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Expressionist Art

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
The abandoned garden i, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Abandoned garden. The beauty of flowers is always there, even the gardener is gone. It is wintertime in the Ukraine but the abandoned garden is a symbol for the poor people who ha...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Sandstorm, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Sandstorm in Europe. Pink sky, greeting from Afrika, from the Sahara. Sand everywhere, mystic time :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of au...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

KAT, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The mythical cat, usually the boss in a home... :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Y...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Layers of Time, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original watercolor painting on 140 lb Arches cold pressed paper :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ::...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Dream
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Madé Gourdon, France, 1960s. "Dream". with frame: 70x61 cm - without frame: 55x46 cm. 10F format. Signed "Madé Gourdon" in the lower left. In its frame Montparnasse....
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1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Burlap, Oil, Canvas

Beavertail Breaker - Contemporary Landscape Sketch Archival Print
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A lifelong painter, Christopher W. Benson (b. 1960) has built an impressive career for over two decades. Hailing from a family of noted American artists and art educators, Benson fir...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The Impact Zone - Contemporary Landscape Sketch Archival Print
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A lifelong painter, Christopher W. Benson (b. 1960) has built an impressive career for over two decades. Hailing from a family of noted American artists and art educators, Benson fir...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Small Hypnotic Wave, Canvas Sketch - Contemporary Landscape Archival Print
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A lifelong painter, Christopher W. Benson (b. 1960) has built an impressive career for over two decades. Hailing from a family of noted American artists and art educators, Benson fir...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

THE RETURN, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A house, a traveler, who stands and looks at it, theme of nostalgia, theme of return to your own soul, that the house represents, after drifting away from it for a long time :: Pain...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Anonimo pank, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Large Abstract portrait Painting, black&White on canvas ,work by Dimitris Pavlopoulos Painting created with acrylic . Colors: Black &White , Abstract Canvas Collection 2021 Size:...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Garden Island, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The sky glows orange, its vibrant colors reflected upon the lake. Pine trees grace the horizon with their distinct silhouettes. While the far shore emits a fain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Portrait of a Boy (Rupert Doone)" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference: Colnaghi 142. Published in London in 1921 by Herbert Furst at the Little Art Rooms for inclusion in the "Modern Woodcutters 4" volume, ...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Portrait of a painter
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon PORTRAIT OF THE PAINTER 1943 Watercolor on paper 68 x 53 cm. Signed and dated: lower right ‘Quirijn van Tiel 43’. Provenance: Former col...
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1940s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Rustende wieders
Located in BLARICUM, NL
QUIRIJN VAN TIEL Rotterdam 1900-1967 Rhoon RESTING WIEDERS 1945 Watercolor on paper 58 x 39 cm. Signed and dated: lower right "Quirijn van Tiel 45". Provenance: collection P.A. Re...
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1940s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Street Art, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
There is a beauty to the posters and graffiti on the streets that are in built up and torn down over time. As this woman walks by unfazed by her surroundings, she seems to become par...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Alpine Trees, landscape, expressionist, Modern, Abstract, Metal
Located in Deddington, GB
Inspired by a late evening drive up to Les Gets in the French Alps. Glimpses of landscape from the car window - snow on branches, lights flickering through the trees, all set against...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Metal

Paused, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
There is a comfort being with friends, whether talking or just standing together. These two paused on the street for a moment while the city continued to move on. The painting is sof...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

A Moment of Clarity, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Walking in the city, she takes a moment. It was her moment to clear her head or make clear her direction. Although it was hers, the viewer can get a glance into this moment. The pain...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The swans by Alexandre Rochat - Oil on canvas 55x45 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold with frame Total size with frame 63x72 cm Alexandre ROCHAT is an artist born in France in 1895 and died in 1981. His works have be...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

F. Bueno Puerto de Barcelona original realist painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
F. Bueno. Puerto de Barcelona original realist painting
Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Echo Earth II - Quiet Expressionist Landscape in soft light peaceful colors
Located in Columbus, OH
Lyrical dreamlike abstract landscape in soft quiet colors. Original acrylic painting on paper. Artist bio: Born in Hong Kong, China in 1964, Lun Tse grew up in a bustling family. On...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Lovers - Night Of Passion 9, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original semi-abstract figurative acrylics painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Colourful and textured produced using the palette knife. The 9th artwork in the series...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Lovers - Night Of Passion 10, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original semi-abstract figurative acrylics painting on canvas, painted edges and ready to hang. Colourful and textured produced using the palette knife. The 10th artwork in the serie...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Echo Earth I - Quiet Expressionist Landscape in soft light peaceful colors
Located in Columbus, OH
Lyrical dreamlike abstract landscape in soft quiet colors. Original acrylic painting on paper. Artist bio: Born in Hong Kong, China in 1964, Lun Tse grew up in a bustling family. On...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Red hands, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In my pictures I try to combine the visual and the conceptual. For me, drawing is a medium of knowledge which, beyond direct expression, makes visible material and immaterial forces,...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

nudes with raspberries, Mixed Media on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
My artwork is my emotions :: Mixed Media :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: Yes ::...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Saint Joan, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In my pictures I try to combine the visual and the conceptual. For me, drawing is a medium of knowledge which, beyond direct expression, makes visible material and immaterial forces,...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Pencil

CHARLES BRIDGE, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Walking in Prague on the Charles bridge we saw under the bridge a ceremony of the firefighters remembering 9/11 all those women and others were in that position looking down Septembe...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

St Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
St Ives Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, St Ives Shadows is inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Whisper of Love
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In this stunning and intimate artwork, a very small bouquet of roses comes together in the center of a canvas. The delicate roses, with their exquisite petals and gentle colors, carr...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Enchanted Reflection
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Multiple roses take center stage, their delicate petals and vibrant colors commanding attention. Each rose is meticulously depicted, with intricate details. The roses, with their emp...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Whisper of Petals
Located in West Hollywood, CA
30" X 38" Wood Framed In this painting a rose bouquet takes center stage, delicately exploding out of the canvas in a soft and ethereal manner. The artist has skillfully captured th...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bouquet of Blush
Located in West Hollywood, CA
39" X 32" Wood Framed A beautiful arrangement of roses takes center stage in this painting. The flowers, meticulously placed in a vase, seem to have a mind of their own, as they gra...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Bright sunset", Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
One of a kind original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska - Canvas painting stretched and ready to hang (NOT FRAMED. The sides are painted with acrylic. ...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Llabres Vidal Garden original watercolor paper expressionist painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Jardin original watercolor paper expressionist painting.
Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Casademont.6 Blue Landscape of Castile original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Landscape of Castile original expressionist acrylic painting. His family was originally from Figueres. He studied industrial engineering and fine arts at the Llotja School and he re...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

colorful landscape 63/22, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
When someone mentions “different dimensions,â€
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Raventos Vertical Musics original expressionist acrylic little
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. ...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

UNTITLED m1117 - Original Oil painting portrait, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil Paint on Gallery Wrapped Stretched Canvas of 12 by 16 by 3/4 in. ::::: Title : UNTITLED m1117 :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certific...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Harmony in Bloom
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This stunning bouquet of roses exudes a vibrant energy through the artist's expressive energy. It is a perfect balance between freedom and control, allowing the subject matter to com...
Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Antoni COSTA Man original Figurative Academician drawing painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
man. original figurative academician drawing painting. framed Barcelona, 1904 - Barcelona, 1965 It was formed in Buenos Aires, in the Circle of San Lucas of Barcelona and the FAD. H...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Carbon Pencil

Smell of spring, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The beauty of flowering trees and the colors of a windy spring day inspired the artist to create a work of art "Smell of spring". This oil painting on canvas, ready to hang, is an ex...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Le Rêve
Located in West Hollywood, CA
This painting is a masterful blend of realistic and surrealistic elements. The painterly brushwork and textural elements create a sense of abundance and opulence, while the interplay...
Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Dutch artist Voladoras #17 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 17/75 ID: AND1533...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Dutch artist Voladoras #14 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 14/75 ID: AND1533...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Dutch artist Voladoras #13 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 13/75 ID: AND1533...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Dutch artist Voladoras #10 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 10/75 ID: AND1533...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Dutch artist Voladoras #9 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 9/75 ID: AND1533-...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Dutch artist Voladoras #8 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 8/75 ID: AND1533-...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Dutch artist Voladoras #6 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 6/75 ID: AND1533-...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Dutch artist Voladoras #3 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 3/75 ID: AND1533-...
Category

Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Dutch artist Voladoras #1 unique monotype hand signed intaglio colorful
Located in Miami, FL
Pat Andrea (Netherlands, 1942) 'Unas voladoras más', 2005 Unique piece, intaglio monotype on paper 55.2 x 39.4 in. (140 x 100 cm.) Series: 1/75 ID: AND1533-...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

Materials

Intaglio, Paper

Words in the mouth Sergio Moscona Contemporary art tondo human comedy colour
Located in Paris, FR
Acrylic paint and ink on paper Tondo (diameter 30 cm) Hand-signed and dated lower right by the artist
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Acrylic

Pink Crush, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A pink spring-flowering bulb defies its seasonal nature and blooms in the fall. Its leaves brushed with gold paint, emerge from a green vase made from stamped papers. The bold colors and varying textures, made with glued leaves, some stamping, and carved marks, add dynamic energy to the composition.


About the Artist
In 1999, Jodi Dann seized the opportunity to become a full-time painter. Today, her paintings read like hazy memories of imagined faraway places. The compositions are abstract, but possess strong architectural elements, recalling bridges, arches, and doorways. Each piece retains an overall sense of place without prescribing a location, allowing the viewer to form an individualized connection with the work. Jodi paints from her cozy studio on her property in Oregon while listening to a variety of music on Pandora. She doesn’t feel the need to strive for perfection in her work. “Life isn’t perfect,” says Jodi. “Why force a painting to be?”


Words that describe this painting: floral, collage, paper, papers, stamps...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

TERRA 2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This work is part of the "Emotional seascape" series. This is a scene from my mind ..so could be anywhere and everywhere for you. Perhaps to awaken some personal memories and feelin...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Solitude, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A woman holds her dress as she walks on the beach. The bright golden light outlines her body, setting her apart from the abstract purple horizon in the background. With broad brushstrokes, artist Connie Millholland...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

A Dolly Essence Game
Located in New York, NY
Photograph on fine art paper Limited edition of 200
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

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