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Expressionist Nude Paintings

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
Nude in Venice: Large Oil/Canvas Contemporary Art 55x40in Unstretched inFlorida
Nude in Venice: Large Oil/Canvas Contemporary Art 55x40in Unstretched inFlorida

Nude in Venice: Large Oil/Canvas Contemporary Art 55x40in Unstretched inFlorida

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

"Nude in Venice" - original large art by Paula Craioveanu - Contemporary Expressionism Original, large, unique painting, oil on canvas, 55x40in / 140x102cm. Shipped rolled in a tube...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Symbiosis
Symbiosis

Symbiosis

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this vivid fusion of expressionism and pop art, I captured the raw, emotional energy of a musician bonded with her guitar. Layering acrylics and oils, I sought to embody the passi...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Kitties
Kitties

Kitties

Located in Zofingen, AG

Nude The beauty of a naked body is simply incredible! When I paint a picture with a naked woman, I have the feeling that I am painting space, the universe. I never cease to admire th...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Archival Paper

Vibrant Bathers Scene, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Early 20th Century
Vibrant Bathers Scene, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Early 20th Century

Vibrant Bathers Scene, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Early 20th Century

Located in Genève, GE

Work on canvas Dimension with frame : 46 x 54.5 x 3.3 cm Vibrant Bathers Scene This expressionist painting captures a lively scene of nude figures gathered near the water, portrayed ...

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Early 20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Planetary phallus"
"Planetary phallus"

"Planetary phallus"

By Kyrylo Bondarenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

A painting as a prophetic thought. A philosophical view on the sum of humanity's actions and the future of the entire race. My images in my paintings come true in our real lives; it'...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Paper

American Modernist Oil Painting Gestural Landscape WPA Artist Group of 10
American Modernist Oil Painting Gestural Landscape WPA Artist Group of 10

American Modernist Oil Painting Gestural Landscape WPA Artist Group of 10

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw Reymont, as well as Hebrew literature, Ben-Zion wrote poetry and essays that, like his visual work, attempt to reveal the deep “connection between man and the divine, and between man and earth.” An emigrant from the Ukraine, he came to the US in 1920. He wrote fairy tales and poems in Hebrew under the name Benzion Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name. Ben-Zion was a founding member of “The Ten: An Independent Group” The Ten” a 1930’s avant-garde group, Painted on anything handy. Ben-Zion often used cabinet doors...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Exploring Every Path 4 Magdalena Morey, Original Contemporary Impressionist Art
Exploring Every Path 4 Magdalena Morey, Original Contemporary Impressionist Art

Exploring Every Path 4 Magdalena Morey, Original Contemporary Impressionist Art

By Magdalena Morey

Located in Deddington, GB

Magdalena Morey Exploring Every Path 4 Original Cubist Inspired Landscape Painting Mixed Media on Canvas Canvas Size: H 30cm x W 30cm x D 3.5cm Sold Unframed (Please note that in sit...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

Multicolor Abstracted Reclining Nude Figure Drawing
Multicolor Abstracted Reclining Nude Figure Drawing

Multicolor Abstracted Reclining Nude Figure Drawing

By Stewart Goldman

Located in Soquel, CA

Vibrant and dynamic abstracted nude figure drawing, depicted with expressive line and color by Stewart Goldman (American, b. 1936). Signed "S. Goldman" and dated "82" lower right. "Steward Goldman," dated "1982" and titled "Figure Drawing #2" on verso. Presented in a metal frame. Image size, 29.5"H x 22"W. Exhibited:Chamber Paintings and Other New Work - Toni Birckhead Gallery - Cincinnati, Ohio EDUCATION Philadelphia College of Art - 1955-58, 1960-62, BFA in Painting TEACHING EXPERIENCE Art Academy of Cincinnati –September 1968-August 2001 –Retired PROFESSIONAL SERVICE Cincinnati Art Museum Board of Trustees Member– 2013-2016 Advisory Committee- Weston Art Gallery Previous Service Center for Holocaust and Humanity Education, Board of Trustees Member Gamble-Nippert YMCA - Committee of Management Member GRANTS and AWARDS Ohio Arts Council Grant-Exhibition support-“Working Spaces” Munich, Germany -2001 Ohio Arts Council Grant-Exhibition support-“Tales of Slavery and Deliverance”, Munich, Germany-1999 Kulturreferat, Munich, Germany Grant-Residency, Villa Waldberta-Feldafing, Germany-1997 Cincinnati Arts Allocation Grant-To create installation-“The Cherubs of Theresienstadt”-1994 Ohio Arts Council Grant-To curate exhibition and travel “Cincinnati Artists Works on Paper” Kharkiv Art Museum, 1993 Cincinnati Bell Mural Commission-1990 Cincinnati Summerfair Fellowship-1988 Cincinnati Post-Corbett Award, Outstanding Individual Artist-1988 RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES 2013 Curator- “Seeing Opera” Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center for the Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio 2013 Book publication, My Mother’s Eyes, Italian translated edition 2011 Curator - exhibition for Constella Festival of Music and Fine Arts, Cincinnati, Ohio 2010 Created print at invitation for Cincinnati Art Museum portfolio commemorating Jim Dine 2007 Book Publication, My Mother’s Eyes, German Translated edition 2005 Commencement Address, New Hampshire Institute of Art, Manchester, NH Colloquia, College of Applied Science, Cincinnati, Ohio Portfolio Presentation, 92 Street Y, New York, NY 2004 Book Publication, My Mother’s Eyes. Holocaust Memories of a Young Girl SELECTED SOLO EXHIBITIONS 2017 Mythic Macrocosm - Tarble Art Center, Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, ILL 2015 Stewart Goldman: Nuances - Philip M. Meyers, Jr., Memorial Gallery, University of Cincinnati - Cincinnati, Ohio 2009 Stewart Goldman Presence through Absence - Cincinnati Art Museum – Cincinnati, Ohio 2008 Then and Now- Paintings and Tape drawings – Springfield Museum of Art- 2006 Old Square/New Square: Paintings and Wall Drawings-Weston Art Gallery, Aronoff Center for the Arts 2005 Paintings-Cincinnati Art Galleries...

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1980s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel

'Zulu Dancers'
'Zulu Dancers'

'Zulu Dancers'

Located in Amsterdam, NL

‘Zulu Dancers’ Signed bottom right Hardman, titled on a sticker at the reverse and with address Walton End, Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, and Price 45 gns. Oil on board, 99 x 87...

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20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Woman portrait", Surrealist John Devoluy (1903-1982) Oil on canvas
"Woman portrait", Surrealist John Devoluy (1903-1982) Oil on canvas

"Woman portrait", Surrealist John Devoluy (1903-1982) Oil on canvas

Located in New York, NY

John Devoluy (1903-1982) Woman portrait, 1950 c. Oil on canvas 21 1/3 x 18 1/8 inches l 55 x 46 cm With frame: 23 1/3 x 19 2/3 inches l 59 x 50 cm John Devoluy was born in 1903 and ...

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1950s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Far in Mind, female nude colorful reclining direct gaze

Far in Mind, female nude colorful reclining direct gaze

By Tom Bennett

Located in Brooklyn, NY

An expressionist, colorful and direct oil painting of a nude female figure, strecthing back against an an abstract background. Aesthetically sensuous with active brushstrokes applie...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"Odalisque yellow" Oil , cm. 40 x 50 1937  free shipping
"Odalisque yellow" Oil , cm. 40 x 50 1937  free shipping

"Odalisque yellow" Oil , cm. 40 x 50 1937 free shipping

By Giulio da Milano

Located in Torino, IT

Odalisque ,yellow,orange, orient Giulio DA MILANO (Nizza, 1895 - Torino, 1990) Giulio Da Milano was a Giacomo Grosso's disciple and he was very close to the artists that used to patronize La Coupole de Montparnasse (from Kisling to Pascin, from Derain to Vlaminck). He is considered one of most representative exponents of the Turin’s artistic scene in the ‘30s-‘40s, close to the Gruppo dei Sei. His works can be found in the following museums: Turin, Modern Art Gallery...

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1930s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Research & Development Figural 3 & 4

Research & Development Figural 3 & 4

By Bruce Adams

Located in Buffalo, NY

A pair of paintings in one singular frame presentation by American contemporary artist Bruce Adams Art is the R&D for culture. Artists Conduct the R&D for society. In the late tw...

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1990s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Contemporary Splatters of Vibrant Red Background w. Bull & Woman Form Painting
Contemporary Splatters of Vibrant Red Background w. Bull & Woman Form Painting

Contemporary Splatters of Vibrant Red Background w. Bull & Woman Form Painting

Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES

Title: «La Bruja» Collection: Muses Description: Acrylic on canvas, figurative, Vibrant, modern "Who is the witch of the big city today? How does she stand out from everyone else? She wants to break the rules and obeys her inner voice, she is not afraid to be herself, she chooses her own path, she lets magic enter her life every day, because living her life and loving herself is true magic." The artwork in question may celebrate the power and freedom of self-expression. The focus is on a woman who defies convention and chooses to live life on her own terms. She is described as a "witch," which suggests that she is seen as someone who is in touch with the mystical and the spiritual. The artwork may depict this woman as a bold and confident figure, with an unapologetic attitude and a strong sense of personal style. The imagery may be colorful and fantastical, with elements of nature and magic woven into the composition. The artwork may also convey a sense of joy and empowerment, with the message that being true to oneself is the ultimate form of magic. Overall, the artwork celebrates individuality, creativity, and the courage to pursue one's own path in life. Victoria Tsemka...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

North African Prostitutes  Red Light District Tunisia
North African Prostitutes  Red Light District Tunisia

North African Prostitutes Red Light District Tunisia

Located in Miami, FL

For Playboy Magazine, German-American artist and illustrator Franz Altschuler paints a heart-pounding scene of a red-light district in Tunisia. What's immediately distinctive is how ...

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1970s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Large 1960's French Expressionist Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman Posing
Large 1960's French Expressionist Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman Posing

Large 1960's French Expressionist Modernist Oil Painting Nude Woman Posing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Nude Woman by Jacques Courtade (French 1923-1994) artists studio stamp verso oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 24 x 32 inches stamped verso Provenance: all the works we have for sa...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

In the Light of the Stars, Original Painting
In the Light of the Stars, Original Painting

In the Light of the Stars, Original Painting

By Diana Elena Chelaru

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman rests and dissolves into the vast night sky. Star-like spirals pulse gently around her body, creating a rhythmic sense of movement and calm. Flowers wea...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Kitties 1
Kitties 1

Kitties 1

Located in Zofingen, AG

Nude The beauty of a naked body is simply incredible! When I paint a picture with a naked woman, I have the feeling that I am painting space, the universe. I never cease to admire th...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"White dream"
"White dream"

"White dream"

By Tetiana Tarasenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

As a child, I really loved dogs. I liked that I could play with them, stroke them, hug them.. I also loved lying on the grass and watching the birds fly. But I was very sorry that I ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Saxophone
Saxophone

Saxophone

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this painting, I sought to blend the wild expressiveness of expressionism with the textural detail of impressionism, infused with a dash of pop art's boldness. The juxtaposition o...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Sigularity 2 gestural abstract femalefigure

Sigularity 2 gestural abstract femalefigure

By Tom Bennett

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Abstracted and expressive figurative painting featuring a woman's back and profile in a style that emphases abstract mark-making. It incorporates a variety of techniques, incorporati...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil, Board

Music of the Senses (Ballerina 2)
Music of the Senses (Ballerina 2)

Music of the Senses (Ballerina 2)

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this artwork, I embraced the fluidity of expressionism with dashes of impressionism and a touch of pop art allure. I sought to weave the language of music and dance into ...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Ballerina 4
Ballerina 4

Ballerina 4

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this piece, I immersed myself in the fusion of expressionism, impressionism, and pop art to capture the dynamic spirit of a ballet dancer. With acrylic and oil, I layered...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

GUITAR 2
GUITAR 2

GUITAR 2

Located in Zofingen, AG

In my painting, I captured the intimate embrace between human expression and music through vivid expressionist and impressionist brush strokes, underscored with a touch of pop art vi...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Enlighted, Original Painting
Enlighted, Original Painting

Enlighted, Original Painting

By Diana Elena Chelaru

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Two figures gaze toward a light emerging from surrounding darkness, where directional strokes create a sense of flowing movement. A warm glow illuminates their ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

The Stranger 1, abstract figure

The Stranger 1, abstract figure

By Tom Bennett

Located in Brooklyn, NY

An expressionist figure painting composed of greys, muted colors and gentle abstracted shapes, this painting was made by applying oil over a monotype underpainting on paper. The abst...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Oil, Monotype

Expressionist Figurative Nude Under the Tree in Oil on Board
Expressionist Figurative Nude Under the Tree in Oil on Board

Expressionist Figurative Nude Under the Tree in Oil on Board

By Kristin Cohen Bucci

Located in Soquel, CA

Expressionist Figurative Nude Under the Tree in Oil on Board A bright, multicolored expressionist nude torso by Kristin Cohen (American, b. 1963). A woman is shown with one arm rais...

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1980s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled

Untitled

By Jackie Felix

Located in Buffalo, NY

An original expressionist painting by American female artist Jackie Felix.

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1980s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60
"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60

"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60

By Edgardo Corbelli

Located in Torino, IT

Blue Nude, 1953 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989) From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to tec...

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1950s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Alberto Standing 2 and 3
Alberto Standing 2 and 3

Alberto Standing 2 and 3

By Judith Brenner

Located in Deddington, GB

Judith Brenner Alberto Standing 2 Original Figurative Painting Mixed Media on Paper Size: H 84.1cm x W 59.4cm x D 0.1cm Sold Unframed Please note that insitu images are purely an ind...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Paper, Mixed Media

Guitar
Guitar

Guitar

Located in Zofingen, AG

Nude The beauty of a naked body is simply incredible! When I paint a picture with a naked woman, I have the feeling that I am painting space, the universe. I never cease to admire th...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic

Research & Development Figural 1 & 2
Research & Development Figural 1 & 2

Research & Development Figural 1 & 2

By Bruce Adams

Located in Buffalo, NY

A pair of paintings by American contemporary artist Bruce Adams. Art is the R&D for culture. Artists Conduct the R&D for society. In the late twentieth century painting was rejec...

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1990s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Mushroom Woman, colorful deep blue figurative mushroom hat
Mushroom Woman, colorful deep blue figurative mushroom hat

Mushroom Woman, colorful deep blue figurative mushroom hat

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Tulsi Spirit, embodying the magical herb of India with iridescent pigments
Tulsi Spirit, embodying the magical herb of India with iridescent pigments

Tulsi Spirit, embodying the magical herb of India with iridescent pigments

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Gladiators"
"Gladiators"

"Gladiators"

By Kyrylo Bondarenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The painting reflects the philosophy of human impact on the planet. Gladiators, the first fighters for democracy, freedom, and justice. Sports. This is a new global art movement....

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

In Good Hands, swirling colorful spiritual abstracted goddess figure
In Good Hands, swirling colorful spiritual abstracted goddess figure

In Good Hands, swirling colorful spiritual abstracted goddess figure

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

The Dynamic Center, colorful, goddess with abstract elements, red, blue, yellow
The Dynamic Center, colorful, goddess with abstract elements, red, blue, yellow

The Dynamic Center, colorful, goddess with abstract elements, red, blue, yellow

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. This piece is very much about the energy of the body and breath. We are just rediscovering the power of the breath to increase energy and gen...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Help From Friends, colorful blues, purples, spiritual figure abstract watercolor
Help From Friends, colorful blues, purples, spiritual figure abstract watercolor

Help From Friends, colorful blues, purples, spiritual figure abstract watercolor

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. This piece is very much about the energy of the body and breath. We are just rediscovering the power of the breath to increase energy and general well being. This work is so important as our society gets more disembodied and broken, we need to come home to our bodies and realize the sacredness of ourselves and every being on the planet. Janet has both shown and taught with Alex Grey...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure
UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure

UmmHummm, colorful spiritual energetic mystical figure

By Janet Morgan

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exuberance and deep wisdom we humans yearn to experience. Her sense of humor and spiritual depth s...

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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

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