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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Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
Artist Comments
A Joshua tree stands among yellow desert bushes, its leaves appearing to glow under the bright sun. In the distance, a blue ridge and a mountain rise. Rugged fo...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Mixed Media, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
Early 1900s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Gouache
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Artist Comments
A small green bush stands out as a symbol of life against an eroded desert. The bright sun reveals the ruggedness of the badlands. A darker mesa rises in the di...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
A stand of trees rises in the distance, its leaves presenting the colors of autumn. The thin clouds in the sky and wispy grass in the foreground create a sense ...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
1970s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Wax Crayon, Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor
20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Moody tones and expressionist paint application transform a Massachusetts forest into an expressionist image. Although two boulders dominate the scene, the comp...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Watercolor, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
Artist Comments
Vibrant colors blend to depict a serene setting. Red, orange, and green trees frame a reflective river. A mix of soft blues, greens, and whites paints the sky, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
1930s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Archival Paper, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Artist Comments
Inspired by English painter Keith Vaughan, artist Robert Hofherr reimagines a forest scene with a sense of fantasy and playful abstraction. Stylized trees inter...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Acrylic
Early 2000s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Mixed Media
Artist Comments
Mountains rise from shifting seas in this abstract landscape, where color and form balance chaos and serenity. Layers of oil and mediums build a rich surface th...
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
1960s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Masonite
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Oil
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Satin Paper
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Board
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Mixed Media, Acrylic
1990s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil, Paper, Acrylic
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Cardboard
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars
2010s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1940s Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil




