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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
Patrick Boudon. Inner Family.  Post-war Expressionism. 1970s.
Patrick Boudon. Inner Family.  Post-war Expressionism. 1970s.

Patrick Boudon. Inner Family. Post-war Expressionism. 1970s.

By Patrick Boudon

Located in Firenze, IT

Patrick Boudon. Inner Family. Post-war Expressionism. 1970s. Patrick Boudon. Art Informel. Ecole de Paris. Technique: oil on cardboard. This painting by Patrick Boudon from the 197...

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1970s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Abstract Expressionist Embrace Earth Figurative
Abstract Expressionist Embrace Earth Figurative

Abstract Expressionist Embrace Earth Figurative

By Daniel David Fuentes

Located in Soquel, CA

Compelling abstract expressionist painting "Embrace" figurative by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 20th Century). From a collection of his works. Un...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

French Expressionist Provence Luberon Poppy Field Oil Painting Ambrogiani Style
French Expressionist Provence Luberon Poppy Field Oil Painting Ambrogiani Style

French Expressionist Provence Luberon Poppy Field Oil Painting Ambrogiani Style

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title French Expressionist Provence Luberon Poppy Field Oil Painting Ambrogiani Style Key Details Artist: French School, mid 20th century Subject: Provençal landscape, believed to de...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

C'est le Passe que Nous Attendons
C'est le Passe que Nous Attendons

C'est le Passe que Nous Attendons

By Théo Tobiasse

Located in Long Island City, NY

An oil painting by Theo Tobiasse from 1967. An expressionist-style textural painting of intensely dark and vivid color palette. Inspired from the artist's personal experiences of the...

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1960s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Quai De La Tournelle, Paris Street Scene Oil Painting, American Deaf Modernist
Quai De La Tournelle, Paris Street Scene Oil Painting, American Deaf Modernist

Quai De La Tournelle, Paris Street Scene Oil Painting, American Deaf Modernist

By Robert Freiman

Located in Surfside, FL

Oil Painting on Canvas Quai De La Tournelle. Hand signed lower right Dated 1953 Inscribed on reverse with title Paris street scene oil painting in original vintage hand carved frame, showing some wear. 28.50 in. by 33.50 in. include frame. Unframed 19.75 in. by 24 in. Robert Freiman, deaf from birth, was born in March 1917 in New York City. He attended an oral program near his home and later transferred to the Lexington School for the Deaf when he was six. Early in his childhood, his love for drawing, painting and studying became apparent, and as an adult, he continued his studies in New York at the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, the Art Students League and the Parsons School of Design. In Paris, France he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Bob Freiman was especially focused on painting portraits and figures in motion in various mediums, especially the mixed-media combination of watercolor, acrylic and pen. Among his subjects were acrobats, ballet dancers, cyclists and other athletes. He as well focused on abstracts for a time, discovering new media in his works with quick brushwork and expressive movements. In the latter part of his career, his style became abstract and surreal with images of metaphysical landscapes with architectural elements such as arches, towers, pyramids and castles floating in the air. The famed art critic Pierre Rouve wrote: “It is therefore refreshing to see them revitalized by the colourist wealth and virile handwriting of Robert Freiman, probably the best American water-colorist since John Marin. He worked in Provincetown and Nantucket and regularly exhibited there. He showed at Doll & Richards gallery of Boston alongside John Chetcuti, Lloyd Goodrich, Tod Lindenmuth, William Meyerowitz, Dwight Shepler...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Teal Abstract Figurative Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 21st Century
Teal Abstract Figurative Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 21st Century

Teal Abstract Figurative Painting, Oil on Canvas, Signed, 21st Century

By Daniel David Fuentes

Located in Soquel, CA

Dynamic teal figurative abstract by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-2016). From a collection of his works. Signed "Daniel Fuentes" on verso. Unf...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Fantasy with Flowers 66
Fantasy with Flowers 66

Fantasy with Flowers 66

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 ...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Girl with apples
Girl with apples

Girl with apples

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this oil painting, I've immersed myself in capturing the simple joy of an abundant harvest. The vibrant, impressionistic brushstrokes convey the lushness of nature and the warmth ...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Flowers in a Vase, Original Painting
Flowers in a Vase, Original Painting

Flowers in a Vase, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A variety of flowers spring from a white vase, their shapes and orientations creating a lively sense of movement. The background accentuates the freshness of th...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Fantasy with Flowers 42
Fantasy with Flowers 42

Fantasy with Flowers 42

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 ...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Saint Tropez
Saint Tropez

Saint Tropez

By Maurice EMPI

Located in London, GB

'Saint Tropez', oil on canvas, by Maurice Empi (circa 1970s). The best way to arrive in Saint-Tropez is probably by yacht—preferably your own. But for the vast majority of us, a walk...

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1970s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Purity Oil Painting on Canvas, Expressionist Style, 21st Century
Purity Oil Painting on Canvas, Expressionist Style, 21st Century

Purity Oil Painting on Canvas, Expressionist Style, 21st Century

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Purity" is a mesmerizing artwork that encapsulates the strength, grace, and inherent beauty of a black African woman. Through her direct gaze, the white dove, and the vibrant colors, the painting invites contemplation about the purity of the human spirit, the harmonious connection between humanity and nature, and the celebration of diversity and individuality. Shipping Procedure 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. About Artist Bakare Babatunde...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ocean Lights - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
Ocean Lights - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas

Ocean Lights - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas

By Charles David Francis

Located in Soquel, CA

Ocean Lights - Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Bold abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). The background of this pie...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Raventos 6.4.2 Vertical Musics original expressionist acrylic little
Raventos 6.4.2 Vertical Musics original expressionist acrylic little

Raventos 6.4.2 Vertical Musics original expressionist acrylic little

By Maria Asuncion Raventos

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).. original expressionist acrylic painting Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. ...

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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Tulips Red 3
Tulips Red 3

Tulips Red 3

Located in Zofingen, AG

"Tulips Red 3" bursts with life, a vivid floral painting where passion blooms in every detail. Red tulips take center stage, their vibrant hues energized by touches of blue, yellow, ...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

"Still Life with Apples" Fruit Modern Mid Century Oil Painting on Board Painting
"Still Life with Apples" Fruit Modern Mid Century Oil Painting on Board Painting

"Still Life with Apples" Fruit Modern Mid Century Oil Painting on Board Painting

By Michael Baxte

Located in New York, NY

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the mid Century by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wonderful representation of his bold still life paintings, with expressive use of color, shape, and form. Later in his career, Baxte explores Expressionism, infusing both European and North American stylistic trends. This piece is from later in his career, but we can feel this underlying style throughout. Art measures 15 x 11 inches Frame measures 22 x 19 inches Michael Posner Baxte was born in 1890 in the small town of Staroselje Belarus, Russia. For the first half of the 19th century, it was a center of the Chabad movement of Hasidic Jews, but this group was gone by the middle of the 19th century. By the time the Baxte family immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish population numbered only on the hundreds. The native language of the Baxte family was Yiddish. It is likely that the death of Michael Baxte’s father triggered the family’s immigration. Three older brothers arrived in New York between 1903 and 1905. Michael and his mother, Rebecca, arrived in 1907. By 1910 Michael, his mother, and brother, Joseph, were living in New Orleans and may have spent some time on a Louisiana plantation. Around 1912, Michael Baxte returned to Europe to study the violin. In 1914 he, his mother, and Joseph moved to New York City. Meanwhile, in Algeria, a talented young woman painter, Violette Mege...

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1960s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Tamar Zinn “Untitled Landscape” Oil Pastel, 1997
Tamar Zinn “Untitled Landscape” Oil Pastel, 1997

Tamar Zinn “Untitled Landscape” Oil Pastel, 1997

By Tamar Zinn

Located in San Francisco, CA

This autumnal landscape in oil pastel on paper is by New York City artist Tamar Zinn. Before turning to abstraction, Zinn’s artwork focused on Expressionist invented landscapes, of w...

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1990s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel

Echoes of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women Art
Echoes of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women Art

Echoes of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Women Art

By Elie HATUNGIMANA

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Elie HATUNGIMAN...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Fence Line, Oil Painting
The Fence Line, Oil Painting

The Fence Line, Oil Painting

By George Peebles

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A row of trees stands against a muted sky, their thick red and orange canopies rising above slender trunks. Expressive brushwork adds weight and movement to the...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Snow-Covered Underwood by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on Canvas 46x55 cm
Snow-Covered Underwood by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on Canvas 46x55 cm

Snow-Covered Underwood by Ernest Voegeli - Oil on Canvas 46x55 cm

By Ernest Voegeli

Located in Geneva, CH

Ernest Voegeli is an artist who has found his path through a combination of solid technique and a clear, insightful approach to color, form, and composition. While his work is primar...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Five Miles Out
Five Miles Out

Five Miles Out

By Kevin Kearns

Located in Boston, MA

Kevin Kearns' oil paintings on panel are highly sought after works. While seascape painting is traditional in a sense, Kearns' execution of these paintings is rooted in expressionism...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

"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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Mexican Landscape Scene of Mother with Children" Expressionistic Style Painting
"Mexican Landscape Scene of Mother with Children" Expressionistic Style Painting

"Mexican Landscape Scene of Mother with Children" Expressionistic Style Painting

By Michael Baxte

Located in New York, NY

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1962 by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wonderful representation of his portraits in countryside landscapes with expressive use of color, shape, and form. Later in his career, Baxte explores Expressionism, infusing both European and North American stylistic trends. Art measures 21.25 x 25.5 inches Michael Posner Baxte was born in 1890 in the small town of Staroselje Belarus, Russia. For the first half of the 19th century, it was a center of the Chabad movement of Hasidic Jews, but this group was gone by the middle of the 19th century. By the time the Baxte family immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish population numbered only on the hundreds. The native language of the Baxte family was Yiddish. It is likely that the death of Michael Baxte’s father triggered the family’s immigration. Three older brothers arrived in New York between 1903 and 1905. Michael and his mother, Rebecca, arrived in 1907. By 1910 Michael, his mother, and brother, Joseph, were living in New Orleans and may have spent some time on a Louisiana plantation. Around 1912, Michael Baxte returned to Europe to study the violin. In 1914 he, his mother, and Joseph moved to New York City. Meanwhile, in Algeria, a talented young woman painter, Violette Mege, was making history. For the first time, a woman won the prestigious Beaux Art competition in Algeria. At first, the awards committee denied her the prize but, with French government intervention, Mege eventually prevailed. She won again 3 years later and, in 1916, used the scholarship to visit the United States of America. When Violette came to New York, she met Baxte, who was, by then, an accomplished violinist, teacher, and composer. Baxte’s compositions were performed at the Tokyo Imperial Theater, and in 1922 he was listed in the American Jewish Yearbook as one of the prominent members of the American Jewish community. As a music teacher, he encouraged individual expression. Baxte stated, “No pupil should ever be forced into the imitation of the teacher. Art is a personal experience, and the teacher’s truest aim must be to awaken this light of personality through the patient's light of science.” By 1920 Michael Baxte and Violette Mege were living together in Manhattan. Although they claimed to be living as husband and wife, it seems that their marriage did not become official until 1928. On their “unofficial” honeymoon around 1917, in Algiers, Baxte confided to her his ambition to paint. There and later in New Mexico where the wonderful steeped sunlight approximates the coloring of Algiers, she taught him his heart’s desire. He never had any other teacher. She never had any other pupil. For ten years she devoted all her time, energy, and ambition to teaching, encouraging, inspiring him. Then in 1928, their mutual strivings were rewarded, as his works were being chosen as one of the two winners in the Dudensing National Competition for American Painters. Out of 150 artists from across the country participated in the Dudensing, and Michael Posner Baxte and, Robert Fawcett...

Category

1960s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Sawah Landscape
Sawah Landscape

Sawah Landscape

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A sawah landscape, Sumatra Signed and dated 'Sonnega '54' (lower right), and annotated 'Voor Jan de Bas 1-1-1970 / R de Bas' (on the reverse) oil on canvas, 50,5x60,5 cm Provenance: - Collection Pieter de Bas (1909-1979) Mr de Bas was head of the MULO school and acting head of the HBS school in Medan. Thence by descent to the present owner. Exhibited: - Hotel de Boer, Medan 1954, where acquired by the first owner. The light I observed everywhere was of a special quality, fluorescent blue, shone from nowhere but radiated from every point, oddly with great depth and intensity. The light in an entirely different dimension came from nowhere and went nowhere shimmering with the glow of a bright blue jewel. The most important thing I discovered was of being omnipresent and able to understand everything at the same time, yes I could fathom creation completely. Auke Sonnega, born March 9, 1910 in Leeuwarden, known as the painter, primarily of young Balinese men and women. Originally raised in the reformed denomination, the parents of Auke apparently practised theosophy and their children, including Auke were taught these principles. The talent for drawing revealed itself at an early stage which in 1926 lead to a 4-year study of textile design at the Academy for Art and Craft in Amsterdam. He completed the academy in 1930 and worked in a carpet factory in Twente until 1934 and then followed in his sister Aafje’s footsteps leaving the Netherlands to go to the Dutch East Indies where in 1935 he started working as a graphic designer with an advertising bureau in Batavia. He was able to travel through Java and Bali on the motorbike that he brought with him from Europe, and was paid for his travelogue, enhanced with his own photo’s which appeared in several Dutch newspapers and magazines. In the 1930’s two Europeans, Walter Spies and Rudolf Bonnet...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Light the Christmas Tree! 30X30
Light the Christmas Tree! 30X30

Light the Christmas Tree! 30X30

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In my creation, I've captured the essence of holiday delight. Through the vibrant strokes of oil, I've woven a tale of innocence and joy. The snowman, adorned with a playful red scar...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Thy Brother's Keeper: Expressionist Oil and Acrylic Painting
Thy Brother's Keeper: Expressionist Oil and Acrylic Painting

Thy Brother's Keeper: Expressionist Oil and Acrylic Painting

By Eniafe Gbenga

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Thy Brother's Keeper" describes a time in every man's life. When he is kept and entrusted with a refiner (a person that keeps them before they become their greatest self). I read th...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Dialogue With Butterfly: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Dialogue With Butterfly: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Dialogue With Butterfly: Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Aba Linus

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

"Dialogue With Butterfly" is a captivating piece of art that portrays a man with a butterfly in his hand. This artwork is a visual representation of the profound connection between m...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Listen, I Am Here - 21st Century Expressionist Figurative Painting
Listen, I Am Here - 21st Century Expressionist Figurative Painting

Listen, I Am Here - 21st Century Expressionist Figurative Painting

By Eniafe Gbenga

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

'Listen, I am here' is an art Gbenga Eniafe created from the realities of his people. The everyday creative is overlooked even as he presses on. The purple represents his distinctive...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Big Rio, Original Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Linen
Big Rio, Original Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Linen

Big Rio, Original Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting on Linen

Located in Boston, MA

Big Rio, Original Contemporary Expressionist Landscape Painting 48" x 48" x 1.75" (HxWxD) Oil on Linen This large square-format work by artist Carol Tippit Woolworth features a stunning color palette of rich greens and reds combined with muted blues, purples, and orange tones. There is a balance, both with the color, but also with the composition as the Rio Grande wraps around the curves in the Southwestern landscape, opening up towards the viewer and simultaneously guiding your eye around to the landscape in the distance. This Mexican desert appears calm and a bit desolate, but also bursting with life and energy through the colors used and the loose, energetic mark making that is characteristic of expressionist landscape works. Artist Commentary: The Rio Grande About the Artist: Art has always been a central part of Carol's life. Constantly drawing as a child, the passion to create something two dimensional has continued to this day, through oil and gouache. Carol currently lives in Santa Fe, NM and exhibits at Smilow Mathiesen Gallery on Canyon Road. She graduated with a BA in Art through the University of California at Santa Barbara, with an emphasis in Painting, but has continued to study at various art institutions (Parsons NYC; Silvermine Artists Guild, CT; Rohaton Art Center, CT; Delaware College of Art & Design (DCAD), DE) throughout her career. She now teaches painting at DCAD (Continuing Education), has several private art students, and leads painting workshops in France twice a year. She also works as a self-employed graphic designer. Carol has always been interested in France, the French landscape and French culture. She loves the fields and hilltop towns,and the strong clean lines and shapes they create. The past couple of years this influence has dominated her work. Her landscapes are a constant search for color, contrast, and shapes. Recently Carol has discovered the natural beauty of Lancaster County PA and Northern New Mexico, and is applying her French vocabulary to these new areas. Another influence early on was of an artist whom she babysat for, and who lived across the street, in Santa Barbara: Priscella Bender Shore. She eventually became her favorite art teacher and mentor at the Santa Barbara Community College. Priscella's work was of women in a swimming pools, reflecting and refracting light. They were both figurative and abstract. This images haunted Carol's memories until she could recently recreate the swimming pool paintings...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Farmers and Horses with Carts, Oil on Cardboard, Framed, 20th Century
Farmers and Horses with Carts, Oil on Cardboard, Framed, 20th Century

Farmers and Horses with Carts, Oil on Cardboard, Framed, 20th Century

Located in Genève, GE

Work on cardboard signed Golden wooden frame Dimension with frame : 66.5 x 76.5 x 4.5 cm This captivating work depicts a lively rural scene with three figures mounted on horses, in f...

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20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunny Terrace 25X35
Sunny Terrace 25X35

Sunny Terrace 25X35

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In crafting this piece, I've intertwined the essence of expressionism and impressionism, allowing the vibrant colors and bold textures to evoke feelings of warmth and serenity. The f...

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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée

"Landscape of a Village Near Mountains" Expressionistic Oil Painting on Masonite
"Landscape of a Village Near Mountains" Expressionistic Oil Painting on Masonite

"Landscape of a Village Near Mountains" Expressionistic Oil Painting on Masonite

By Michael Baxte

Located in New York, NY

A strong modernist oil painting depicted in 1969 by Russian painter Michael Baxte. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, this piece is a wonderful representation of his bold still life paintings, with expressive use of color, shape, and form. Later in his career, Baxte explores Expressionism, infusing both European and North American stylistic trends. This piece is from later in his career, but we can feel this underlying style throughout. Art measures 18 x 21.75 inches Michael Posner Baxte was born in 1890 in the small town of Staroselje Belarus, Russia. For the first half of the 19th century it was a center of the Chabad movement of Hasidic Jews, but this group was gone by the middle of the 19th century. By the time the Baxte family immigrated to the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, the Jewish population numbered only on the hundreds. The native language of the Baxte family was Yiddish. It is likely that the death of Michael Baxte’s father triggered the family’s immigration. Three older brothers arrived in New York between 1903 and 1905. Michael and his mother, Rebecca, arrived in 1907. By 1910 Michael, his mother, and brother, Joseph, were living in New Orleans and may have spent some time on a Louisiana plantation. Around 1912, Michael Baxte returned to Europe to study the violin. In 1914 he, his mother, and Joseph moved to New York City. Meanwhile, in Algeria, a talented young woman painter, Violette Mege, was making history. Since for the first time, a woman won the prestigious Beaux Art competition in Algeria. At first, the awards committee denied her the prize but, with French government intervention, Mege eventually prevailed. She won again 3 years later and, in 1916, used the scholarship to visit the United States of America. When Violette came to New York, she met Baxte, who was, by then, an accomplished violinist, teacher, and composer. Baxte’s compositions were performed at the Tokyo Imperial Theater, and in 1922 he was listed in the American Jewish Yearbook as one of the prominent members of the American Jewish community. As a music teacher he encouraged individual expression. Baxte stated, “No pupil should ever be forced into imitation of the teacher. Art is a personal experience, and the teacher’s truest aim must be to awaken this light of personality through the patient light of science.” By 1920 Michael Baxte and Violette Mege were living together in Manhattan. Although they claimed to be living as husband and wife, it seems that their marriage did not become official until 1928. On their “unofficial” honeymoon around 1917, in Algiers, Baxte confided to her his ambition to paint. There and later in New Mexico where the wonderful steeped sunlight approximates the coloring of Algiers, she taught him his heart’s desire. He never had any other teacher. She never had any other pupil. For ten years she devoted all her time, energy, and ambition to teaching, encouraging, inspiring him. Then in 1928, their mutual strivings were rewarded, as his works were being chosen as one of the two winners in the Dudensing National Competition for American Painters. Out of 150 artists from across the country participated in the Dudensing, and Michael Posner Baxte and, Robert Fawcett, were the winners. In his 1924 naturalization application, he indicated that he was sometimes known as “Michael Posner Baxte.” One of the witnesses to his application was Bernard Karfiol, a Jewish American artist. That’s when Michael may...

Category

1960s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Masonite

Bouquet of fluttering butterfly
Bouquet of fluttering butterfly

Bouquet of fluttering butterfly

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

Bouquet of fluttering butterfly These Oxalis houseplants flutter their wings like butterflies. A flower has grown in my house. In this painting, I sought to capture the ephemeral be...

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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Mujer de Juchitan
Mujer de Juchitan

Mujer de Juchitan

By Raul Anguiano

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

Materials

Oil, Canvas

'Waves off the Coast', Monterey, California, Large Modernist Seascape
'Waves off the Coast', Monterey, California, Large Modernist Seascape

'Waves off the Coast', Monterey, California, Large Modernist Seascape

By Alberto Conti

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed lower right "A. Conti" for Alberto Conti (Italian, 1895-1982) and painted circa 1960. A dramatic Expressionist style coastal scene showing a view of a breaking wave off the c...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Day at the Races
Day at the Races

Day at the Races

Located in Sheffield, MA

Gertrude Fiske American, 1879-1961 Day at the Races Oil on Canvas 10 by 14 in, w/ frame 14 by 18 in Fiske (1879-1961) was a Boston School Painter, a...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mid 20th Century French Expressionist Signed Oil Painting French Cathedral City
Mid 20th Century French Expressionist Signed Oil Painting French Cathedral City

Mid 20th Century French Expressionist Signed Oil Painting French Cathedral City

By Raymond Besse

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Raymond Besse (French 1899-1969) Born December 26, 1899 in Niort in Deux-Sèvres, died March 5, 1969 in Candé-sur-Beuvron in the Loir-et-Cher). Raymond Besse arrived ...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Fair Wind
Fair Wind

Fair Wind

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this painting, I've melded acrylic and oil to capture the ephemeral beauty of a seascape bathed in the soft glow of twilight. The gentle undulations of the sea and the serene sail...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

Sun, Sails, Sea
Sun, Sails, Sea

Sun, Sails, Sea

Located in Zofingen, AG

NOT STRETCHED. You'll receive it rolled, in a TUBE. Ready for stretching. I recommend stretching your painting in a local custom framing shop or gallery. It will be the most affordab...

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Marina Cyclists, Oil Painting
Marina Cyclists, Oil Painting

Marina Cyclists, Oil Painting

By James Hartman

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist James Hartman captures the meeting point of the Berkeley Marina and San Francisco Bay in this expressive California landscape. A favorite Bay Area spot t...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil

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