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
Raventos Trumpet Violin Red Black original expressionist mixed media
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Raventos. trumpet. violin .score. red. black
Fiddle music sheet" original expressionist mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Jaume Terrassa Square Green Garden original acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Original work by the artist from Mallorca .
Beautiful piece.
Mallorcan artistic painter. He offers us a vision of the placid and calm reality, and a uniformity of tones, gives his w...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Autumn Day, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A vibrant autumn scene unfolds as towering trees with golden leaves stretch toward the azure sky. The quiet neighborhood below hosts quaint houses nestling am...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wintergreen, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A layer of snow wraps a serene forest. Painted with a limited color palette of Payne's Grey and Phthalo Green, accented with Titanium White, the scene exudes ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tableau n°67 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 62x47 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Of Germanic descent, the painter Jean Krillé was born in 1923 in Switzerland. His father, writer and poet, oriented him towards art and culture. From the age of 16, he enrolled at th...
Category
1970s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,200 Sale Price
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Not Happy About That, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting portrays a woman with an ambiguous expression, adding a mysterious mood to the piece. The blue streaks in her hair and the shadow on her face cr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Codorniu Majorca expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. frame
Painter and draftsman born in Ciutat de Mallorca in 1943. In 1959 moved his address to Barcelona. He was a student of the School of A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos Buildings City Litle original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Raventos. buildings. city. original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of F...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
JULIEN MEUNIE.15 COAST. MAJORCA original watercolor painting
By Julen Meunie
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
COAST. MAJORCA original watercolor painting.
Julien was born in 1948 in Vichy, France. He studied art and theater in Clermont-Ferrand at the same time as finishing his degree in Fr...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Cardboard
20th Paris School Collage Cutout Artwork Wonderful Interior Design options!
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Collage"
by Bernard Herzog (French, b.1935)
signed lower corner
signed and stamped verso with catalogue number
photo collage cut outs on paper, unframed
overall paper: 25.5 x 20 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Magazine Paper
Gentle Breeze Through Olive Trees
Located in Coltishall, GB
Gentle breeze through olive trees was inspired by Rachaels 2022 trip to Turkey where she enjoyed beautful walks and wonderful food with her family and friends.
Rachael Dalzell's pai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
Mansion in the Country, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A two-story mansion undergoes a fauvist transformation with its bright palette, stylized rendering, and expressive paint handling. The alteration of multi-tie...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
First Blossom
Located in Coltishall, GB
Inspired by Rachaels winter dog walks along the Norfolk Broads with her lovely dog Sandy.
Rachael Dalzell's paintings are colourful and expressive. Her free and lively use of paint...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
$5,223 Sale Price
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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...
Category
1950s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Startled Man, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Title:"Startled man" Artist: Derek Overfield This large canvas depicts a figure in movement, turning quickly to look over its right shoulder in a gesture of surprise. Above is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"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...
Category
1940s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel
$2,881 Sale Price
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Secrets thoughts, nude woman, figurative modern, oil on canvas, textured, France
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
A captivating piece by artist Sophie Dumont, titled 'Secret Thoughts,' this oil-on-canvas female nude, painted with a palette knife, unveils a profound introspection. The canvas port...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
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 ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
20th Paris School Collage Cutout Artwork Wonderful Interior Design options!
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Collage"
by Bernard Herzog (French, b.1935)
signed lower corner
signed and stamped verso with catalogue number
photo collage cut outs on paper, unframed
overall paper: 25.5 x 20 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Magazine Paper
Pons Fullana. Cala Figuera. Mallorca. Acrylic paint
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Andreu Pons Fullana . 1947. Realist landscape painter with an expressionist touch.
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Belgian Barn by the River - Expressionist Landscape Original Oil on Canvas
By Gloria Takla
Located in Soquel, CA
Belgian Barn by the River - Expressionist Landscape in Oil on Canvas
Vibrant depiction of barn by a river by Gloria Takla (American/German, b. 1940). A b...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,560 Sale Price
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Benavente Solís Poppies Red Green Landscape original painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
landscape- original figuratif watercolor painting framed
of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state .
During its first exhibition in Paris, the Fren...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
After the Rain in Happisburgh. Rachael Dalzell Acrylic paint on paper, Unframed
Located in Coltishall, GB
The sun emerges after a rain storm over the lighthouse at Happisburgh
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Rachael’s works on paper are particularly organic. Diluted paint is allowed...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
20th Paris School Collage Cutout Artwork Wonderful Interior Design options!
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Collage"
by Bernard Herzog (French, b.1935)
signed and stamped verso with catalogue number
photo collage cut outs on paper, unframed
overall paper: 25.5 x 20 inches
Highly unique ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Magazine Paper
"Symbolist Composition"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Artist: Unidentified
Dimensions: Framed: 51 x 45 cm Artwork: 13 x 9 cm
Medium: Oil on board/canvas
Period: [Estimate based on style, e.g., Mid-20th Century / Contemporary]
Style: Sy...
Category
19th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Raventos Abstract Piano and Sheet Music - original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Music Piano - original expressionist acrylic canvas painting. framed
Original work by RAVENTOS.
Musical abstract composition.
Perfect state
.RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
20th Paris School Collage Cutout Artwork Wonderful Interior Design options!
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Collage"
by Bernard Herzog (French, b.1935)
signed lower corner
signed and stamped verso with catalogue number
photo collage cut outs on paper, unframed
overall paper: 25.5 x 20 in...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Photographic Film, Magazine Paper
Romanian Israeli Modernist Oil Painting Expressionist Figures Mothers and Babies
By Risa Propst Kraid
Located in Surfside, FL
Risa Propst Kraid (Romanian - Israeli, 1894-1983) Jewish Israeli Woman artist. enigmatic picture of either women picnicking or refugees huddling together.
Painting and Sculpture Week, 1969
Painters and Sculptors Association in Israel, Haifa and the North
Artists: Mordechai Avnieli, Irene Awret...
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid-Century Modern Vintage Original Interior Oil Painting - Vibrant Interior
Located in Bristol, GB
VIBRANT INTERIOR
Size: 54.5 x 70.5 cm (including frame)
Oil on canvas
A lively mid-century interior scene painting that captures a vividly colourful and expressive depiction of a d...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Contemporary vivid expressive still-life acrylic painting of fruits on paper
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary expressive artwork, "Cherries, Apples, and Flowers," by French artist Natalya Mougenot, is a vivid exploration of the beauty in everyday objects. Part of her “Still...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Up Around the Bend, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A neighborhood with New England-style homes embraces a Fauvist treatment, resulting in a stylized landscape with textured underpainting and non-realistic colo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Codorniu 12 Majorca expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. frame
Painter and draftsman born in Ciutat de Mallorca in 1943. In 1959 moved his address to Barcelona. He was a student of the School of A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man with Yellow Tie
Located in Los Angeles, CA
ALEXANDER KREISEL
"MAN WITH YELLOW TIE"
OIL ON CANVAS BOARD, SIGNED
RUSSIAN-AMERICAN, C.1935
26 X 19.5 INCHES
FRAMED 29.5 X 23.5 INCHES
Alexander Krei...
Category
1930s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,688 Sale Price
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"More love"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
The still life with the morning sunlight and birds with hearts. A peace of love, love that we need each moment to stay soft in this world!!!.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Group of Buddhist Monks, Expressionist Oil Painting by Bui Van Hoan
Located in Long Island City, NY
An original painting of Buddhist Monks heading in a line through the forest by well-regarded contemporary artist Bui Van Hoan (1971 - ). The painting measures 38 x 27.5 inches and ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
'Italia, ' by James Cobb, Oil on Linen Painting
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This oil on linen painting by James Cobb depicts an Italian street scene. The sidewalk is shaded in a purple cast from the afternoon sun with several person...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mid 20th Century Modern British Oil Painting Welsh Ponies Grazing Penlan Swansea
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Hazel M. Barnett.
Ponies At Penlan, Swansea, Wales. 1967.
Oil On Board.
Signed Monogram Lower Right.
Image size 17.9 inches x 35.6 inches ( 45.5cm x 90.5cm ).
Frame size 19.7 inche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Moon Wishes on the Lake, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
"Swimming on a lake under a full moon is a truly magical experience," shares artist Rebecca Klementovich. She paints the enchanting venture through a moonlit ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Young Girl in Pink
By Béla Czóbel
Located in Chicago, IL
Béla Czóbel, Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, R. S. Johnson Fine Art, Chicago, 1996: no. 60 and reproduced on page 95 of catalogue.
Category
1960s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lilaine Danino, Rose de sable, painting
Located in Tel Aviv, IL
Liliane Danino, Rose des sables, Queen of the desert, natural pigment, fabric and mixed media on canvas, hand-signed and dated lower right, woman of vi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Pigment
Dreamscape, Oil Painting
By Gary Leonard
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting features a woman as the central subject, depicted with bold textures and spontaneous brushstrokes. Her white dress against the deep blue backgro...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
J. Meunie Tree Almond Blossom Vertical original acrylic painting
By Julen Meunie
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" ALMOND BLOSSOM original acrylic painting. framed
Julien was born in 1948 in Vichy, France. He studied art and theater in Clermont-Ferrand at the same time as finishing his degree ...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Raventos Boat Marina II " original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" Marina II " original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Expressionism, Extergem, Sea, Palms, Cote D'Azur, 1921, Summer Coast Scene
Located in Greven, DE
Painting of a Beach Promenade, with Palm Trees, perhaps the City of Nice nearby. The painting is signed and dated 1921. The artist Guido Van Extergem is o...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Plywood, Oil
Georges Van ExtergemExpressionism, Extergem, Sea, Palms, Cote D'Azur, 1921, Summer Coast Scene, 1921
$14,406 Sale Price
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'Untitled' Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Portrait 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, a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
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...
Category
1990s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Contemplation
Located in West Hollywood, CA
We are proud to present for the first time in more than twenty years, the paintings of Austrian/American artist Gustav Rehberger (1910–1995).
G...
Category
1980s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
R. Poch Jazz Quartet acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
7.-Jazz Quartet 100 x 80 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cos...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Roses in a blue vase 50X70 oil painting.
Located in Zofingen, AG
As the creator of this piece, I immersed myself in the beauty of nature's transience, capturing the ephemeral grace of roses in a dance with light and shadow. Through my oil paints, ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dawn in Paris 50X50 oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant oil painting, I've captured the romance of twilight caressing Paris. My brushstrokes convey the dynamic energy of day giving way to night, as the sky blushes with war...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Valentine 50X40 oil painting.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this fervent oil painting, I've channeled the vibrancy of passion and the tenderness of affection through a bouquet of luscious tulips cradled in a gleaming red vase. The expressi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wild field herbs 40X40 oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've sought to capture the raw, untamed beauty of nature through a dance of color and texture. Inspired by expressionism and impressionism, my brushstrokes brea...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spring pond 55X40
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this piece, I sought to capture the serene essence of nature's renewal. The interplay of light and color reflects on the water's surface, inviting contemplation. Each str...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The balance of love. 30X60 oil.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've passionately melded expressionism with realism to evoke the intimate harmony shared between two souls amidst nature's embrace. The tranquil scenery and sof...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pond in spring 60X50 oil. Canvas Italy by Caravaggio.
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I captured the essence of serenity and growth. Embracing the harmonious dance of light and shadow, I portrayed the irises with an impressionistic touch, evoking...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pond with beautiful irises 60Х80 oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I captured the essence of serenity and growth. Embracing the harmonious dance of light and shadow, I portrayed the irises with an impressionistic touch, evoking...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wildflowers 50X50 oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I aimed to capture the wild, untamed spirit of nature. Each stroke embodies the dance of the breeze through vibrant wildflowers, with expressive colors that e...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blooming pond 50X50 oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant oil painting, I've poured my zest for nature and renewal. Brushstrokes blossom across the canvas, capturing the essence of a serene pond, where time seems suspended. ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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.