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Expressionist Figurative 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
El Sueno, Lithograph by Francisco Zuniga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francisco Zuniga, Mexican (1912 - 1998) Title: El Sueno Year: 1977 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 25, 5 AP Size: 22 in. x...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Yucatecas en la Parque, Folk Art Lithograph by Francisco Zuniga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francisco Zuniga, Mexican (1912 - 1998) Title: Yucatecas en la Parque Year: 1986 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 150 Size: 21 in. x 30 in. (5...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
Located in Surfside, FL
Luis Camnitzer and Martin Buber (1878-1965), New York: JMB Publishers Ltd, 1970. Printed at The New York Graphic Workshop. Hand signed on Arches paper. (Edition 24/100, numbered on Justification page) Woodblock prints based on folktales from the Hasidic Jewish tradition in Eastern Europe, selected by Camnitzer from the early masters section of Buber’s Die chassidischen Bücher as translated by Olga Marx. German Expressionist style Jewish woodcuts...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Alligator and Legs
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original monoprint by American female artist Jackie Felix. This work is currently featured in an exhibition Over the Fence on view at Benjaman Gallery. This work comes in an ar...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Monoprint

Original Lithograph Native American Female Figure Portrait Bold Stoic Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Helen Goes Ahead- Crow" is an original lithograph proof signed by the artist Leonard Baskin. It depicts a Crow woman named Helen Goes Ahead in front of a red background. 19" x 12 ...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph, Ink

Czech Street Scene, Kino, Couples Shopping Weimar Era 1929 Lithograph
Located in Surfside, FL
Man in bowler hat, ladies in hats out shopping. Vojtěch Tittelbach ( 1900, Mutějovice - 1971, Prague) was a Czech painter and graphic artist, gradua...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dans l'infinie verticalite de l'herbe la femme, Lithograph by Corneille
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Corneille, Belgian (1922 - ) Title: Dans l'infinie verticalite de l'herbe la femme Year: 1977 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: HC 4/15 Size: 26...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Judgment Hour
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original mixed media, Photo Etching, Aquatint, Drypoint on paper by the collaboration of two artists, Robert Flemming and Mizin Shin. This piece entitled Judgment Hour measure ...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Mixed Media, Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint, Photogram

"Eve Incurs God's Displeasure (M. 236), " Original Lithograph by Marc Chagall
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Eve Incurs God's Displeasure" is an original double sided lithograph by Marc Chagall. On recto the print features the biblical story of Eve being scolded by God for her sin in the G...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Un Dia de Marzo, 1981 by Juan Garcia Ripolles
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Juan Garcia Ripolles, Spanish (1932 - ) Title: Un Dia de Marzo... Year: 1981 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 16 Image Size: 14 x 16.5 inches Size: ...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Dancing in the Dark
Located in New York, NY
Joan Snyder has been called an autobiographical, even confessional artist, who draws from her experiences and surroundings to create her paintings. While her subjects vary widely, Sn...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Purim Holiday Scene Judaica Aquatint Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw Reymont, as well as Hebrew literature, Ben-Zion wrote poetry and essays that, like his visual work, attempt to reveal the deep “connection between man and the divine, and between man and earth.” An emigrant from the Ukraine, he came to the US in 1920. He wrote fairy tales and poems in Hebrew under the name Benzion Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name. Ben-Zion was a founding member of “The Ten: An Independent Group” The Ten” a 1930’s avant-garde group, Painted on anything handy. Ben-Zion often used cabinet...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Biblical Prophet
Located in Surfside, FL
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw Reymont, as well as Hebrew literature, Ben-Zion wrote poetry and essays that, like his visual work, attempt to reveal the deep “connection between man and the divine, and between man and earth.” An emigrant from the Ukraine, he came to the US in 1920. He wrote fairy tales and poems in Hebrew under the name Benzion Weinman, but when he began painting he dropped his last name and hyphenated his first, saying an artist needed only one name. Ben-Zion was a founding member of “The Ten: An Independent Group” The Ten” a 1930’s avant-garde group, Painted on anything handy. Ben-Zion often used cabinet doors (panels) in his work. Other members of group included Ilya Bolotowsky, Lee Gatch, Adolf Gottlieb...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #98: "Poetry" Lithograph by Carl Otto Czeschka
Located in Chicago, IL
after Carl Otto Czeschka, (1878-1960), Austrian A leading member of the Vienna Secession and later the Wiener Werkstätte (Viennese Workshop), Carl Otto Czeschka was a vital figu...
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1890s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Tip of Broadway II
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original lithograph created by Lester F. Johnson. This work was donated to Hallwalls Contemporary Art Center by the David K. Anderson Charitable Trust. All proceeds from the sal...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Lithograph

So Wine About It
Located in Toronto, ON
35" x 38.5" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee 29/125 Hand Signed by Todd White
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Fauvist Portrait in Red - Original lithograph
Located in Paris, IDF
Bengt Lindström (1925-2008) Fauvist Portrait in Red Original Lithograph Printed signature in the plate Numbered / 500 ex On vellum 31 x 22.5 cm (c. ...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Untitled - LJ #53, " Lithograph signed by Lester Johnson
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Untitled - LJ#53" is an original color lithograph by Lester Johnson. The artist signed the piece in the lower center and also wrote the edition number,...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Artiesten Winterfest, " an Original Color Lithograph
By Jan Sluijters
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Artiesten Winterfest" is an original color lithograph poster designed by Jan Sluijters. It depicts a brightly colored woman with long orange hair and su...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Waiting for Buddha, expressionistic female figure, greens, earth tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
An oil-based ink monotype of an expressive figure turned from the viewer against a patterned green-grey background.
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Monotype, Archival Paper

"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera (Variant)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera, (Variant) 1967 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by renown Austrian expressionist artist Oskar Kokoschka, 1886-...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

She Gives Her Heart Away
Located in Toronto, ON
29" x 16.5" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee with Hand Embellishment of 135 Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the viewer’s eyes as those in his stolen scenes serve or are served-wine, coffee, cigarettes, cigars, and martinis. He creates timeless scenes of diverse attraction, of known intimacy. Within the exaggerated features and textured skin of his characters lies truth, yours and theirs. Distinctive bodies and details to lips, eyes, hair, skin, hands and what is held in each, separate and blend his characters’ lives. The smoke that rises from their lips, the drinks that linger at their fingertips, the clothing that adorns their bodies and the crowd created among lovers, friends, patrons and co-workers all speak a certain poetry. Each character depicts the subtleties of what one shows and what one hides. An asymmetrical face tells of an asymmetrical life, of how life wears and how we wear life — what we choose to carry in our hands and on our faces — how we wear ourselves, what smoke and color we stand in. Todd’s paintings are captivating, demanding a second look, often invoking humor or thoughts of familiar feelings — I’ve been there, I know them. Above all, the work is infectious and has caught the attention of the public (galleries cannot keep enough of Todd’s work in stock) as well as celebrities (Vin Diesel, Hugh Hefner, Macaulay Culkin, Eric McCormack, Ryan Stiles and Joe Rogan are collectors of Todd’s oil paintings). But who is the artist behind the art and where did his unique style come from? Todd began in at Warner Bros. Studios while working on the popular series, tiny toons. Through character clean-up and development, Todd began to forge his own artistic style. Shortly thereafter, Todd became part of the lead animation team for the internationally renowned cartoon, sponge bob square pants. Over the next three years, Todd sharpened his eye in storyboarding, illustration and character design. Throughout this period, Todd privately experimented with style and concept, eventually arriving at a process which guides him through every piece. The impact is apparent in his paintings; Todd’s rat-pack-meets-Picasso style results, in part, from his desire to reveal his characters’ innermost thoughts and emotions on their faces. Todd likens his portraits to his favorite episode of the Twilight Zone in which people wore masks that later became their faces and revealed who they truly were. Fast forward ten years later, and until Todd can conceptually see the story in his head, he refuses to paint a single signature knuckle curled around one of his famous martinis. "I actually name my pieces first and then i visualise each face and its personality. Then I develop each person’s story." The stark, unblemished delivery of his subjects is very much intended: whatever isn’t necessary to the story isn’t on my canvas. "I don’t waste a lot of time with backgrounds because they don’t interest me. They aren’t necessary. Instead i focus on what is essential. For example, the hands." Hands are a focal point for Todd, reflecting the subject’s state of mind as much as any body language or facial expression. Everyone’s hands are full of personality he surmises. Take Al Pacino; without his hands, he’s not nearly as interesting to watch. In addition to more obvious influences, such as Austrian expressionist Egon...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Morning Glow in Love
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE PAINTING 40" X 28" Monoprint In this enchanting morning scene, the essence of love and connection amidst the beauty of nature is captured skillfully. The backdrop reveals a...
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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Oil

Bad For Your Health
Located in Toronto, ON
33.75" x 17.5" Unframed Limited Edition Giclée with Hand Embellishment of 135 Hand Signed by Todd White “Definitely a painting about the ones you know are a total mistake from the ...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Nude Female Figure Baby Family 1910's Black and White Original Lithograph Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Three Seated Figures- Women (Frauen)" is an original lithograph from the "South Sea (Sudsee)" series by Max Pechstein. This lithograph depicts th...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

SITZENDER HARLEKIN
Located in Portland, ME
Campendonk, Heinrich. SITZENDER HARLEKIN. Engels/Sohn 59. Woodcut, 1922. 15 x 11 3/8 inches; 380 x 290 mm. Signed in pencil. In Excellent condition. Framed.
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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Auguste, Offset Lithograph by Georges Rouault
Located in Long Island City, NY
Auguste Georges Rouault, French (1871–1958) Offset Lithograph, signed in the plate Image Size: 12.5 x 8.5 inches Size: 17 x 14 in. (43.18 x 35.56 cm) Frame Size: 23 x 19.5 inches
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1930s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Her Satisfied Place
Located in Toronto, ON
20" x 30" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee with Hand Embellishment of 195 Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Femme au Collier from The Reincarnations du Pere Ubu, by Georges Rouault
Located in Long Island City, NY
Femme au Collier from The Reincarnations du Pere Ubu Georges Rouault, French (1871–1958) Date: 1928 Etching with Aquatint, signed in the plate Image Size: 12 x 8 inches Size: 17 x 13...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Le Clown, Screenprint Poster by Georges Rouault (After)
Located in Long Island City, NY
Le Clown Georges Rouault (After), French (1871–1958) Date: circa 1970 Screenprint Poster Image Size: 17.5 x 12 inches Size: 26 x 20 in. (66.04 x 50.8 cm)
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Screen

Ducks Quacking, Cactus Peeking, linear style, monochromatic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This is an artist proof aquatint of a woman peeking around a cactus with ducks mysteriously hovering in the upper right corner and a giant beautiful cactus overgrowing. The mood is ...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Ink, Archival Ink, Aquatint

Fruhling
By Josef Siccard-Redl
Located in New York, NY
Siccard-Redl, Josef. Fruhling, Ca 1910. Color wood engraving, Signed and titled in pencil by the artist. Little is known of this artist other than he worked in Vienna during the ...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Engraving

FIGURA DE HOMBRE EN AZUL CON FONDO GRIS
Located in Aventura, FL
Carborundum etching. Figura de Hombre en Azul con Fondo Gris / Figure of a Man in Blue with Gray Background (Pereda 251). Printed and published by Ediciones Poligrafa in Barcelona. I...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Paper

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 Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

CARABINIERI A OSTIA
CARABINIERI A OSTIA
$682 Sale Price
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Armand Nakache - Original Handsigned Lithograph - Ecole de Paris
By Armand Nakache
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Armand Nakache Original Handsigned Lithograph Dimensions: 76 x 54 cm Edition: HC XXI/XXX HandSigned and Numbered Ecole de Paris au seuil de la mutation des Arts Sentiers Editions ...
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1960s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Girls Walking State 3
Located in New York, NY
Lester Johnson Girls Walking State 3 etching 1986. Designated edition number 8 of 21 in pencil lower left recto. Signed in pencil "Lester Johnson" lower right recto.
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint, Intaglio

Girls Walking State 3
Girls Walking State 3
$1,440 Sale Price
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FEMME NUE ET JOUEUSE DE FLUTE
Located in New York, NY
stamped on back: Le Vent d'Arles and SPADEM 1975 - Printed in France Edition sticker on back reads: No. 1815
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Color

She Still Loves to Feel the Pages
Located in Toronto, ON
23" x 22.75" Unframed Hand Embellished Giclée on Paper of 14 Hand Signed by Todd White COA Included Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting color...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Social Distancing (Original)
Located in Toronto, ON
21” x 11” Unframed Original Acrylic on Canvas Board Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the viewer’...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Acrylic

"You Feel Like Home, " an Etching & Aquatint signed by Molly McKee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"You Feel Like Home" is an original etching and aquatint signed by the artist Molly McKee. It is edition 3/10 and depicts a figure holding two babies and another tall figure to the l...
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Nacktes Liegendes Mädchen auf Diwan
Located in New York, NY
Drypoint printed in dark brown on heavy cream wove paper with wide margins. This is the third state (of four) from a small edition of only several. Signed and inscribed "II Zustand" ...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Color, Drypoint

The Family, circa 1930's
Located in London, GB
BELA KADAR 1877-1956 Budapest 1877-1956 (Hungarian) Title: The Family, circa 1930's Technique: Original Signed Tempera on paper Image size: 90 x 71.5 cm / 35.4 x 28.2 in Additional Information: The work is hand signed "Kadar Bela...
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1930s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Tempera

Bordellszene - Original Lithograph by Otto Gleichmann - 1924
Located in Roma, IT
Bordellszene is an original lithograph, realized by Otto Gleichmann in 1924, hand- signed and dated. In very good conditions. Here the artwork represents two men in Expressionistic...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Junges Paar
Located in New York, NY
Large and very scarce etching, aquatint and drypoint. This richly-inked impression is the second state (of 2) from a limited edition of approximately 17. Signed and titled in pencil ...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Market in Grodek
Located in New York, NY
Emil Orlik (1870-1932), Market in Grodek, etching and aquatint, 1898, signed in pencil lower right, in very good condition, trimmed just outside of the platemark and so with a small ...
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1890s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Am Gänsehäufel in Wien
Located in New York, NY
Emil Orlik (1870-1932), Am Gänsehäufel in Wien, 1911, soft-ground etching, signed and dated in pencil lower right. In very good condition, on firm laid paper with margins, 5 1/2 x 8...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Etching

Max Beckmann Retrospective (The Saint Louis Art Museum Sept 7-Nov. 4, 1984)
By (after) Max Beckmann
Located in Missouri, MO
This is a vintage museum exhibition poster from the Max Beckmann Retrospective at the Saint Louis Art Museum, 1984. Max Beckmann was...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Offset

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 Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Bal AAAA Bullier, " Original Lithograph Poster by Achille-Emile Othon Friesz
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bal AAAA Bullier" is an original color lithograph poster by Achille-Emile Othon Friesz, signed by the artist in the plate in the lower left. This p...
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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Untitled Woodcut
Located in Wilton, CT
Original hand-colored woodcut from a portfolio of Secessionist fashion illustrations. Signed in the lower right margin by the artist, Reni Schaschl (1895-1979), a talented member of...
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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Untitled Woodcut
Untitled Woodcut
$2,800 Sale Price
20% Off
A Little Fling
Located in Toronto, ON
22.5" x 14.5" Framed Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas with Hand-Embellishment Numbered of 50 Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes wi...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Giclée

Coming Up Roses
Located in Toronto, ON
18" x 10" Unframed Limited Edition Giclée with Hand Embellishment of 135 Hand Signed by Todd White “Being an observational artist of 53 years, I truly understand, only now, life is...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

063062
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 Figurative Prints

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Monotype

Malibu High
Located in Toronto, ON
20" x 30" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee with Hand Embellishment of 135 Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the viewer’s eyes as those in his stolen scenes serve or are served-wine, coffee, cigarettes, cigars, and martinis. He creates timeless scenes of diverse attraction, of known intimacy. Within the exaggerated features and textured skin of his characters lies truth, yours and theirs. Distinctive bodies and details to lips, eyes, hair, skin, hands and what is held in each, separate and blend his characters’ lives. The smoke that rises from their lips, the drinks that linger at their fingertips, the clothing that adorns their bodies and the crowd created among lovers, friends, patrons and co-workers all speak a certain poetry. Each character depicts the subtleties of what one shows and what one hides. An asymmetrical face tells of an asymmetrical life, of how life wears and how we wear life — what we choose to carry in our hands and on our faces — how we wear ourselves, what smoke and color we stand in. Todd’s paintings are captivating, demanding a second look, often invoking humor or thoughts of familiar feelings — I’ve been there, I know them. Above all, the work is infectious and has caught the attention of the public (galleries cannot keep enough of Todd’s work in stock) as well as celebrities (Vin Diesel, Hugh Hefner, Macaulay Culkin, Eric McCormack, Ryan Stiles and Joe Rogan are collectors of Todd’s oil paintings). But who is the artist behind the art and where did his unique style come from? Todd began in at Warner Bros. Studios while working on the popular series, tiny toons. Through character clean-up and development, Todd began to forge his own artistic style. Shortly thereafter, Todd became part of the lead animation team for the internationally renowned cartoon, sponge bob square pants. Over the next three years, Todd sharpened his eye in storyboarding, illustration and character design. Throughout this period, Todd privately experimented with style and concept, eventually arriving at a process which guides him through every piece. The impact is apparent in his paintings; Todd’s rat-pack-meets-Picasso style results, in part, from his desire to reveal his characters’ innermost thoughts and emotions on their faces. Todd likens his portraits to his favorite episode of the Twilight Zone in which people wore masks that later became their faces and revealed who they truly were. Fast forward ten years later, and until Todd can conceptually see the story in his head, he refuses to paint a single signature knuckle curled around one of his famous martinis. "I actually name my pieces first and then i visualise each face and its personality. Then I develop each person’s story." The stark, unblemished delivery of his subjects is very much intended: whatever isn’t necessary to the story isn’t on my canvas. "I don’t waste a lot of time with backgrounds because they don’t interest me. They aren’t necessary. Instead i focus on what is essential. For example, the hands." Hands are a focal point for Todd, reflecting the subject’s state of mind as much as any body language or facial expression. Everyone’s hands are full of personality he surmises. Take Al Pacino; without his hands, he’s not nearly as interesting to watch. In addition to more obvious influences, such as Austrian expressionist Egon...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

Materials

Giclée

Confessions
Located in Toronto, ON
24" x 14" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee with Hand Embellishment of 100 Hand Signed by Todd White 2021 Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting c...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

El Rebozo Blanco, Lithograph by Francisco Zuniga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Francisco Zuniga, Mexican (1912 - 1998) Title: El Rebozo Blanco Year: 1986 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 135 Size: 30 in. x 21 in. (76.2 cm x 53...
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1980s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

VERA
Located in Aventura, FL
Serigraph on paper. Hand signed and numbered by the artist. Artwork appears to be in excellent condition. Artwork has not been examined outside the matting. Matted size: approx. 37 x...
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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Paper, Screen

VERA
VERA
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
Midnight Snack
Located in Toronto, ON
21" x 26" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee with Hand Embellishment Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors servi...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Dead Mans Hand
Located in Toronto, ON
25" x 33" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee with Hand Embellishment of 75 Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors ...
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2010s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Giclée

Blues Melody 2
Located in Buffalo, NY
An original drypoint monotype by American female artist Kathleen Sherin.
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1990s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Monoprint, Monotype

Expressionist figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist figurative 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 figurative 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, purple, red and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including George Grosz, Marc Chagall, Todd White, and Gustav Klimt & K.K. Hof-und Staatsdruckerei. Frequently made by artists working with Lithograph, and Paper 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 figurative prints, so small editions measuring 3 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $88 and tops out at $975,000, while the average work sells for $1,100.

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