Expressionist Landscape Paintings
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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2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Monotype
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Gouache, Oil Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Artist Rebecca Klementovich paints a sparkling lake surrounded by quiet mountains. She captures the sun's rays, twinkling on the water's stillness. A tranquil...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Gouache, Oil Pastel
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas, Cardboard, Giclée
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Artist Comments
Rich colors depict the vibrant reflection of trees and sky in a tranquil creek. Textured strokes capture the light and shadow on the water's surface. This liv...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Artist Comments
Artist George Peebles presents a mesmerizing expressionist vision of a gentle nighttime shower in a vast countryside setting. The sun's distant light glows fa...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
Artist Comments
With sunlight streaming in from the left, the trees engage in a playful banter about who gets the spotlight. Overlooking a small pond alongside the shrubs, th...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
India Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
"Inspired by Paul Klee, I reimagined a quiet October evening with heavily textured colors and an emphasis on simplified linear elements," says artist Robert H...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Linen, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Low buildings hide among nature in an abandoned day camp. The sunlight filters through the trees, painting the grass with a soft radiance. The expressive brus...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
A lone tree stands in the middle of a vast meadow, with a single cloud hovering over it. Its leaves, painted in shades of yellow and red, subtly hint at the c...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Photographic Film, Magazine Paper
Artist Comments
The painting portrays a tree with colorful foliage in the middle of a vast field. The leaves are painted yellow and red, with a hint of purple. The wind gentl...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
The painting portrays a serene pond amid lush greenery. Featuring expressive brushstrokes, the piece conveys movement and bold contrast of complementary colors, adding visual appeal. Artist Janet Dyer's approach prioritizes capturing the energy of the scene over immediate representational details.
About the Artist
Artist Janet Dyer captures picturesque scenes from her travels in expressive and gestural landscapes. Her work reflects the changes brought on by the seasons, seizing the colors and mood and reinterpreting them into lively compositions. "I believe the process of creating art is equal in importance to the final product," says Janet. She started painting when she was nine and sold her first painting at thirteen at a country fair, where it won first prize. From ages eight to seventeen, she joined countless country fairs and relished seeing her works on display. Growing up in Ohio and Michigan influenced Janet's fascination with wide open spaces. Now living in New York State, she loves to travel whenever she gets the chance and finds inspiration everywhere she goes—particularly farms and France, and farms in France. "Luckily for me, landscapes are everywhere, so I'm spoiled for choice."
Words that describe this painting: water, pond, panoramic, trees, woods, expressionism, nature, acrylic painting, green
Pond with Yellow Trees...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Board
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Photographic Film, Magazine Paper
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Oil Pastel, Oil
1970s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Linen
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Ronda Waiksnis
Oil painting on stretched canvas
Finished white edges
Varnished and Ready to hang
One-of-a-kind
Signed on fro...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Linen
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1980s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Mid-19th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
