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Expressionist 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
Blooming tree, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this oil painting, I endeavored to capture the ephemeral beauty of nature's awakening. With each stroke, I sought to embody the delicate dance of blossoms on a gentle breeze, infu...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

'The Port of Honfleur' by Julien Varlet (1958)
Located in London, GB
'The Port of Honfleur, France', oil on canvas, by Julien Varlet (1958). A vibrant and evocative harbour scene from the historic port city of Honfleur in Normandy, France. Colourful, ...
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1950s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life Painting with Chicken by Fauvist British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life Painting with Chicken by Fauvist British Artist, Steve Capper Art measures 20 x 24 inches Frame measures 25.5 x 30 inches (approx.) ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

No Photos Please
Located in Toronto, ON
42" x 31" Unframed Original - Oil on Canvas Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the viewer’s eyes a...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Breakfast Room
Located in New York, NY
A great early date for this artist where he was coming out of the origins of expressionist and fauve works of art. A unique composition depicting a woman setting out a table laden w...
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

SAKURA - Cherry blossom, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Cherry blossoms are very loved by the Japanese people, so in fact they exist as a symbol and the national flower of Japan. For the Japanese, Sakura zensen symbolizes beauty, fragilit...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Expressionist Colorful Oil Paint Still-Life: Aves del Paraíso
Located in Segovia, ES
Aves del Paraíso, Oil on linen by Chico Montilla. Measurements in centimeters (H) 100 x (W) 81 x (D) 2 cm. / In inches 39.37 x 31.89 x 0.79 " Expressionist interior corner whith fl...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Roebling's Bridge, original 27x66 expressionist landscape of Brooklyn NYC
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
Sweeping across New York's East River, a wonder in it's own time is John A. Roebling's monumental achievement, the Brooklyn Bridge, which connects Manhattan and Brooklyn, New York. ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

John Begg Jr., Expressionist Oil Painting on Masonite by Joseph Solman
Located in Long Island City, NY
In the mid-1960s Joseph Solman (American, 1909 - 2008) was commissioned to create portraits of the Begg family. This is a portrait of John Begg Jr., the son of the mid-century nuclear family...
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Masonite

Happy New Year 2 !
Located in Zofingen, AG
Embracing the vibrancy of pop art and the simplicity of primitivism, my creation merges joyful naiveté with hints of impressionistic texture. In this painting, crafted with acrylic a...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

HAPPY NEW YEAR !
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've melded the warmth of acrylics with the depth of oils to capture a whimsical holiday moment. It's a playful embrace of pop art and naïveté, with a hint of primitiv...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Mountain Range, Oil Painting on Canvas by Jalal Gharbi
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large oil painting of a dramatic Mountain Range by Tunisian-born artist, Jalal Gharbi (1920 - 2005). The painting measures 30 x 40 inches and the frame 37.5 x 47.5 inches.
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

First furrow. 1980. Oil on canvas, 73x54 cm
Located in Riga, LV
First furrow. 1980. Oil on canvas, 73x54 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fantasy with Flowers 31
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 200+ pictures)   paper 59x42cm  On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Flowers are a smile of ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

African Boy IV
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks capture the response and attitudes of African young adults...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Still Life Painting of Two Plants on an Orange Table by Fauvist British Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Still Life Painting of Two Plants on an Orange Table by Fauvist British Artist, Steve Capper Art measures 20 x 28 inches Frame measures 25.5 x 33.5 inches Presented in a high quality black wooden moulding Steve Capper attended Manchester’s High School of Art in 1955, the Manchester College of Art in 1962 and Bretton Hall College in 1965. He taught painting for thirty years as head of a large art faculty in an Oldham comprehensive school, before taking early retirement in 1996 to concentrate on producing his own work. Capper produces on-the-spot sketches which are then taken into his studio where he re-works them into a painting. Both his landscapes and his still-life paintings reflect the influences of the cubists and the fauves. The work of Picasso, Braque and Matisse are amongst his major influences. Capper still lives and works near Oldham, in the Pennines...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board

"Flower Market" Nice. France., Painting, Oil on Glass
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram: @chebotaru.a "Flower Market," painted in 2023 in Nice, France, captures the picturesque scene of the city's flower market. In the foreground, majestic yellow lilies bloom ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Copons PARK CIUTADELLA Barcelona Flower Park original acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work of the Spanish artist Joan COPONS. PARK CIUTADELLA.-Barcelona-jardin. original acrylic painting
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Florence in the winter" oil on canvas by Masri
Located in Carmel, CA
Masri is a passionate Italian, US-based artist whose work has been exhibited in USA, the UK, Germany, Lebanon, Italy and Norway. His work is varied and known especially in Europe, an...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Venice, I miss you, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Imbued with my longing for the serene canals, this oil on canvas embodies my passion for the city's dance of light and shadow. Textured brushstrokes capture the fluidity of water and...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Flock of Sheep, Mid Century Abstract Expressionist Figurative Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
A figure on horseback presides over a flock of sheep that roams through a verdant landscape, done in highly expressive brushstrokes and thick impasto, b...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Gladiolus 2
Located in Zofingen, AG
With acrylic, oil pastel, and colored pencil on paper, I poured vibrant expressionism, impressionism, and pop art into this piece. It radiates warmth and joy, celebrating life’s brig...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Large-Scale Modern Argyle Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical large-scale abstract presenting a modernist take on old-fashioned argyle shapes with contemporary color palate by D.S. Silver (American, 20th Century), a San Francisco, Cal...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Vintage Autumnal Still Life -- Cask and Copper Pot
By Susan Lyon
Located in Soquel, CA
Gorgeous cask and copper pot still life by Susan Lyons (American, 20th Century). Presented in a wooden frame. Signed "Lyons" and dated "95" lower righ...
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Mossbrae Falls, Dunsmeir, CA" (2012) By Joellyn Duesberry, Oil on Linen
Located in Denver, CO
"Mossbrae Falls, Dunsmeir, CA" (2012) By Joellyn Duesberry is an original handmade oil painting on linen that depicts a waterfall in a lush green landscape. A self-taught landscape ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Rustic Fence, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Since moving to Quebec, I keep seeing these rustic looking fences all over the place. They are made with old worn out wood and usually tied together with wire. I always thought the...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Summer #4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on unmounted canvas. Belongs to a series started in the summer 2020. I like going to the beach to sketch people . The beach is a place where you get all types of live models ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Landscape With River Abstract Expressionist
By Jacques Kupfermann
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Expressionist Landscape With River Signed lower left. Jacques Herbert Kupfermann (1926–1987) was an American Expressionist painter who was born in Vienna, Austria. His work, both ab...
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

That’s Good
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original expressionist oil on board by American female artist Jackie Felix.
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Butcher ll male figure cuts meat pork warm olive & red colors food theme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on plywood signed and dated . Second of several works depicting butchers. Recently exhibited at the Bartow-Pell Museum on the Bronx NYC. ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's h...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Wood, Plywood, Oil

"Nantucket" (2025), Original, Midwestern Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Denver, CO
"Nantucket" is a beautiful, original, impasto oil painting, created on linen panel by American artist Sandra Pratt depicting a Nantucket cottage. This piece is framed in a 12 kt, whi...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

New Hat, Expressionist Portrait of Woman by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"New Hat" is a figurative, interior portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon from 195. The 20" x 16" oil on board portrait features a young African...
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1950s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Still life with plate, poster and bottle of liqueur. 1929. Oil/canvas, 69x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with plate, poster and bottle of liqueur 1929. Oil on canvas, 69x50 cm with certificate of authenticity Romans Suta Born on April 28, 1896 in the vicinity of Cesis (La...
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1920s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Shining"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
"The painting ""SHINY"" transports us to a quiet and cozy corner of Transcarpathia, when Hungary influenced the architectural appearance of the region. Here, a picturesque house with...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Model in the studio .Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This artwork is an exquisite study of the human form, capturing a moment of introspective vulnerability. The subject is portrayed in a kneeling position on a stool, her back facing t...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Gouache

Pink Lady
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original oil on canvas painting by American modern female artist Jackie Felix.
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Geisha
By Roland Strasser
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Roland Strasser (1895-1974) "Japanese Geisha" Signed lower right Oil and gold leaf on canvas, measures: 76 x 46 cm In fine white-wash wood frame. ...
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1930s Expressionist Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Large-Scale Abstract Expressionism with Aqua, Teal, Grey, & White
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive and dynamic large-scale abstract expressionist painting by D.S. Silver (American, 20th Century), c.1985. Big and bold brushstrokes in a palette of cool colors, including aqua, teal, grey, and white, dance across the huge canvas...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Jungle Panorama, Contemporary Expressionist Horizontal Landscape with Trees
Located in Soquel, CA
A lush, jungle setting bursting with plant life is depicted in panoramic view, in this horizontal botanical landscape by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b. 1957), c.1990s....
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Nude by the Window, San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement 1966
By Thomas L. Tribby
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area figurative painting of a nude woman looking over her shoulder by Thomas L. Tribby (American, b. 1944). Signed and dated "Tribby 66" in the lower right corner. Unframed, but the edges are painted black for a frame-less display. Canvas size: 37.5"H x 33.5"W. Bay area figurative artist and painted while at the University of California, Berkeley, CA – Bachelor of Arts, 1963-1966. Thomas Tribby (American, b. 1944) is an internationally known artist who has participated in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. He works in a variety of media, including watercolor, acrylic, and oil. Tribby has gallery representation in Florida and his paintings have been featured in articles in Waterfront Home and Design and Architectural Digest. Tribby has participated in juried and invitational shows in Florida, California, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and New York, and in Paris, France. In December 2007, Tribby had the honor of being one of nine painters in the American Delegation at Le Salon des Beaux Arts de la Société Nationale des Beaux Arts exhibition, known as the Paris Salon, at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, where his painting, Lifeguard, was exhibited. In January 2008 Tribby received from the Design Center of the Americas, DCOTA, the prestigious Stars of Design award in the category of Art. Tribby lives and works in West Palm Beach, Florida. EDUCATION 1961-1963 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Studies in Fine Arts 1963-1966 University of California, Berkeley, CA – Bachelor of Arts 1969-1970 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Grad Studies, MFA Program 1979-1980 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Grad Studies, MFA Program GROUP EXHIBITIONS: INVITATIONAL OR JURIED 2014 Monochrome, Palm Beach Cultural Council, Lake Worth, FL 2010 Spectrum 2010, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN 2010 Studio 1608 Group Show, West Palm Beach, FL 2008 Florida Original Contemporary Art, West Palm Beach, FL 2007 Paris Salon, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France 2005 Liman Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2003 Grand Bank and Trust, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2003 Aaron Gallery, Washington D.C. 2001 The Retreat, Artists Against Abuse, Southampton, NY 2000, 2003-2004 Palm Street Art Studios, West Palm Beach, FL 1996 Studio 412, Group Show, West Palm Beach, FL 1992, 1994 Small Works Show, Armory Arts Center, WPB, FL ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS 2018 Armand Bolling Fine Arts, Jupiter, FL 2012, 2016 Ellis-Nicholson Gallery...
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Timeless Friends -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Oil
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) The "Timeless Friends" painting symbolizes the timeless nature of friendship and human connection that transcends changing fashions and societal norms. Just as the bond between the men in the painting remains steadfast and unchanging, the values of friendship and mutual support continue to hold importance in African cultures, even amidst shifting fashion trends and societal transformations. As we contemplate this scene, we are reminded of a valuable lesson passed down through generations: that true friendship knows no bounds of time or fashion. It is a bond that endures through changing tides, rooted in authenticity and shared experiences. The painting serves as a gentle reminder to cherish the connections we forge, for they are the true treasures that enrich our lives and stand the test of time. About Artist Oluwaseun Ojebiyi is a promising young Nigerian visual artist who was born in the year 1996 into a family in Oyo state richly endowed with a unique artistic inclination. He is gifted with unusual energy and a future that sparkles with excellence. His works are at once artistic and realistic and laced with active energy with the characteristic of curiosity in figure study. He delivers his works through drawing and painting with mastery usage of charcoal, pastel, Oil paint, and acrylic. His expressive works bring back fond memories of childhood experiences. His works reveal the bond, teamwork, genuine love...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

1950's Expressionist Judaica Painting "I Lit All My Candles" Hanukkah Menorah
By Hildegard Rath
Located in Surfside, FL
Hildegard Rath, (1909-1994) painter, author, teacher, and lecturer, Born in Wurttemberg, Germany, in the Black Forest region of Germany. Hildegard Rath became a painter of landscape, portraits, still lifes, and marine subjects and also a muralist. Her father was a bank president, her mother a sculptor, writer, and illustrator of children's books. At the age of 15, Miss Rath painted her first portrait in oil as a birthday present for her father and thereafter every opportunity for study was given to her. She went to art school at the Atelier House in Stuttgart, Germany and at the Akademie der Bildenden Kunste in Berlin. She studied with Lotte Laserstein...
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1950s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Family Heart - Mid Century Hawaiian Symbolist Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Symbolic figurative abstract of wispy figures surrounding a heart by Marguerite Louis Blasingame (American; 1906-1947), circa 1940-45. Marguerite and her husband Frank Blasingame...
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1940s Expressionist Paintings

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Linen, Oil

Spanish Shadows - Original, Contemporary, Cityscape
Located in Deddington, GB
Spanish Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. This painting is inspired by the Artist trips to Spain, the hot pink tones reflecting the heat on the streets. Long shadow...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century Jewish Expressionist Oil Painting Floral Vibrant Colorful Flowers
Located in Surfside, FL
Gestural impasto painting of flowers in a vase. 23.5" x 17.5" sight size , 22" x 28" framed hand signed lower right. Born in 1899, Belle Golinko is a listed Jewish mid-century New ...
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1950s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Early 20th Century German Expressionist
Located in San Francisco, CA
Bit of a mystery oil on masonite. Painting is marked "Germany" on reverse stretcher. It is a powerful expressionistic landscape scene. It measures 7 inches high by 7 wide. The frame ...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Mujer de Juchitan
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Raul Anguiano, Mexican (1915 - 2006) Title Mujer de Juchitan Year: 1974 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l., signed, dated and titled verso Size: 25.5 x 37.25 in. (64.77 x 94...
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1970s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Valentine Cat (double Hearted Cat) bright sunny color cat romantic greens
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on masonite with a natural birch frame glossy finish
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Masonite, Oil

Stolphärbre in Moonlight
Located in North Clarendon, VT
Beautiful colorist Alf Sundstrom oil on canvas painting of moonlight over a Stolphärbre in Sweden 1923. Wilhelm Alfons (Alf) Maria Sundström was born April 16, 1888 in Nansta, Gävle...
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1920s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

E. Gert Fruit Still Life Painting w/Pitcher & Candelabra
By Edith Gert
Located in San Francisco, CA
Beautiful fruit still life painting w/pitcher & candelabra by Danish artist Edith Gert (1906-1983)
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20th Century Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Voila
Located in Westport, CT
René Romero Schuler’s expressionistic paintings depict delicate female figures that she paints using a dry-brushed, minimalist hand, leaving her subjects mostly featureless but nonet...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Early autumn mood. Cardboard, oil, 24x32 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Early autumn mood. 1990. Cardboard, oil, 24x32 cm This painting depicts an early autumn landscape with lively, textured brushstrokes that capture the transition between summer and f...
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Soulmate Modern Figurative Oil Painting by Ukranian Artist Dasha Pogodina
Located in Zofingen, AG
Participant SOLO EXHIBITION in Thun, Switzerland "Strength, and Vulnerability" December 2022. Please get in touch with us if you have any questions about this artwork. MATERIALS: Th...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

'Port de Vendres', Côte Vermeille, France, California Post Impressionist, Esalen
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed verso, 'Ant McNaught' (American, born 1952), dated 2020 and inscribed '(After Derain)'. This California Post-Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist artist studied at the Es...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Emile Albert Gruppe Bass Rocks 36x30
Located in Dallas, TX
Emile Albert Gruppe (American, 1896-1978) Bass Rock, 1967 Oil on canvas 30 x 36 inches (76.2 x 91.4 cm) Signed lower right: Emile A. Gruppe Signed, dated, and titled on the stretcher...
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Studio Interior Still Life with Carved Wood Sculpture
Located in Surfside, FL
Lawrence Rothbort 1920-1963 Lawrence Rothbort, son of American Impressionist - Samuel Rothbort, was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1920, and achieved fame for his expressionist style painting, earning comparison to Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh. At age 16 he dropped out of High School and became an avid reader of philosophy, religion and mysticism which, eventually, led him to become a moral vegetarian. As a pacifist during World War II - he refused to serve in the military. A requirement therefore, was to work on farms due to the manpower shortage. For one year at the age of 24, he left home for the Pocono's where he would live as a hermit , living off the land and closely observing nature. Rothbort returned home in 1945 determined to become an artist. As a self-trained artist, he worked non-stop, seven days a week, grinding his own paints, experimenting in oils, watercolors, pen & ink. He developed several new techniques such as the patient application of paint with sharpened twigs to the canvas, and the combination of oil painting with glass. He created enormous mosaics and it was not unusual for a piece to take several months to complete. Rothbort's first showing was in 1947 at the Barzansky Gallery in Manhattan. The reviews were excellent, comparing his pen & ink to those of the Elder Bruegal. His oils "outstanding", where he was praised by critics as a descendent of Gauguin. In 1956, he married a young piano teacher with whom he had three children. In 1956 they moved to Florida where he completed three major works, one of which was an enormous mosaic of his wife nursing their first born surrounded by everything they owned. The work is reminiscent of Medieval Madonna's. Rothbort returned to Brooklyn in 1960 and established a small gallery behind his family's apartment. He would often travel with his supplies in a carriage to various locations throughout Manhattan, the Bronx, and Brooklyn painting...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Bison 3
Located in Bozeman, MT
Lisa Bostwick has had pieces exhibited at the Legion of Honor, Napa Valley Museum, Marin Museum of Contemporary Art and the de Young Museum. Her North Am...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Horse and Woman" by M. Petersen - Expressionist Figurative in Light and Shadow
Located in Carmel, CA
Maura Petersen (American, born 1956) "Horse and Woman" 2024 Acrylic Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. In "Horse and Woman", Maura Petersen ca...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

"Relaxation" - Realsim Expressionist Figurative Painting of a Happy Young Woman
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966) "Relaxation" 2012 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. "Relaxation" by Shana Wilson is a 48" x 36" contem...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Boy With Dream in His Eyes -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Modern People
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In a world that often silences hope, he dared to dream. With nothing but fire in his heart and vision in his eyes, the boy stood tall against the storms of doubt and fear. He had no ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Expressionist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Iryna Kastsova, Maria Asuncion Raventos, Masri Hayssam, and Evelyne Ballestra. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Expressionist paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.

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