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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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 cha...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Oil, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Wood, Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
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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 gently ...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
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1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
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1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel
20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
1970s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Board, Oil
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Gesso, Acrylic
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Color Pencil
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Cardboard
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Board
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Linen, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Canvas
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Artist George Peebles presents his interpretation of fall at its finest. The tree, adorned with red, orange, and yellow leaves, stands towering amid an expansiv...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Color Pencil
20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paint, Panel
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Artist George Peebles presents a mesmerizing expressionist vision of a gentle nighttime shower in a vast countryside setting. The sun's distant light glows fain...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper
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Artist George Peebles captures a solitary tree standing in the middle of a vast field. "This is a perspective of autumn in its splendor," says George. The vivid...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Board, Oil
1910s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
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Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Color Pencil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor, Board
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Wood
20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Ink, Acrylic
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil