence - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Africa

By Olajide Kuti

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

My Mind: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Unframed
My Mind: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Unframed

My Mind: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas, Unframed

By Hammed Olayanju

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Gouache Watercolor Painting, Nantucket Harbor Boats American Deaf Modernist Art
Gouache Watercolor Painting, Nantucket Harbor Boats American Deaf Modernist Art

Gouache Watercolor Painting, Nantucket Harbor Boats American Deaf Modernist Art

By Robert Freiman

Located in Surfside, FL

Abstract harbor scene with boats, in bold, vivid colors on heavy mould made paper. Hand signed and dated, 1980 22 X 30 not frame Robert Freiman, deaf from birth, was born in March 1917 in New York City. He attended an oral program near his home and later transferred to the Lexington School for the Deaf when he was six. Early in his childhood, his love for drawing, painting and studying became apparent, and as an adult, he continued his studies in New York at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League and the Parsons School of Design. In Paris, France he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Bob Freiman was especially focused on painting portraits and figures in motion in various mediums, especially the mixed-media combination of watercolor, acrylic and pen. Among his subjects were acrobats, ballet dancers, cyclists and other athletes. He as well focused on abstracts for a time, discovering new media in his works with quick brushwork and expressive movements. In the latter part of his career, his style became abstract and surreal with images of metaphysical landscapes with architectural elements such as arches, towers, pyramids and castles floating in the air. The famed art critic Pierre Rouve wrote: “It is therefore refreshing to see them revitalized by the colourist wealth and virile handwriting of Robert Freiman, probably the best American water-colorist since John Marin. He worked in Provincetown and Nantucket and regularly exhibited there. He showed at Doll & Richards gallery of Boston alongside John Chetcuti, Lloyd Goodrich, Tod Lindenmuth, William Meyerowitz, Dwight Shepler...

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1980s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper

Expressionist Colorful Landscape Oil Paint : San Antonio
Expressionist Colorful Landscape Oil Paint : San Antonio

Expressionist Colorful Landscape Oil Paint : San Antonio

By Chico Montilla

Located in Segovia, ES

San Antonio . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla. Measurements: (H) 65 x (W) 81 x 2 (D) cm. Framed 85 x 101 x 5 cm. San Antonio, another expressionist view of the countr...

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Early 1900s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Woven Identities 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Woven Identities 8 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

By Faith Gbadero

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Woven Identities is a body of work that explores the intersection of indigenous African heritage and modern global culture. In these paintings, I focus on hairstyle, tribal marks, dr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Woven Identities 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

Woven Identities 4 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Africa

By Faith Gbadero

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Woven Identities is a body of work that explores the intersection of indigenous African heritage and modern global culture. In these paintings, I focus on hairstyle, tribal marks, dr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Business News" (2009) by Jann T. Bass, Original Oil Painting of Landscape
"Business News" (2009) by Jann T. Bass, Original Oil Painting of Landscape

"Business News" (2009) by Jann T. Bass, Original Oil Painting of Landscape

Located in Denver, CO

"Business News" (2009) by Jann T. Bass is an original handmade oil painting that depicts two men sitting on a park bench. This painting measures 9 x 12 inches and is ready to hang.

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Early 2000s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Series "The Imaginary  traveler nº29" Expressionist corner with flowers and cat.
Series "The Imaginary  traveler nº29" Expressionist corner with flowers and cat.

Series "The Imaginary traveler nº29" Expressionist corner with flowers and cat.

By Chico Montilla

Located in Segovia, ES

Series "The Imaginary traveler nº29" Expressionist corner with flowers and cat. Oil on linen by Chico Montilla. Measurements: (H) 100 x (W) 81 x (D) 2 cm. Framed (H) 112 x (W) 93 ...

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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Linen, Oil

GenZ Lovers -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Africa, Couple
GenZ Lovers -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Africa, Couple

GenZ Lovers -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Africa, Couple

By Olajide Kuti

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

In Her Solace - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Modern
In Her Solace - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Modern

In Her Solace - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Women, Modern

By Olaniyi Timothy

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

In such a world, so chaotic. Snares and spells revolving. Finding one’s peace can be very demanding. Living life, very. Man cannot live without a pacifier, one that helps him recove...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Modernist Beach Sunset Vibrantly Toned Seascape Oil Painting
Vintage Modernist Beach Sunset Vibrantly Toned Seascape Oil Painting

Vintage Modernist Beach Sunset Vibrantly Toned Seascape Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage French expressionist beach scene. Framed. Measuring: 10 by 15 inches overall and 4 by 9 painting alone. Signed. Excellent condition, ready to hang and enjoy.

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Sisters in Yellow 3: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Sisters in Yellow 3: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Sisters in Yellow 3: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Oluwafemi Afolabi

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Do Not Go Gentle Into that GoodNight-Original-British Awarded Artist-EnglishRose
Do Not Go Gentle Into that GoodNight-Original-British Awarded Artist-EnglishRose

Do Not Go Gentle Into that GoodNight-Original-British Awarded Artist-EnglishRose

By Shizico Yi

Located in London, GB

Taking on the inspiration of the legendary poet, Dylan Thomas, the poem, Do not go gentle into that good night, is a painting celebrates life in its ageing; as Rosa Albertine only flowers once in early Summer with the most festive blooms and heavenly scents, a symbol of a fully lived life. Painted Plein Air, in Artist's own garden of her very own planted memorial roses. This is Rosa Albertine, the first Old English variety Artist Shizico Yi planted in 2016 in her garden before her late dog died; Old English Roses...

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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Trying to Leave Myself 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, People

Trying to Leave Myself 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, People

By Emmanuel Ojebola

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity About Artist Emma...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Displaced Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman
Displaced Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman

Displaced Beauty - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Woman

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Displaced Beauty challenges the shifting standards of beauty shaped by social media and societal expectations. The figure stands as a quiet resistance, embracing natural African feat...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Symbol of Hope -21st Century Contemporary Figurative of a Woman and Bird Modern
Symbol of Hope -21st Century Contemporary Figurative of a Woman and Bird Modern

Symbol of Hope -21st Century Contemporary Figurative of a Woman and Bird Modern

By Awofadeju Solomon

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

God instructed the prophet Elijah to flee a drought by hiding at the Kerith Brook (Cherith Ravine) east of the Jordan River, where God promised to provide water and commanded ravens ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

20th Century Bucks County Colorful Landscape Painting, Italian artist
20th Century Bucks County Colorful Landscape Painting, Italian artist

20th Century Bucks County Colorful Landscape Painting, Italian artist

By Louis Bosa

Located in Beachwood, OH

Louis Bosa (American, 1905–1981) Bucks County, 1934 Oil on canvas Signed and dated lower right 17.5 x 21.5 inches 25.5 x 29 inches, framed Born in Codroipo, a small village only a f...

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1930s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Unwind 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Modern, Interior

Unwind 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Modern, Interior

By Achike Miracle Anayo

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women
One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women

One Mind With Many Thoughts - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women

By Elijah Olanase

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Sometimes, our thoughts can be the enemy. We need to be careful about our thoughts because we can lose ourselves. Life can be tough, filled with challenges and difficulties, but it's...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Finding Solace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral
Finding Solace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral

Finding Solace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Floral

By Olajide Kuti

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Quiet Strength 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Quiet Strength 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

By Afolayan Emmanuel

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Quiet Strength 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

Quiet Strength 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Oil, Modern, Fashion

By Afolayan Emmanuel

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa
La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa

La Dolce Vita (The Sweet Life) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa

By Olajide Kuti

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Ola...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Solitude - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Expressionism, Africa

Solitude - 21st Century, Contemporary, Portrait, Expressionism, Africa

By Emmanuel Ojebola

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity About Artist Emma...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed
Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed

Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed

Located in London, GB

'Market Day in Piazza Grande, Locarno, Switzerland', oil on board, by unknown artist (1947-48). Locarno is an utterly charming Italian-speaking resort located on the northern shore o...

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1940s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Strong and Bold 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fashion, Hair
Strong and Bold 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fashion, Hair

Strong and Bold 3 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Women, Fashion, Hair

By Gobe Joseph

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The painting “Strong and Bold” from the series painting of Emily’s Diary portrays a compelling depiction of an African woman adorned with a nourishing Afrocentric hairstyle The fac...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Mexican Villagers Scene with Man on a Horse" Expressionistic Style Oil Painting
"Mexican Villagers Scene with Man on a Horse" Expressionistic Style Oil Painting

"Mexican Villagers Scene with Man on a Horse" Expressionistic Style Oil Painting

By Michael Baxte

Located in New York, NY

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the Mid Century by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wonderful representation of his portraits in village landscapes with expressive use of color, shape, and form. Later in his career, Baxte explores Expressionism, infusing both European and North American stylistic trends. Art measures 25.5 x 21.25 inches Michael Posner Baxte was born in 1890 in the small town of Staroselje Belarus, Russia. For the first half of the 19th century, it was a center of the Chabad movement of Hasidic Jews, but this group was gone by the middle of the 19th century. By the time the Baxte family immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish population numbered only on the hundreds. The native language of the Baxte family was Yiddish. It is likely that the death of Michael Baxte’s father triggered the family’s immigration. Three older brothers arrived in New York between 1903 and 1905. Michael and his mother, Rebecca, arrived in 1907. By 1910 Michael, his mother, and brother, Joseph, were living in New Orleans and may have spent some time on a Louisiana plantation. Around 1912, Michael Baxte returned to Europe to study the violin. In 1914 he, his mother, and Joseph moved to New York City. Meanwhile, in Algeria, a talented young woman painter, Violette Mege, was making history. For the first time, a woman won the prestigious Beaux Art competition in Algeria. At first, the awards committee denied her the prize but, with French government intervention, Mege eventually prevailed. She won again 3 years later and, in 1916, used the scholarship to visit the United States of America. When Violette came to New York, she met Baxte, who was, by then, an accomplished violinist, teacher, and composer. Baxte’s compositions were performed at the Tokyo Imperial Theater, and in 1922 he was listed in the American Jewish Yearbook as one of the prominent members of the American Jewish community. As a music teacher, he encouraged individual expression. Baxte stated, “No pupil should ever be forced into the imitation of the teacher. Art is a personal experience, and the teacher’s truest aim must be to awaken this light of personality through the patient's light of science.” By 1920 Michael Baxte and Violette Mege were living together in Manhattan. Although they claimed to be living as husband and wife, it seems that their marriage did not become official until 1928. On their “unofficial” honeymoon around 1917, in Algiers, Baxte confided to her his ambition to paint. There and later in New Mexico where the wonderful steeped sunlight approximates the coloring of Algiers, she taught him his heart’s desire. He never had any other teacher. She never had any other pupil. For ten years she devoted all her time, energy, and ambition to teaching, encouraging, inspiring him. Then in 1928, their mutual strivings were rewarded, as his works were being chosen as one of the two winners in the Dudensing National Competition for American Painters. Out of 150 artists from across the country participated in the Dudensing, and Michael Posner Baxte and, Robert Fawcett...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Mother's Strength - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern
Mother's Strength - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern

Mother's Strength - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern

By Kehinde Oyafajo

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

This artwork celebrates the resilience and unwavering strength of motherhood. The mother carries her child close to her heart while balancing the demands of daily life. Her calm expr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Les Non-Dits (The Unsaid) 2, - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait
Les Non-Dits (The Unsaid) 2, - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait

Les Non-Dits (The Unsaid) 2, - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait

By Faith Gbadero

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

From The Things We Don’t Say Out Loud Series Men deserve flowers, too not just after the struggle but in the middle of it while becoming is still happening There are parts of us we l...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Snowman with a flashlight 30X25
Snowman with a flashlight 30X25

Snowman with a flashlight 30X25

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In my painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the whimsical joy and innocent warmth of winter's magic. Brushstrokes of oil dance across the canvas, framing a cheerful snowman as...

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2010s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Shepherd. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 24 x 26 cm
Shepherd. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 24 x 26 cm

Shepherd. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 24 x 26 cm

By Victor Karnauh

Located in Riga, LV

Shepherd. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 24 x 26 cm Victor Karnauh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer...

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1990s Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas, Cardboard

Expressionist figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist figurative 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 figurative 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, purple, orange, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Evelyne Ballestra, Julien Wolf, Stephen Basso, and Bernard Harmon. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil 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 figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.