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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
"Christmas Morning" - Vertical expressionist female semi-nude in pale colors.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Naked woman with white flowers"- Yellow ochre expressionist nude with flowers.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Yellow odalisque" cm. 15 x 10 1925
Located in Torino, IT
odalisque, yellow, 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...
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1920s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Woman" Contemporary Figurative in Neon Orange Aromas Artist Frank Thomas Romero
Located in Soquel, CA
Vibrant contemporary nude figure in neon orange on a purple abstract background by Aromas, California, Monterey Bay Area abstract expressionist artist Frank Romero (American, b-1985)...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Bather
Located in London, GB
'The Bather', oil on board, by Charles Kvapil (1934). The world of art has for centuries depicted bathers in one form or another. Kvapil's wonderfully allur...
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1930s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Buried Mistake expressionist figurative nude active warm and cool colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Expressive nude figure, movement, powerful color and texture, abstract brushwork
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Paper, Oil Crayon, Oil

"Nymphs" two voluptuous female nudes, gestural abstracted figures, clear colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil painting on board, an expressionist figurative homage to the work Diana and her Nymphs, by Rubens. Active, direct brushwork, flesh tones
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

‘The Lovers’ Figurative Nude Female Models oil on board by Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Two ladies with glasses
Located in Wien, 9
Gurami Hagemann was born in Tiblissi in Georgia in 1945. At the age of 15 he received his diploma in painting. From 1965 to 1971 he attended the Art Academy in Tiblissi. In 1993 he r...
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20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Ballerina - unique painting by Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
Gracious ballerina, in a moment of silence and meditation. Part of my "Nude in Interior" series Original painting, one a kind. No need for frame. Shipping directly from the artist's studio, stretched, wide stretcher. 15.7x15.7x2in / 40x40x5cm "As a woman artist I’ve been preoccupied with the female form and imagery. My goal is to capture the nude’s relation to the surrounding space and the solitary moments. My interest turned from depicting the space to depicting the atmosphere, and the feeling a woman adds to the environment: warmth, joy, a feeling of power and control, or the opposite – sadness, despair. The human figure is more present than ever in my paintings." Paula Craioveanu
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Dream Fountain, Neo-Expressionist Nude
Located in Austin, TX
This surreal neo-expressionist nude portrait is by Spanish artist Pep Suari and features a woman pouring water from a pitcher into the "Dream Fount...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

‘Reclining Young Women’ Figurative, Nude Female Model O/C by Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Ecstatic Fatigue, abstracted female figure, nude
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on board. Abstracted, expressionist, figurative. Cool and warm greys with heightened color.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Act of love
Located in Wien, 9
Gurami Hagemann was born in Tiblissi in Georgia in 1945. At the age of 15 he received his diploma in painting. From 1965 to 1971 he attended the Art Academy in Tiblissi. In 1993 he r...
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20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Red Odalisque" oil cm. 17 x 12 1947 Offer Free Shipping
Located in Torino, IT
red, odalisque,orange,yellow 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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1940s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Wood Panel

Expressionist Figurative water color painting- Series Bath NO.5
Located in Beijing, CN
Artist Biography Zhang Chunyang was born in 1975 in Changchun, Jilin. She earned her B.F.A at Jilin University of Arts in 1999, and studied at Central Acadamy of Fine Arts, Beijing ...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Gouache, Handmade Paper

'Young Man in Repose' by Podlach - Large Figurative Nude Young Man Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
"Man in Repose" is a captivating painting by Betsy Podlach that effortlessly captures a serene and tranquil moment. The artwork portrays a nude, young, and handsome man with closed e...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Singer, from the Wild Woman Series, bright green tones music theme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Bright green tones, figurative, reminiscent of art nouveau This painting is in a series called the Wild Woman which is also printed in a pocket sized book. Watercolor, mixed media, using resists. Janet Morgan...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Valery" - Horizontal indoor female nude in yellow ochre and white.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

After Icarus, ghostly floating figure, black w orange, blue nude
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas ABOUT the artist: Audrey Frank Anastasi is a prolific feminist artist, working in painting, drawing, collage, mixed media, & printmaking. She is also curator, gallerist, educator and arts advocate. Most of Ms. Anastasi's figurative works are painted with her non-dominant left hand. She has created large bodies of works of birds, animals and birch trees. She has had 20 solo & 200 group shows. Her "ref-u-gee" series will be shown in 2020 at Medgar Evers College in collaboration with the Valentine Museum of Art, Brooklyn. Accompanying the show will be a limited-edition monograph w/ over 180 images and a foreword by Phyllis Braff. Ms. Anastasi's collage series was exhibited at Welancora Gallery, Brooklyn, in May, 2019. In 2018, ten paintings were exhibited in "Painting to Survive," curated by Yale critic Jonathan Weinberg. Book and catalog publications include "Stations of the Cross", SPQR press, BREUCKELEN magazine, “Audrey Frank Anastasi”, catalog essay Cindy Nemser, and "Collage," essay by Giancarlo T. Roma. Public art includes a portrait of Jo Davidson...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"Parade"- Colorful vertical indoor painting. Expressionist female nude with cat.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Sunny Room" - Squared expressionist painting with female nude, ochre & blue.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Figurative Young Female nude Model Original Contemporary by Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

‘Standing Young Woman’ Figurative Nude Female Model Contemporary Original Art
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Ginger Portal" - Vertical expressionist female nude in dark & light colors.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Hanging Woman, colorful, yoga reference, figure w abstract patterns
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...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

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

"Portal" - Horizontal expressionist landscape with female nude.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Never More" - Vertical expressionist landscape with nudes in warm colors.
Located in Miami, FL
Vertical expressionist landscape with nudes in warm colors.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

‘Young Woman With Red Hair’ Figurative Nude Female Model Oil on Board by Shana
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and desolate. Once we finish scrutinizing the powerful images, we notice that most of them are naked. And their nudity connects to the expression portrayed in their eyes. There is a wholeness in Shana’s paintings, an immediacy and rawness of a world not very kind. Life had trodden on these human beings and their only solace is Shana’s loving brush. The painting comes with a certificate of authenticity and a letter of appraisal. 'Female Nude With Red Hair...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

‘Woman With Brown Hair' Female Nude Model Figurative Art Portrait by Shana
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Fauve Nude in Interior', Copenhagen, GothenberDanish Expressionist Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed with initials lower left, 'H.V.S.' for Hans Voigt Steffensen (Danish, born 1941) and painted circa 1985. Additionally signed, and titled, 'Charlotte'...
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1980s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

‘Seated Young Man’ Figurative Nude Male Model Mixed Media by Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

Alberto Standing 2 and 3
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

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Paper, Mixed Media

Interspecies Communication, colorful mythological swirling pattern orange tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Watercolor, mixed media, using resists and metalic paints and old pastels. For Octopus and cephalopod fans. Janet Morgan’s explosive art captures the exu...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Watercolor, Archival Paper, Mixed Media

Dreamy landscape with nymph - Expressionist Oil, Nude by Giorgios Gounaropoulos
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
A wonderful expressionist oil on original canvas circa 1930 by Greek artist Giorgios Gounaropoulos. The piece depicts a nude woman beside trunk of a cut tree in a sparse landscape. T...
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1930s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Young Women Light Blue Background Figurative Female Nude Model Mixed Media
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Leaving the Garden of Eden', Mid-century American Expressionist, Adam and Eve
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'John T Stephens' (American, 20th century) and painted circa 1965; additionally inscribed, verso, with title, 'Leaving the Garden of Eden' and signed. Paper dime...
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1960s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Acrylic, Gouache, Laid Paper

Easy, godlike figure, water, reflection, mystical images, blues, greens
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...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Horned and Read, colorful mythological figure, spiritual, blue ground
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...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

‘Seated Nude women’ Figurative With Yellow Background Oil on Canvas by Shana
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Hot Flash, figure, red colors, bright swirling patterns
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...
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

"Great old age" nude portrait china ink 50x65cm on paper oak frame 2008
Located in Roscoff, FR
nude portrait "Great old age" china ink 50x65cm on paper dignity and fragility, pathetic and admirable delivered in oak and glass frame
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Early 2000s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Ink

Figurative Art Nude Females Models oil on board by Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana’s portraits adorned two covers of Time Magazine. Shana’s work is about the face and eyes. Young face, old face, black or white. Her subjects are confused, lonely, ragged and ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil, Board

"Silverlake"- Vertical expressionist semi-nude with landscape in blue and black.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Clearing" - Vertical expressionist landscape with nude, acrylic on canvas.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Emerging, Bill Bate, Original Figurative Painting, Nude Portraiture, Affordable
Located in Deddington, GB
Bill Bate Emerging Original Figurative Painting Oil Paint on Canvas Canvas Size: H 60cm x W 30cm x D 2cm Sold Unframed Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude with a yellow medallion by William GOLIASCH - Oil on canvas 46x81 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on canvas Gilded wood frame 85 x 50 x 2 cm
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Oil

"Three Muses" - Vertical expressionist female nude in yellow ochre and black.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

'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

Exploring Every Path 4 Magdalena Morey, Original Contemporary Impressionist Art
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

"Rapture" - Vertical expressionist female nude in blue, pink, yellow and black.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Creation" - Colorful vertical expressionist landscape with female nude.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

' Young Women & Birds' Nude Contemporary Figurative Oil/Canvas 38"x 38"
Located in Carmel, CA
Betsy - 'Self portrait with birds" oil on canvas 38"x 38', oil on canvas. 2021 Some of Betsy's paintings were printed on apparel at Marni 2019 Milan Fashion Show. THE NEW YORK TIM...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Adagio" - Vertical expressionist female nude with a touch of pastel colors.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Unfinished Thought, female nude, abstracted figurative painting earth tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Expressionist, abstracted figurative female nude About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"The Ring" - Vertical expressionist female nude in dark colors.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sweet Energy, colorful red swirling abstract mystical mixed media
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...
Category

2010s Expressionist Nude Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Watercolor, Archival Paper

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