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Expressionist Abstract Prints

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
Composition, Contes de Boccace, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Contes de Boccace, peinture...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

The Mother / - Violated Motherhood -
By Georg Tappert
Located in Berlin, DE
Georg Tappert (1880 Berlin - 1957 Berlin), The Mother, 1918 (1964). Estate print from 1964. Linocut on Japan, 31.5 cm x 20 cm (image), 44.5 cm x 28 cm (sheet size), marked lower left...
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1910s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper

Der Mord II (Liebespaar II)
Located in New York, NY
A superb, richly-inked impression of this very scarce, important German Expressionist lithograph on smooth, cream wove paper. Edition of approximately only 20. Signed in pencil. Publ...
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1910s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Nightfear
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Nightfear Color lithograph, 1958 From: Rhapsodie de ma nuit, (seven plates) Signed, dated and numbered in pecnil lower left (see photos) Edition: E.A. edition of 25, (there were a...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Mid Century Modern Clown print, hand signed 144/250 Russian born American artist
Located in New York, NY
Nahum Tschacbasov Mid Century Modern Clown, 1956 Lithograph Signed, dated and numbered 144/250 in graphite on the front 34 x 27.5 inches Unframed, affixed to matting Published by American Color Slide Co, Ltd., New York Terrific uncommon vintage signed, numbered and dated mid Century modern lithograph from this interesting and distinctive -and undervalued Russian American artist. Highly collectible clown...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph, Pencil

FACE OF THE NIGHT(Octavio Paz)Lithograph on Arches Paper, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Union City, NJ
FACE OF THE NIGHT (For Octavio Paz) is a limited run lithograph exhibition poster printed in multiple colors using traditional hand lithography techniques (not a photo reproduction) ...
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1980s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Die Lilienweisse Stute - Lithographs by Otto Schubert - 1920
Located in Roma, IT
Die Lilienweisse Stute is an book written by Carl Hauptmann (Obersalzbrunn, 1858 - Schreiberhau, 1921) and illustrated by Otto Schubert (born January 29, 1892 in Dresden - June 12, 1...
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1920s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

Summer Rain
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Summer Rain" c.1990, is an original colors etching on Wove paper by noted American artist Ruth Leaf, 1923-2015. It is hand signed, titled and inscribed Artist Pr...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Etching

Erotic Nude French Surrealist Aquatint Etching Photo Collage Silkscreen Print
Located in Surfside, FL
This is numbered by hand in pencil and signed in pencil. An erotic nude etching. Zwy Milshtein (Zvi Tzvi Milstein) BIOGRAPHY 1934 Born in Kishinev (Bessarabia) Russian, Romanian reg...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

German Israeli Expressionist Abstract Bush in Judea Lithograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Anna Ticho (אנה טיכו ) (1894-1980) was a Jewish artist who became famous for her drawings of the Jerusalem hills. Anna Ticho was born in Brno, Moravia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (today the Czech Republic) in 1894. At the age of 15, she began to study drawing in Vienna in an art school under the directorship of Ernst Nowak...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Adoration of the Magi / - The Rider of the Sun -
Located in Berlin, DE
Walter Helbig (1878 Falkenstein - 1968 Ascona), Adoration of the Magi, 1918. Hand-colored linocut, 30 cm x 22.5 cm (depiction), 50 cm x 35 cm (sheet size), signed “W.[alter] Helbig” in pencil lower right, inscribed “Adoration of the Magi” lower left and dated “1918”. Below this a handwritten dedication “with heartfelt Christmas greetings”. - Paper somewhat darkened and with slight creases, thumbtack holes in the corners - The Rider of the Sun - The 'apocalypse' of World War I brought about a return to sacred art. Walter Helbig belonged to the circle of the 'Brücke' and the 'Blauer Reiter'. With his reinterpretation of religious themes in an expressionist formal language, Helbig shaped an avant-garde neo-sacred art. This is symbolically expressed in the silhouette of the rider against the sun-like yellow background. It refers to the awakening initiated by the Blue Riding, which is now linked back to the sacred. The rider and horse "look" at Mary and the Christ Child, who occupy the entire field. Opposite them are the three kings, the eldest of whom kneels before Christ and offers him a gold-filled casket. The expressionist lines give rise to a tower that rises into the "sun", so that the gift has become a Gothic church, expressing the hope that the fallen world will be resurrected in the name of Christ. This dimension of meaning is emphasized by the magical effect of the color scheme. About the artist In 1895, Walter Helbig began studying at the Dresden Academy of Art, where he became friends with the future Brücke artist Otto Müller, with whom he lived in Dresden from 1903 to 1905. While studying in Italy from 1897 to 1899, he met Arnold Böcklin and Adolf von Hildebrand. After completing his studies, he first worked for Otto Gussmann, painting churches. From 1905 to 1909 he worked as a freelance painter in Hamburg. In 1909, through the mediation of Otto Müller, Helbig made the acquaintance of artists from the 'Brücke'. In 1910 he exhibited at the founding exhibition of the Berlin 'Neue Sezession'. In the same year, he moved to Switzerland, where, together with Hans Arp and Oscar Lüthy, he founded the 'Moderne Bund' in Weggis, to which Cuno Amiet and Giovanni Giacometti also belonged. At the second exhibition of the 'Moderne Bund' in Zurich in 1911, Henri Matisse and Robert Delaunay were represented alongside artists from the 'Blauer Reiter'. In 1913, Helbig traveled to Paris with Arp and Lüthy. After the dissolution of the 'Moderne Bund', Helbig was represented at the first Dada exhibition in Zurich in 1914. In 1919, he joined the Berlin 'Novembergruppe'. After the devastation of World War I, Helbig turned increasingly to religious themes in his work. In 1924, like many other artists of his time, he moved to Ascona for financial reasons, where he became a naturalized citizen in 1938. There he founded the artists' association "The Great Bear", to which Marianne von Werefkin...
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1910s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper

La Baie de Trépassés
Located in New York, NY
An excellent impression of this large color aquatint. Numbered in pencil 99/175. Printed by Lacourière, Paris. Published by Vollard, Paris. Catalogue reference: Chapon/Rouault 141; ...
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1930s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Color, Aquatint

Composition, Contes de Boccace, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Contes de Boccace, peinture...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition, Contes de Boccace, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Contes de Boccace, peinture...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition, Contes de Boccace, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Contes de Boccace, peinture...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Composition, Contes de Boccace, Verve: Revue Artistique et Littéraire
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Notes: From the album, Contes de Boccace, peinture...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Street Musicians by Ira Moskowitz original lithograph
Located in Paonia, CO
Street Musicians by Ira Moskowitz shows four musicians playing various horn instruments including trumpets and trombones. Behind them some childre...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

German Israeli Expressionist Abstract Lithograph Of Jerusalem Landscape
Located in Surfside, FL
Anna Ticho (אנה טיכו ) (1894-1980) was a Jewish artist who became famous for her drawings of the Jerusalem hills. Anna Ticho was born in Brno, Moravia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (today the Czech Republic) in 1894. At the age of 15, she began to study drawing in Vienna in an art school under the directorship of Ernst Nowak...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

German Israeli Expressionist Abstract Lithograph Of Judeah Hills
Located in Surfside, FL
Anna Ticho (אנה טיכו ) (1894-1980) was a Jewish artist who became famous for her drawings of the Jerusalem hills. Anna Ticho was born in Brno, Moravia, then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire (today the Czech Republic) in 1894. At the age of 15, she began to study drawing in Vienna in an art school under the directorship of Ernst Nowak...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Charcoal, Lithograph

Zohar Kabbalah Portrait French Jewish Surrealist Aquatint Etching Hebrew Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
Etching and Aquatint with embossing, Zwy Milshtein (Zvi Tzvi Milstein) BIOGRAPHY 1934 Born in Kishinev (Bessarabia) Russian, Romanian region. 1948 Arrived in Israel via Cyprus, wher...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Portrait of Woman on Typeface French Jewish Surrealist Aquatint Etching Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
Etching and Aquatint with embossing, This is numbered by hand in pencil but does not appear to be signed. Zwy Milshtein (Zvi Tzvi Milstein) BIOGRAPHY 1934 Born in Kishinev (Bessarab...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Portraits Erotic Vignettes French Israeli Surrealist Aquatint Etching Le Colonel
Located in Surfside, FL
Etching and Aquatint with embossing featuring a clock, the colonel, a nude woman undressing and a figure. This is numbered by hand in pencil and signed in pencil. Zwy Milshtein (Zvi ...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Oiseau de l'aube
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce, early color lithograph on Johannot cream wove paper. Artist's proof, aside from the edition of 120. Signed and inscribed "epreuve d'artiste" in...
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1950s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Color, Lithograph

Orange Face, Expressionist Portrait
Located in Austin, TX
By Juan Carlos Breceda 21" x 15" Lithograph - 13/18 Framed Size: 35.5" x 30.5"
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

CARABINIERI A OSTIA
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork size 27.5 x 19.5 inches. Frame size approx 32 x 24 inches. Artwork is in excellent condition. Edition of 125. C...
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1990s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Paper, Screen

CARABINIERI A OSTIA
CARABINIERI A OSTIA
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Weiblicher Akt
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this scarce, early lithograph on Japan paper. Signed in pencil by Pechstein.
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

Junger Fürst und Tänzerinnen
Located in New York, NY
A superb impression of this extremely scarce etching and aquatint. First state (of 2), before the darkened background. Edition of approximately only 11. Signed in pencil. This etch...
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1910s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Rollin With the Homies, Recent Works by Tom Everhart (Signed Poster)
Located in Toronto, ON
35" x 24" Unframed Rolling With the Homies Recent Works Poster Hand Signed by Tom Everhart 2013
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2010s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Other Medium

Sailing Through Colors
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE PAINTING 15" X 12" Monoprint In this dreamy monoprint painting, a vibrant red canoe rests snugly between two majestic trees. The artist skillfully captures the essence of s...
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20th Century Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Oil

Untitled
Located in Barcelona, BARCELONA
Includes a Certificate of Authenticity
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1990s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

'Nuits de la Fondation Maeght' lithograph event poster
Located in Milwaukee, WI
This poster, published in 1971 for the Fondation Maeght, proudly boasts a lithographic rendering of Wassily Kandinsky's 1922 mural plans for the Juryfreie exhibition in Germany. It w...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Lithograph

091013
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abstract p...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

091013
Price Upon Request
082031
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abstract prints in a variety of colors. Neumann lived through revolutionary changes in the art world of prewar and postwar Germany. He was a prolific artist in Germany during a time of the country’s unprecedented academic and intellectual growth. His early work shows the influence of both French masters like Cezanne and the contemporary style that was then being developed by German Expressionists like Kirchner. A master printmaker, Neumann was also inspired by the works of Albrecht Durer, whose allegorical subject-matter and unmatched drawing technique Neumann would emulate throughout his career. A lifetime preoccupation with the human figure informs his work, with frieze-like human figures recalling ancient Greek art...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

082031
Price Upon Request
063091
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abstract prints in a variety of colors. Neumann lived through revolutionary changes in the art world of prewar and postwar Germany. He was a prolific artist in Germany during a time of the country’s unprecedented academic and intellectual growth. His early work shows the influence of both French masters like Cezanne and the contemporary style that was then being developed by German Expressionists like Kirchner. A master printmaker, Neumann was also inspired by the works of Albrecht Durer, whose allegorical subject-matter and unmatched drawing technique Neumann would emulate throughout his career. A lifetime preoccupation with the human figure informs his work, with frieze-like human figures recalling ancient Greek art...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

063091
Price Upon Request
082050
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abstract prints in a variety of colors. Neumann lived through revolutionary changes in the art world of prewar and postwar Germany. He was a prolific artist in Germany during a time of the country’s unprecedented academic and intellectual growth. His early work shows the influence of both French masters like Cezanne and the contemporary style that was then being developed by German Expressionists like Kirchner. A master printmaker, Neumann was also inspired by the works of Albrecht Durer, whose allegorical subject-matter and unmatched drawing technique Neumann would emulate throughout his career. A lifetime preoccupation with the human figure informs his work, with frieze-like human figures recalling ancient Greek art...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

082050
Price Upon Request
054047
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abstract prints in a variety of colors. Neumann lived through revolutionary changes in the art world of prewar and postwar Germany. He was a prolific artist in Germany during a time of the country’s unprecedented academic and intellectual growth. His early work shows the influence of both French masters like Cezanne and the contemporary style that was then being developed by German Expressionists like Kirchner. A master printmaker, Neumann was also inspired by the works of Albrecht Durer, whose allegorical subject-matter and unmatched drawing technique Neumann would emulate throughout his career. A lifetime preoccupation with the human figure informs his work, with frieze-like human figures recalling ancient Greek art...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

054047
Price Upon Request
082025
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abstract p...
Category

1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

082025
Price Upon Request
082129
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was a German Expressionist painter and printmaker. His monotypes evolved from sharp, angular, black and whites to late abstract prints in a variety of colors. Neumann lived through revolutionary changes in the art world of prewar and postwar Germany. He was a prolific artist in Germany during a time of the country’s unprecedented academic and intellectual growth. His early work shows the influence of both French masters like Cezanne and the contemporary style that was then being developed by German Expressionists like Kirchner. A master printmaker, Neumann was also inspired by the works of Albrecht Durer, whose allegorical subject-matter and unmatched drawing technique Neumann would emulate throughout his career. A lifetime preoccupation with the human figure informs his work, with frieze-like human figures recalling ancient Greek art...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

082129
Price Upon Request
082024
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was an expressionist painter and printmaker born in Heidelberg, Germany. He was one of the most versatile and original artists of the twentieth century. Neum...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

082024
Price Upon Request
082126
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was an expressionist painter and printmaker born in Heidelberg, Germany. He was one of the most versatile and original artists of...
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1960s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

082126
Price Upon Request
091014
Located in New Orleans, LA
Otto Neumann (1895-1975) was an expressionist painter and printmaker born in Heidelberg, Germany. He was one of the most versatile and original artists of...
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1970s Expressionist Abstract Prints

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Monotype

091014
Price Upon Request

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Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist abstract prints 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 abstract prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, green, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Otto Neumann, Karel Appel, Wassily Kandinsky, and Zvi Milshtein. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Monotype 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 abstract prints, so small editions measuring 4.25 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $99 and tops out at $25,600, while the average work sells for $1,045.

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