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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
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Untitled (Hands)
Located in New York, NY
Louisa Chase was born in Panama City, Panama. Seven years later, her family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She studied painting and sculpture at Syracuse University and at the Ya...
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Etching

Masturbating Woman Surrounded by Black
Located in Chicago, IL
Published anonymously c. 1920, Vienna, in an edition of 100, after the original gouache, watercolor and pencil on paper, signed and dated in the plate by the artist in middle right: ...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Paper

E. Strache, Handzeichnungen folio, "Female Model, Seated" Collotype plate
Located in Chicago, IL
After Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA “ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his mas...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Paper

Madonna of Notre Dame
Located in Täby, SE
This is a unique sculpture made of a bulding block in limestone from Notre Dame in 1949 by Einar Norman. Gustav Einar Norman, born 12 February 1896 in Avesta, died 28 October 1950 i...
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1940s Expressionist Art

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Limestone

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio “Hygieia” collotype print
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler #10, Ausschnitt aus dem Bilde “Medizin”; multi-color collotype detail from Medicine, one of the faculty paintings for the Uni...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Paper

Vintage American Industrial Modernist Landscape Oil Painting, ca 1930’s
Located in Baltimore, MD
This is an unsigned but wildly expressionist American industrial landscape that dates to the 1930’s. It exudes drama and color and reall...
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Early 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed in pencil, woodblock print woodcut. Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote,...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Woodcut

STELLA PEREGRINA
Located in Portland, ME
Marc, Franz (German, 1880-1916). STELLA PEREGRINA. FranzHanffstaengl, Munich, 1917. Only edition. Number 25 of the limited edition of 110. Folio (18 x 13 inches), parchment-bac...
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1910s Expressionist Art

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Color

Untitled (Heads)
Located in New York, NY
Louisa Chase was born in Panama City, Panama. Seven years later, her family moved to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She studied painting and sculpture at Syracu...
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Etching

'Dusk, BulBarrow, Dorset', Original oil painting, signed c2004.
Located in Frome, Somerset
'BullBarrow at Dusk' by Jan Howarth Jones. circa 2002. oil on board. Oak glazed frame 52.5 cm x 52.5cm Painting 31cmx 34cm. A fine study of light and landscape in her native count...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

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Oil

The Dance of Zlatio Zlatev, Original Silver Gelatin Photograph, Bulgaria 1989
By Jacko Vassilev
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jacko Vassilev, Bulgarian ( born 1951 - ) Title: The Dance of Zlatio Zlatev, Ex Pilot Medium: Original Silver Gelatin Print Edition: 19/50 Year: 1989 Story behind the photograph: The photograph seen above was taken of Zlatio Zlatev who had served for Bulgaria’s King Boris III as his top pilot. When the Communists took the power in Bulgaria, he was offered to work for the new government as a bomber pilot. He refused to work for the new regime and was stamped as an "anticommunist element". Due to his refusal Zlatio was sent to forced labor political camp where he spent nearly 15 years and fell victim to the totalitarian side of communism. During that time in Bulgaria there were over 50 political camps where they claimed, "The Brain of the Nation was destroyed"! When Bulgaria become free state from Communism in 1989 a National Celebration was held in the political camp honoring all the people who lost their lives there and granted the survivors as National Heroes! On that day Jacko Vassilev was privileged to witness the celebration of Zlatio and this photograph was HIS DANCE OF FREEDOM!!!! After the dance, Jacko walked to him and wanted to share his deep emotions of capturing this special moments and told him: "Zlatio, your hands are likes a wings in the air." And he answered: "My wings..... They broke them, but not the Spirit"! Artist Bio: I was born in communist Bulgaria. As a boy, I had dreamed of freedom and a simple life. In my late twenties I put my dreams to the test and attempted to escape the Bulgarian regime. I tried to pass the barbed wire fences guarded by border patrols, but I was caught, beaten and tossed into a slave labor camp. Instead of building up hate, the harsh conditions in the camp built my strength. I learned how to survive. My body suffered, but my mind became clearer. My photography was my artistic expression of the world around me however the communist dictatorship considered it anti-communist propaganda and I had to keep my treasures hidden underground. After the communist regime fell, I traveled around Europe and accomplished my dream of becoming a published photographer in Paris and later moved to the USA. The willingness to confront even the most difficult obstacle in life strongly informs my work to this day. There is a thread of optimism that connects the people I’ve portrayed, even when they are shown in the most vulnerable moments. There is no difference between myself and them, they are photographers of life, and I am the countryman...
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Silver Gelatin

'Winter Wave, Cornwall' c 2019 Mixed media
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Winter Wave, Cornwall' circa 2019 signed watercolour on paper oak glazed frame 43cmx52cm painting 26cmx36cm Expressionist view of a Cornish Cove in Winter months. Painted plein air ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Watercolor

County Mayo January Sunset
Located in Chicago, IL
The simplicity of the mountains, with water and bright sky, caught my attention in this scene. Bits of land in the foreground, highlighted by mirror- like reflections, create a plea...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Pigment

'Wiltshire Walk', c 2012 signed original painting
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Wiltshire Walk'. watercolour and ink on paper circa 2012 Signed hardwood glazed frame 57cm x 62cm painting 35cm x 38cm A painting created plien air whilst walking along the River Av...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Mixed Media

Coffee Break (CB01_nov23) Coffee On Paper, Cyclists, Sports Art
Located in Deddington, GB
Original Artwork made from specially treated coffee and then submitted to a further setting treatment so the artwork will last Additional information: Coffee on Paper 42 H x 59.4...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Coffee

Valerio Adami Original Ink On Paper Hand Signed Unique Piece
Located in Tel Aviv - Jaffa, IL
Original Ink on paper Unique piece Hand signed
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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

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Ink

La soupière bleue, 1990, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned numbered
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) La soupière bleue, 1990, Lithographie sur papier Japon Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à gauche 50 x 65 cm / 54 x 76 cm Edition à 120 exemplaires...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Peintre dans son atelier, 1969, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Peintre dans son atelier, 1969 Lithographie sur papier Rives Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à gauche 39 x 52 cm / 56 x 76 cm D'une édition à 12...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

La balance romaine, 1986, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) La balance romaine, 1986 Lithographie sur papier Japon Signée en bas à droite et justifiée Hors Commerce 50 x 65 cm / 54 x 76 cm Très rare exemplaire D'un...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Ophélie au coussin rose, 1993, original lithograph by Jean Jansem handsigned
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Ophélie au coussin rose, 1993 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée et justifiée 50 x 65 cm / 56 x 76 cm Imprimeur: Arts-Litho, Paris Editeur: Enrico Navarra...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Les jambières rouges, 1999, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) les jambières rouges, 1999 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à gauche 68,5 x 50 cm / 76 x 54 cm Imprimeur: Mourlot,...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

The voyage
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Renate Dollinger (German/American, born 1924) Title: The Voyage Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Gouache and watercolor Paper: Watercolor Image size: 15.5 x 21.5 inches Signature: ...
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1970s Expressionist Art

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Watercolor

Le ruban bleu, 1993, original lithograph by Jean Jansem handsigned and numbered
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Le ruban bleu, Album Danse, 1999 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée et justifiée 50 x 65,5 cm / 56 x 76 cm Imprimeur: Arts-Litho, Paris Editeur: Enrico Na...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Still Life with Flowers of the Field
Located in London, GB
'Still Life with Flowers of the Field', oil on canvas, by Pierre Ambrogiani (circa 1960s). Unique in its vertical orientation, the artwork depicts...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Blooming Red, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"I confess that I almost always choose red when painting flowers," says artist Sharon Sieben. She presents vibrant blossoms within an earth-tone vase, creating ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio “Malcesine on Lake Garda" collotype print
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler #7, Malcesine am Gardasee; multi-color collotype after 1913 painting in oil on canvas. The original was destroyed by fire ...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Paper

Spring Still Life with Flowers, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Alix Palo presents a vibrant floral arrangement with a soft and colorful palette. Set against a light gray background, the flowers spring to life, gracin...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Lithograph Israeli Modernist Judaica, Kibbutz Boy, Bezalel Artist
Located in Surfside, FL
A signed and numbered lithograph print. Moshe Gat was born in Haifa in 1935. in 1952 he began his studies at the Bezalel School, in Jerusalem. In 1955 he returned to Haifa, where h...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Red Poppies, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
"Color is the most dynamic element of a flower's charm," says artist Sharon Sieben. The vivid red petals reflect the poppy's happy and intense beauty. The core ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Monte Carolo
Located in New York, NY
This original limited edition of 300, and 20 AP (artists proof).The medium is a "Serigraph" and is in excellent condition. No fading, no mat staining (known as foxing), framed in ...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Hearts on Her Sleeve, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Colette Wirz Nauke explores mixed media and freestyle designs in this portrait. The lady exudes a stoic grace, with patterns of heart embellishing her pr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Mixed Media

Old Jewish Shtetl Rabbi Charcoal Judaica Drawing World War II Era
Located in Surfside, FL
Maurycy Trębacz (1861 – 1941) was one of the most popular Jewish painters in Poland in the late 19th and early 20th century. Many of his paintings were lost in the Holocaust, but a r...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Charcoal, Graphite

'Court' — 1930s Social Conscience, WPA Woman Artist
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Claire Mahl Moore, 'Court' also 'The Authorities', woodcut, 1936, edition 5. Signed 'Mahl' and titled in pencil. A fine, richly-inked impression, on ...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Woodcut

Biblical Prophet 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 Art

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Etching

Girl with a Flower
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on Paper From the Estate of Samuel Esses and by descent Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Scarl...
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1940s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Gouache

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 Art

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Lithograph

Purple Tulips, Abstract Expressionist Blooming Flowers, Vigorous Gestures, Flora
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Purple Tulips" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

Joelle de dos au coussin vert 1995 original lithograph by Jean Jansem handsigned
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Joelle de dos au coussin vert, 1995 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée et justifiée 56 x 76 cm Album: La danse, 1999 Imprimeur: Arts-Litho, Paris Editeur ...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache Estate of Samuel Esses Beautifully framed Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Scarlett more tha...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Gouache

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight
Located in Surfside, FL
Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Woodcut

Repos, 1999, original lithograph by Jean Jansem handsigned numbered
Located in Carouge GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Repos, Album Danse, 1999 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée et justifiée 50 x 65 cm / 54 x 76 cm Imprimeur: Mourlot, Paris Editeur: Jansem, Paris Bibliographie: Jansem Lithographe, 1993-1999, Flora Jansem, Paris, n. 155, reproduit p.81, référencé p. 97. "Ma première lithographie date de 1954. Elle représente un enfant en haillons portant deux seaux d'eau, d'après un croquis rapporté de Cordoue lors de mon voyage en Espagne en 1952. Je l'exécutai sur pierre, au pinceau et à l'encre lithographique. Je fus déçu du résultat et n'en tirai qu'un essai et une épreuve. Quatre ans plus tard, je réalisai une dizaine de nouvelles lithographies, toujours sur pierre, la plupart en noir. Au lieu d'employer l'encre et le crayon lithographiques, j'utilisai l'encre zincographique plus fluide me permettant de travailler à la plume ou avec de fins pinceaux de martre. Le tirage fut très satisfaisant. au grand étonnement du Père Guillard, lithographe. Jusqu'alors l'encre zincographique ne servait qu'à la zincographie. Actuellement elle est d'un usage courant puisque pratiquement toutes les lithographies se font sur zinc et non plus sur pierre, ce qui facilite la manipulation. Par ailleurs, le zinc offre autant de possibilités que la pierre. En 1959, La Guilde de la Gravure me demanda une édition en couleur. Je choisis une nature morte aux chardons, tirée à 220 exemplaires. Par la suite, les tirages varièrent de 10 à 160 épreuves. Mes lithographies en couleur étaient assez proches de mes toiles. A partir de 1968, période de La Danse, je supprimai petit à petit le clair-obscur et la matière pour donner plus de légèreté et de transparence. Les lithographies postérieures à 1970 sont dessinées en noir sur un fond coloré souvent volontairement arbitraire, donnant l'aspect d'un dessin rehaussé. La couleur n'est pas intégrée au dessin mais joue un rôle d'accompagnement du trait qui est lui-même une arabesque écrite. Quand le noir...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Untitled 520, 1980s
Located in Quogue, NY
Watercolor on paper
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Watercolor, Paper

Contemporary Nature Forms Of Woman And Two Dog In Brown And Red Tones Painting
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Title: «I love Stefie» Collection: Muses Description: Acrylic on canvas, figurative, nature, brown, modern "What kind of woman is she? Like an excerpt from a romantic novel, here it is. Fragile and beautiful, yet strong, brave, with refined taste, a lover of art and, above all, good manners. She inspires me! I want to be close to her, be a friend of the muse of my dreams." The artwork in question may be a portrait or depiction of a woman who embodies both fragility and strength, as well as beauty and refinement. The focus is on the woman's character and personality, rather than her physical appearance alone. The artwork may convey a sense of admiration or infatuation, with the artist or viewer expressing a desire to be close to the subject of the piece. The mention of good manners and a love of art suggests that the woman is sophisticated and cultured, with a refined and elegant sensibility. Overall, the artwork celebrates the beauty and complexity of women, with a focus on character and personality as well as physical appearance. Victoria Tsemka...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Israeli Judaica Rabbi Expressionist Gouachel Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
size includes frame Adolf Adler 1917 - 1996 Adolf Adi Adler was born in Romania in 1917. Attended the Art College of Kluj Romania in 1950. (in Satu Mare, original home city of the Satmar Hasidic group). In 1963, Adler was chief among a group of well known artists who immigrated to Israel. He was awarded the Nordau prize in 1978. He works have been auctioned at Sloan's Auction House in Maryland and Karrenbauer Auction House in Germany and today are represented in the Yad Vashem Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem. In 1984, a retrospective of his work was held in Rishon Le Zion. He died in 1996. Awards and Prizes 1993 Mordecai Ish-Shalom Prize, Artists House...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Paper, Gouache

Contemporary Abstract Figurative Expressionism Organic Forms On Pink Background
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Title: «Amor de Cebracornio» Collection: Muses Description: Acrylic on canvas, figurative, nature, love, modern "The zebracorn is a symbol of madness and integrity at the same time. It is also a symbol of new and unnamed legends. Only a crazy girl can tame this mythical creature. The artwork symbolizes new pathways for imagination and the pure and gentle side of personality that exists in every woman: a combination of elegant sophistication that is hard to resist and a mysterious character. It is the charm that is inside every woman." The artwork in question features the zebracorn, a mythical creature that represents both madness and integrity. The artwork may be highly imaginative and fantastical, drawing on the viewer's sense of wonder and creativity. The zebracorn's symbolism of new and unnamed legends suggests that the artwork is intended to evoke a sense of mystery and intrigue. The image of a crazy girl taming the creature may symbolize the power of the human imagination to overcome even the wildest and most uncontrollable forces in the world. The artwork is described as representing the pure and gentle side of personality that exists in every woman, with a combination of elegance and mystery that is both alluring and enigmatic. Overall, the artwork celebrates the power of imagination and the strength and beauty of women. Victoria Tsemka...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

untitled (Woman with Hands on Hips)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
untitled (Woman with Hands on Hips) Lithograph on tan wove paper, c. 1910's Signed in pencil lower right and in the plate, lower right (see photo) Edition: c. 100 Condition: Excellent Image size: 11-1/4 x 4-1/2 inches Sheet size: 18 1/8 x 11 3/8 inches Provenance: Estate of the Artist Borghi & Company, New York Herb Lerner, Boca Raton, FL Rudolph Bauer 1889-1953 Rudolf Bauer was born in Lindenwald near Bromberg, Silesia, in 1889 but his family moved only a few years later to Berlin. In 1905 Bauer began his studies at the Berlin Academy of Art but left the Academy only a few months later to educate himself. The upshot was paintings, caricatures and comical drawings which were published in 'Berliner Tageblatt', 'Ulk' and 'Le Figaro'. From 1912 Bauer contributed to the magazine and Gallery 'Der Sturm' founded by Herwarth Walden and pivotal to German Expressionism and the international avant-garde. In 1915 Rudolf Bauer participated for the first time in a group show at Walden's gallery. There he met Hilla von Rebay, with whom he began a relationship of many years that was crucial to Bauer's later work. By 1922 Bauer had shown work at about eight exhibitions mounted by 'Der Sturm'. From 1918 he also taught at the 'Der Sturm' art school, where Georg Muche was the director. After the war ended, Bauer was a founding member of the 'November Group' although he did not collaborate closely with the group. In 1919 Bauer joined forces with the painter and architect Otto Nebel...
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1910s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Sema portfolio, 1912, "Male Nude I" Lithograph print 21/215
Located in Chicago, IL
MALE NUDE (SELF-PORTRAIT) I by Egon Schiele, 1912, a brush and ink lithograph on vellum paper made for the Munich-based artists’ association, Sema 15 Originalsteinzeichnungen portfol...
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1910s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

The Embrace
Located in Chattahoochee Hills, GA
One of the very sought after sepia ink drawings from Gail's sepia era. A rare and visceral artist, Gail Foster’s works are passionately expressive rendering of complex ideas. Her l...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Paper, Ink

Stehendes nacktes Mädchen im Profil (Standing Naked Girl in Profile) /// Woodcut
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976) Title: "Stehendes nacktes Mädchen im Profil (Standing Naked Girl in Profile)" Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman) *Issued unsigned Year: 1918 Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany Reference: Schapire No. 220, page 45; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118 Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38" Image size: 6.5" x 3.57" Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany. Biography: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
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1910s Expressionist Art

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Engraving, Woodcut

Her Presence
Located in Chattahoochee Hills, GA
One of the very sought after sepia ink drawings from Gail's sepia era. A rare and visceral artist, Gail Foster’s works are passionately expressive rendering of complex ideas. Her la...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Paper, Ink

Weiblicher Kopf (Female Head) /// German Expressionism Rottluff Woodcut Modern
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976) Title: "Weiblicher Kopf (Female Head)" Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman) *Issued unsigned Year: 1918 Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany Reference: Schapire No. 224, page 46; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118 Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63" Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38" Image size: 4.88" x 3.5" Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany. Biography: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
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1910s Expressionist Art

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Engraving, Woodcut

"Modella" Matita cm. 50 x 70 1962
Located in Torino, IT
Disegno espressionista Figura femminile Artista Italiano che ha dedicato la vita all'arte Edgardo CORBELLI (Torino, 1918 – 1989) MUSEI Orléans, Francia, Musée Collégiale Saint Pierre le Puellier Salon de...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Graphite

Margaret Thatcher
By Philip Burke
Located in Buffalo, NY
An early painting by American artist and illustrator Phillip Burke depicting Margaret Thatcher. This work was originally commissioned by Vanity Fair...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cotton Canvas

"Swimmers" Vibrant Expressionist Figurative Scene
Located in Austin, TX
Pep Suari 14.75" x 40" Acrylic on Board
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Board

Algerian French Vibrant Colorful Expressionist Beach Scene Oil Pastel Drawing
By Armand Henri Nakache
Located in Surfside, FL
Armand Nakache was the foremost champion of Expressionism in France, an area unfairly shunned by a society more attracted to the charms of classical painting, Impressionism, Post-Imp...
Category

20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Pastel, Pastel

French Expressionism "A Vase of Flowers" Gen Paul (French, 1895-1975)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"A Vase of Flowers" Eugene Paul aka Gen Paul (French, 1895-1975) Oil crayon on paper 20 1/2 x 14 (28 x 21 1/2 frame) inches "Gen Paul is undoubtedly the greatest representative, and perhaps the only, expressionist of the French tradition". - Gazette Drouot, 1995 Eugene Paul, known as Gen Paul, was born in 1895 and raised in the bohemian atmosphere of Montmartre in Paris. In his life he came to know a great many of the artists, from the anonymous to the world famous, who established themselves in the neighborhood. A self-taught artist, Gen Paul began expressing himself in drawings and paintings as a child; his earliest works show a remarkable talent. He was apprenticed to a wallpaper hanger until his life was interrupted by war. He was wounded twice in World War One, and the second time he lost one of his legs. During his recovery, he turned to painting, which became his passion and his livelihood for almost 60 years. In Paris, Gen Paul exhibited at the Salon d'Automne and the Salon des Indépendants beginning in 1920. In 1928 he exhibited fifty paintings...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon

Lady with fan
Located in Roma, RM
Amos Scorzon (Dolo 1885 – 1963), Lady with fan (1922) Tempera on paper measuring 44 x 27 cm signed and dated 1922 lower right.
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Tempera

Bekleidete und nackte Frau (Clothed and Naked Woman) /// German Expressionism
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976) Title: "Bekleidete und nackte Frau (Clothed and Naked Woman)" Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman) *Issued unsigned Year: 1918 Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany Reference: Schapire No. 221, page 45; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118 Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63" Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38" Image size: 6.5" x 3.38" Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). In very good condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page. The cover and title pages in pictures are not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany. Biography: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
Category

1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

Expressionist art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist art 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 art 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, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Iryna Kastsova, George Grosz, Stephen Basso, and Marc Chagall. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Expressionist art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.

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