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
Canvas, Linen, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Canvas
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Rosewood, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A vibrant forest opens to reveal a hidden pond, its still surface mirroring the brilliant colors of the trees. Bursts of orange, green, blue, and yellow dance...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
1980s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Panel
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic, Archival Paper
Artist Comments
A small path winds through a quiet woodland, reimagined with bold color and subtle texture. The few bare trees create visual tension. The rest of the forest tak...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Acrylic, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Pigment
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
1930s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel, Board
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Linen
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée
Mid-19th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
1930s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
The composition depicts an expressionist rendition of a winter forest. It transforms grays, tans, and browns into lavender, rust, and deep blue. Simplified de...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic