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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
Israeli Abstract Figures Art Brut Polychromed Bronze Sculpture Aharon Bezalel
Located in Surfside, FL
Aharon Bezalel (born Afghanistan 1926) Born in Afghanistan in 1926 and immigrated to Israel at an early age. As a youth was engaged as a silversmith and craftsman, and was a student of the sculptor Zev Ben-Zvi from whom he absorbed the basic concepts of classic and modernist art and interpreted, according to them, ideas based on ancient Hebrew sources. Aharon Bezalel works and resides in Jerusalem, he taught art for many years. “I saw myself as part of this region. I wanted to find the contact between my art and my surroundings. Those were the first years of Jean Piro’s excavations at the Beer-Sheba mound. They found there, for example, the Canaanite figurines that I especially liked and that were an element that connected me with the past and with this place.” “…a seed and sperm or male and female. These continue life. The singular, the individual alone, cannot exist; I learned this from my father who dabbled with the Kabbalah.” (Aharon Bezalel, excerpt from an interview with David Gerstein) “The singular in Aharon Bezalel’s work is always potentially a couple if not a threesome[…] the one is also the many: when the individual is revealed within the group he will always seek a huddling, a clinging together. The principle of modular construction is required by this perception of unity and multiplicity, as modular construction in his work is an act of conception or defense. Two poles of unity, potentially alone, exist in A. Bezalel’s world: From a formal, sculptural sense these are the sphere and pillar, metaphorically these are the female in the final stages of pregnancy and the solitary male individual. Sphere-seed-woman; Pillar-strand-man. The disproportional, small heads in A. Bezalel’s figures leave humankind in it’s primal physical capacity. The woman as a pregnancy or hips, the man as an aggressive or defensive force, the elongated chest serves as a phallus and weapon simultaneously. (Gideon Ofrat) EIN HAROD About the Museum's Holdings: Israeli art is represented by the works of Reuven Rubin, Zaritzky, Nahum Gutman...
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1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Bronze

Stardust - Soulful Colorful Large Abstract Striking Painting Expressionistic
Located in Cullinan, ZA
Title: Stardust Soulful Colorful Large Abstract Striking Painting Expressionistic In this large, delightful and striking artwork, the unity and bond of similarity and our uniquenes...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Cap Roux Théoule
Located in Miami, FL
Her work with signs, symbols and esoteric spirituality reflects her passion for the ancient past and represents a symbolic return to the ground from which we emerged. Her work creates a commentary about “beginnings” and the transmission of signs and emotions through visual elements evoking a spiritual essence to our scientific notion of etymology. After studying under Rolf Dürig...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #89: "Bookplate Spring" Lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Koloman Moser (1868 –1918), AUSTRIAN Instead of applying his flair and art education solely to painting, Koloman Moser embodied the idea of Gesamt Kunstwerk (all-embracing art work) by designing architecture, furniture, jewelry, graphics, and tapestries meant to coordinate every detail of an environment. His work transcended the imitative decorative arts of earlier eras and helped to define Modernism for generations to come. Moser achieved a remarkable balance between intellectual structure (often geometric) and hedonistic luxury. Collaborating with Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann, the artist was an editor and active contributor to Ver Sacrum, (Sacred Spring), the journal of the Viennese Secession that was so prized for its aesthetics and high quality production that it was considered a work of art. The magazine featured drawings and designs in the Jugendstil style (Youth) along with literary contributions from distinguished writers from across Europe. It quickly disseminated both the spirit and the style of the Secession. In 1903 Moser and Hoffmann founded and led the Wiener Werkstatte (Viennese Workshop) a collective of artisans that produced elegant decorative arts items, not as industrial prototypes but for the purpose of sale to the public. The plan, as idealistic then as now, was to elevate the lives of consumers by means of beautiful and useful interior surroundings. Moser’s influence has endured throughout the century. His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters...
Category

1890s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Gustav Klimt "Water Serpent Study" collotype from Funfundzwanzig Handzeichnungen
Located in Chicago, IL
Title page numbered: 263/450. Collotype is presented in a handmade, gold-leaf frame.
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1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Max Weber Woodcut Print from "Primitives" Poetry Book Signed
Located in Detroit, MI
ONE WEEK ONLY SALE This woodcut print is an expressionist print on one of the poems from Max Weber's poetry collection "Primitives: Poems and Woodcuts". This work is signed in penci...
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1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Death and Life" collotype print
Located in Chicago, IL
DAS WERK GUSTAV KLIMTS, a portfolio of 50 prints, ten of which are multicolor collotypes on chine colle paper laid down on hand-made heavy cream wove paper with deckled edges; under ...
Category

Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "The Three Ages of Woman" collotype print
Located in Chicago, IL
DAS WERK GUSTAV KLIMTS, a portfolio of 50 prints, ten of which are multicolor collotypes on chine colle paper laid down on hand-made heavy cream wove paper with deckled edges; under ...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Transcendent Figure with Raised Hand - original contemporary figurative painting
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. This original painting is a striking example of contemporary e...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

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

Materials

Paper

Amedee de La PATELLIERE, Eclipse with 4 Characters, 1928
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Amedee de La PATELLIERE, France, 1928. Eclipse with four characters. With frame: 63x54 cm - 24.8x21.25 inches ; without frame: 41x33 cm - 16.15x13 inches. Format 6F....
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Gerlach's Allegorien Plate #94: "Heads" Lithograph
Located in Chicago, IL
Koloman Moser (1868 –1918), AUSTRIAN Instead of applying his flair and art education solely to painting, Koloman Moser embodied the idea of Gesamt Kunstwerk (all-embracing art work) by designing architecture, furniture, jewelry, graphics, and tapestries meant to coordinate every detail of an environment. His work transcended the imitative decorative arts of earlier eras and helped to define Modernism for generations to come. Moser achieved a remarkable balance between intellectual structure (often geometric) and hedonistic luxury. Collaborating with Gustav Klimt and Josef Hoffmann, the artist was an editor and active contributor to Ver Sacrum, (Sacred Spring), the journal of the Viennese Secession that was so prized for its aesthetics and high quality production that it was considered a work of art. The magazine featured drawings and designs in the Jugendstil style (Youth) along with literary contributions from distinguished writers from across Europe. It quickly disseminated both the spirit and the style of the Secession. In 1903 Moser and Hoffmann founded and led the Wiener Werkstatte (Viennese Workshop) a collective of artisans that produced elegant decorative arts items, not as industrial prototypes but for the purpose of sale to the public. The plan, as idealistic then as now, was to elevate the lives of consumers by means of beautiful and useful interior surroundings. Moser’s influence has endured throughout the century. His design sensibility is evident from the mid-century modern furniture of the 1950s and ‘60s to the psychedelic rock posters...
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1890s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

MUSIC ROOM with HARP - original oil large painting 100x70cm /40x27.5in FRAMED
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"Music Room with Harp" Oil on canvas Large original, one-of-a-kind, painting 100x70cm / 40x27.5in Shipped stretched and framed. Part of Interior series. Artist Statement "I started ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Gastein" collotype
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #21, Gastein; grey-green monochrome collotype after the 1917 painting in oil on canvas. Original destroyed by fire May 1945. GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT AN AFTERMATH), a portfolio of 30 collotypes prints, 15 are multi-color and 15 are monochrome, on chine colle paper laid down on heavy cream-wove paper with deckled edges; Max Eisler, Editor-Publisher; Osterreichischer Staatsdruckerei (Austrian State Printing Office), Printer; in a limited edition of 500 numbered examples of which: 200 were printed in German, 150 were printed in French and 150 were printed in English; Vienna, 1931. 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of Gustav Klimt’s death. It is a fitting time to reflect upon the enduring legacy and deep impact of his art. Recognizing this need for posterity with uncanny foresight, the publication of Gustav Klimt: An Aftermath (Eine Nachlese) provides a rare collection of work after Klimt which has proven to be an indispensable tool for Klimt scholarship as well as a source for pure visual delight. Approximately 25 percent of the original works featured in the Aftermath portfolio have since been lost. Of those 30, six were destroyed by fire on 8 May 1945. On that fateful final day of WWII, the retreating Feldherrnhalle, a tank division of the German Army, set fire to the Schloss Immendorf which was a 16th century castle in Lower Austria used between 1942-1945 to store objects of art. All three of Klimt’s Faculty Paintings: Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence (1900-1907), originally created for the University of Vienna, were on premises at that time. Also among the inventory of Klimt paintings in storage there was art which had been confiscated by the Nazis. One of the most significant confiscated collections was the Lederer collection which featured many works by Gustav Klimt such as Girlfriends II and Garden Path with Chickens. In many instances, Aftermath is our only link to these lost treasures. Max Eisler (1881-1937), the publisher of the 1931 Aftermath portfolio, was an art historian at Vienna University specializing in modern and contemporary arts and crafts whose 1920 book on Klimt was the first Klimt monograph. He saw An Aftermath as filling-in important gaps left by the earlier print portfolios which had only featured Klimt up to 1913 and which had glossed over major art projects such as the Tree of Life frieze for the Palais Stoclet. And whereas only 10 of the 50 prints from the earlier portfolios published by H.O. Miethke were made in intricate multi-color images, Eisler augmented the earlier format by featuring half of the 30 images in stunning multi-colored collotypes. Understanding the fragile nature of the collotype printing process also reinforces this project’s distinctive and exceptional characteristics. Fragile collotype plates can not be reused. As such, this necessitates the completion of a run on the first go and also dictates a limited production number. Printed by hand, the collotypes required deft handling by the printer, Osterreichische Staatsdruckerei. A complicated and lengthy process involving gelatin colloids mixed with dichromates, the creation of 16 color separation thin glass filters to achieve the light-sensitive internegative images which could faithfully capture all of the painting’s tonal gradations and colors, exposure to actinic light, and delicate chine collie papers which allowed for greater color saturation, the printer’s collaborative role in capturing and transmitting Klimt’s nuanced paint strokes is nothing short of remarkable. The Österreichische Staatsdruckerei (Austrian State Printing Office), was the successor to the KK Hof -und Staatsdruckerei which was founded by Emperor Franz I in 1804 and whose collotype printing innovations of Klimt’s art...
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1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

A Citizen of the World Expressionist Portrait of Ernst Kirchner German Modernist
Located in Soquel, CA
A Citizen of the World Expressionist Portrait of Ernst Kirchner German Modernist A bright abstracted portrait and collage by California-based artist, Ricardo de Silva (American/Braz...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Enchantress
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Enchantress" is a captivating artwork created by Fatunmbi Anjolaoluwa Grace that showcases the beauty and power of femininity. The piece is a mix...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Acrylic

Rosehip. 1989. Paper, watercolor, 44x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Rosehip. 1989. Paper, watercolor, 44x38 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, landscapes, flowers and still ...
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

Polish French Figurative Abstract Art Brut Expressionist Lithograph Maryan
Located in Surfside, FL
Pinchas Burstein, known as Maryan Lithograph (after the drawing). 1960 Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (315 x 240mm). There is printed text on the back, as issued. Signed in the...
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1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

La Montera
Located in London, GB
'La Montera', gouache, watercolour and ink on art paper, by Pierre Ambrogiani (circa 1960s). The artist created many artworks with bullfighting as theme. In this case, a single torer...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Gouache

Beautiful park
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I poured my soul into capturing the serene yet vibrant essence of a park that whispers tales of tranquility and renewal. I employed expressive brushstrokes to...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Cardboard, Giclée

Irises in the Garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant fusion of emotion and color, I've layered acrylics, oil pastels, and colored pencils to craft a garden alive with movement. My brushstrokes echo expressionist fervor,...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Satin Paper

French landscape oil on canvas painting France
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Technical Sheet Title of the Work: Château de la Madeleine: Rural Idyll Artist: Pedro Creixams Dimensions: 18.1 x 21.7 inches Technique: Oil on canvas Frame: Unframed Year...
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1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Expressionist Judaica Havdalah Oil Painting Jewish American Modernist Ben Zion
Located in Surfside, FL
Oil Painting of still life Havdalah scene with braided candle, spice tower box and kiddush cup. Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Woman in dress, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch), Thyrsos Verlag, 1922
Located in Chicago, IL
Original collotype lithograph of Gustav Kilmt’s Woman in dress, published in the 1922 Handzeichnungen portfolio by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, i...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Chagall, Composition (Cramer 36; Mourlot 208), Derrière le Miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition, with centerfold, as issued. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 107-109. Published by Aimé Maeght, Édi...
Category

1950s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Nude by the Window, San Francisco Bay Area Figurative Movement 1966
By Thomas L. Tribby
Located in Soquel, CA
Bay Area figurative painting of a nude woman looking over her shoulder by Thomas L. Tribby (American, b. 1944). Signed and dated "Tribby 66" in the lower right corner. Unframed, but the edges are painted black for a frame-less display. Canvas size: 37.5"H x 33.5"W. Bay area figurative artist and painted while at the University of California, Berkeley, CA – Bachelor of Arts, 1963-1966. Flat rate Shipping $100 quoted. Thomas Tribby (American, b. 1944) is an internationally known artist who has participated in solo and group exhibitions in the United States and Europe. He works in a variety of media, including watercolor, acrylic, and oil. Tribby has gallery representation in Florida and his paintings have been featured in articles in Waterfront Home and Design and Architectural Digest. Tribby has participated in juried and invitational shows in Florida, California, Arizona, Georgia, South Carolina, Tennessee, Washington, D.C., and New York, and in Paris, France. In December 2007, Tribby had the honor of being one of nine painters in the American Delegation at Le Salon des Beaux Arts de la Société Nationale des Beaux Arts exhibition, known as the Paris Salon, at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris, where his painting, Lifeguard, was exhibited. In January 2008 Tribby received from the Design Center of the Americas, DCOTA, the prestigious Stars of Design award in the category of Art. Tribby lives and works in West Palm Beach, Florida. EDUCATION 1961-1963 University of Washington, Seattle, WA Studies in Fine Arts 1963-1966 University of California, Berkeley, CA – Bachelor of Arts 1969-1970 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Grad Studies, MFA Program 1979-1980 Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, Grad Studies, MFA Program GROUP EXHIBITIONS: INVITATIONAL OR JURIED 2014 Monochrome, Palm Beach Cultural Council, Lake Worth, FL 2010 Spectrum 2010, The Hunter Museum of American Art, Chattanooga, TN 2010 Studio 1608 Group Show, West Palm Beach, FL 2008 Florida Original Contemporary Art, West Palm Beach, FL 2007 Paris Salon, Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France 2005 Liman Gallery, Palm Beach, FL 2003 Grand Bank and Trust, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 2003 Aaron Gallery, Washington D.C. 2001 The Retreat, Artists Against Abuse, Southampton, NY 2000, 2003-2004 Palm Street Art Studios, West Palm Beach, FL 1996 Studio 412, Group Show, West Palm Beach, FL 1992, 1994 Small Works Show, Armory Arts Center, WPB, FL ONE MAN EXHIBITIONS 2018 Armand Bolling Fine Arts, Jupiter, FL 2012, 2016 Ellis-Nicholson Gallery...
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1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Lily pond
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this tranquil scene, I've poured my soul into the serene play of light and reflections, seeking to capture the pond’s subtle dance of water and lily pads. My use of oils ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Let It Fail 3 - original abstracted figurative painting - contemporary artwork
Located in London, Chelsea
This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet Contemporary Art Gallery and online. With a fearless approach to abstraction, Let It Fail 3 exudes ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vernacular, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Different architectural styles coexist with energetic colors in this expressionist depiction of a neighborhood. Bold brushstrokes suggest houses and trees, bl...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Better Tomorrow - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Children Art
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Green landscape" Oil cm. 81 x 66
Located in Torino, IT
Green, landscape Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989) From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to technical and expressive results dominated by an impetuous sign assimilated, among others, by Oskar Kokoschka at the Academy in Salzburg in 1958. This evolution comes to an expressionist language highly communicative that characterizes its landscapes, portraits and nudes. Numerous prestigious exhibitions in Italy and abroad MUSEUMS Orléans, France, Musée Collégiale Saint Pierre le Puellier Salon de Provence...
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1950s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Military - Lithograph on Paper by Anselmo Bucci - 1917
Located in Roma, IT
"Military" is a beautiful print in the lithograph technique, realized by Anselmo Bucci (1887-1955). Good conditions. Anselmo Bucci (1887-1955): Italian painter, engraver, and write...
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1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

H.O. Miethke Das Werk folio "Beech Forest II" collotype print
Located in Chicago, IL
DAS WERK GUSTAV KLIMTS, a portfolio of 50 prints, ten of which are multicolor collotypes on chine colle paper laid down on hand-made heavy cream wove paper with deckled edges; under ...
Category

Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Baby" collotype
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #25, Baby; black & white collotype after the 1917 painting in oil on canvas. GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT ...
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1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio “Church on Lake Wolfgang” collotype print
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler #28, Kirche am Wolfgangsee; multi-color collotype after 1915/16 painting in oil on canvas. GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT AN AFTERMATH), a portfolio of 30 collotypes prints, 15 are multi-color and 15 are monochrome, on chine colle paper laid down on heavy cream-wove paper with deckled edges; Max Eisler, Editor-Publisher; Osterreichischer Staatsdruckerei (Austrian State Printing Office), Printer; in a limited edition of 500 numbered examples of which: 200 were printed in German, 150 were printed in French and 150 were printed in English; Vienna, 1931. 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of Gustav Klimt’s death. It is a fitting time to reflect upon the enduring legacy and deep impact of his art. Recognizing this need for posterity with uncanny foresight, the publication of Gustav Klimt: An Aftermath (Eine Nachlese) provides a rare collection of work after Klimt which has proven to be an indispensable tool for Klimt scholarship as well as a source for pure visual delight. Approximately 25 percent of the original works featured in the Aftermath portfolio have since been lost. Of those 30, six were destroyed by fire on 8 May 1945. On that fateful final day of WWII, the retreating Feldherrnhalle, a tank division of the German Army, set fire to the Schloss Immendorf which was a 16th century castle in Lower Austria used between 1942-1945 to store objects of art. All three of Klimt’s Faculty Paintings: Philosophy, Medicine and Jurisprudence (1900-1907), originally created for the University of Vienna, were on premises at that time. Also among the inventory of Klimt paintings in storage there was art which had been confiscated by the Nazis. One of the most significant confiscated collections was the Lederer collection which featured many works by Gustav Klimt such as Girlfriends II and Garden Path with Chickens. In many instances, Aftermath is our only link to these lost treasures. Max Eisler (1881-1937), the publisher of the 1931 Aftermath portfolio, was an art historian at Vienna University specializing in modern and contemporary arts and crafts whose 1920 book on Klimt was the first Klimt monograph. He saw An Aftermath as filling-in important gaps left by the earlier print portfolios which had only featured Klimt up to 1913 and which had glossed over major art projects such as the Tree of Life frieze for the Palais Stoclet. And whereas only 10 of the 50 prints from the earlier portfolios published by H.O. Miethke were made in intricate multi-color images, Eisler augmented the earlier format by featuring half of the 30 images in stunning multi-colored collotypes. Understanding the fragile nature of the collotype printing process also reinforces this project’s distinctive and exceptional characteristics. Fragile collotype plates can not be reused. As such, this necessitates the completion of a run on the first go and also dictates a limited production number. Printed by hand, the collotypes required deft handling by the printer, Osterreichische Staatsdruckerei. A complicated and lengthy process involving gelatin colloids mixed with dichromates, the creation of 16 color separation thin glass filters to achieve the light-sensitive internegative images which could faithfully capture all of the painting’s tonal gradations and colors, exposure to actinic light, and delicate chine collie papers which allowed for greater color saturation, the printer’s collaborative role in capturing and transmitting Klimt’s nuanced paint strokes is nothing short of remarkable. The Österreichische Staatsdruckerei (Austrian State Printing Office), was the successor to the KK Hof -und Staatsdruckerei which was founded by Emperor Franz I...
Category

1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Wonderland small scale seated woman with large bouquet soft green colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

R. Layni, Zeichnungen folio, "Torso" Collotype plate IV
Located in Chicago, IL
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 masterful...
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1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Seated Woman, Nude Bronze Sculpture by Kuno Lange
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Kuno Lange, German (1950 - ) Title: Seated Nude Woman Year: 1996 Medium: Bronze Sculpture with Black Patina, signature and number inscribed Edition: 3/9 Size: 17 in. x 18 in....
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1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Bronze

Male Nude, Photorealist Lithograph by Lowell Nesbitt
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Lowell Blair Nesbitt, American (1933 - 1993) Titles: Male Nude 2 Year: 1979 Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 17...
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1970s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Gazing Boldly 1 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men Hat, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Gazing boldly is an act of defiance against the uncertainties of life. It embodies the spirit of facing challenges head-on, with unwavering confidence and clarity. This phrase evokes...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio “The Bride” collotype print
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler #30, Brautzug; multi-color collotype after unfinished 1917/18 painting in oil on canvas. Painted in the last months of Klimt’s life, The Bride was one...
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1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Kvinnehode (Schiefler 259; Woll 288), Edvard Munch
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Drypoint on gewöhnlichem aber holzfreiem vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From the album, Verzeichnis Des graphischen Werks Edvard Munchs Bis 1...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Drypoint

Woman undressing, Gustav Klimt Handzeichnungen (Sketch), Thyrsos Verlag, 1922
Located in Chicago, IL
Original collotype lithograph of a woman undressing from Gustav Kilmt’s handzeichnungen (sketch) in 1922 by Thyrsos Verlag, Leipzig and Vienna, in an edition of 375. Klimt’s mastery of depth is most evident in the gentleness of his linework. Without the aid of shadow or the subtlety of values, the gestures of line allow the viewer a sense of a three-dimensional person or object. The meticulous lithographic process used to create Klimt’s Handzeichnungen portfolio ensures exceptionally crisp markings bearing a strong resemblance to the original sketches. This series showcases the quintessence behind Klimt’s signature visual style. This artwork arrives accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. Century Guild has curated collections of Gustav Klimt’s printed...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Eiffel Sun, Paris, original expressionistic landscape
Located in Spring Lake, NJ
The Eiffel Tower of Paris stands as a tall, proud reminder of the creative nature of the French people. Connecticut artist Charles Tersolo envel...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil

Echoes of Love -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion, Women
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Elie HATUNGIMAN...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Chagall, Composition (Mourlot 650), Derrière le Miroir (after)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered. Good condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 198. Published by Aimé Maeght, Éditeur, Paris; printed by Éditions...
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1970s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Floating Dreams
Located in Coltishall, GB
’Floating Dreams' is an impressive painting inspired by the North Norfolk Broads and beautiful countryside near to where Rachael lives. Rachael Dalzell’s paintings are colourful and...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Wood, Acrylic

A Drink - by George Grosz - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Champagne is an offset lithograph, realized by George Grosz. The artwork is the plate n. 77 from the porfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of Der Malik-Verlag Berl...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Voyage au Japon
Located in OPOLE, PL
Bernard Buffet (1928-1999) - Voyage au Japon Lithograph from 1981. Artsit's edition. On Arches paper. Dimensions of work: 71 x 53.5 cm. Hand signed. The work is in Excellent co...
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Landscape
Located in London, GB
'Landscape', oil on canvas, by Charles Kvapil (1928). The artist, Kvapil, has scores of tremendous artworks which depict scenes in nature such as this one. Here, a bit of Mediterrane...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Red poppies and daisies in a vase" ( modern expressive floral painting)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This modern colorful floral artwork "Red poppies and daisies in a vase " is full of vivid colors ( red, yellow, green, blue, purple) which are my tools of expression. I explore th...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Chinatown, San Francisco
By Edward Wilson Currier
Located in London, GB
'Chinatown, San Francisco', gouache on fine art paper, by Edward Wilson Currier (1903). Spofford Alley in San Francisco's Chinatown is best known for an address (number 36) where Dr. Sun Yat-Sen plotted the overthrow of China's last dynasty. During Prohibition, it was the site of turf battles over local bootlegging and protection rackets. Today it is lined with seniors' community centres. However, the quiet alley livens up in the evenings when a Chinese orchestra strikes up a tune, mah-jongg games begin with a cascade of clicking tiles, and barbers and florists use the pretence of sweeping their doorsteps to gossip. In this artist's depiction, a man smokes a long-stemmed Chinese pipe under the awning and colourful lanterns hanging from the wooden supports while a child looks on. The artwork is interesting from several standpoints including architectural, cultural and historical. Shortly after this work was painted, the neighbourhood was completely destroyed in the 1906 earthquake that levelled most of the city. From 1910 to 1940, Chinese immigrants were detained at the Angel Island...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Gouache

Sunflower
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've captured the vibrant essence of nature's optimism. The sunflower exudes warmth and energy, its golden petals reaching towards the light. The expressive brush stro...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée

19 on the 20th, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Inspired by artist Robert Hofherr's personal photo, this piece simplifies detail to make a bold and striking composition. Solid, substantial shadows replace o...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Landscape 137 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 40.5x61 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Masonite, Oil

Madonna (Dreaming Woman) - Original Vintage Exhibition Poster (Berggruen)
Located in Paris, IDF
Edvard MUNCH (1863 - 1944) Madonna, 1983 Original vintage poster (high quality four-color process) On thick paper 79 x 50 cm Created for the exhibition "Munch Engravings and Lithogr...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Offset

Ange du Paradis (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25)
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on vélin des Papeteries du Marais paper. Paper Size: 14 x 10.25 inches. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Catalogue raisonné references: Cain, Julien, and F...
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1950s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

To the beach!
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've poured my passion into capturing a moment of pure, serene anticipation. The subject, viewed from behind, gazes upon the vast, vibrant ocean, embodying a se...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jacob Pins "Lonely Walker" 1960 Woodcut
Located in San Francisco, CA
Jacob Pins: 1917-2005. Was a German born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector. He has had auction results over $3000 for a print. This powerful scarce example...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Woodcut

Looking Down at the Ranch, Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Located in Soquel, CA
Heavily textured, 1962 abstracted landscape by Humbolt area artist Alma B. Leamey (American, 1901-1996). The viewer looks out over a valley, with a ranch at the focal point. In the d...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Le Bibi en tulle, 1999, original lithograph by Jean Jansem handsigned
Located in Les Acacias GE, GE
Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Le bibi en tulle, 1999 Lithographie sur papier Arches Signée et justifiée 76 x 54 cm Imprimeur: Mourlot, Paris Editeur: Flora Jansem, Paris Bibliographie: J...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Mid-Century French Feutre on Paper. Tea time In the Kitchen.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Late Mid Century French feutre drawing on paper of a Provençal lady sitting in her kitchen by Jean Arène. Signed and dated bottom left. This artwork is a striking pen-and-ink drawing that vividly captures a cluttered interior scene filled with an assortment of teapots and household objects. The central figure, an elderly lady with an expressive face, sits at a table surrounded by an overwhelming array of details. The artist uses bold, dynamic lines to convey a sense of chaos and charm, creating an atmosphere of cozy clutter. The composition’s intricacy draws the viewer's eye around the room, showcasing...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Felt Pen

Wintergreen, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A layer of snow wraps a serene forest. Painted with a limited color palette of Payne's Grey and Phthalo Green, accented with Titanium White, the scene exudes ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil

The Pennine Way, Wessenden Head Reservior, Original, Landscape
Located in Deddington, GB
The Pennine Way, Wessenden Head Reservoir is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Autumn coloured bracken pictured here at sunset in this Wessenden Reservoir landscape on Marsden...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Goats" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1920 on smooth wove paper for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition ...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Wild Horses, Oil Painting on Canvas by Jalal Gharbi
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large oil painting of stampeding Wild Horses by Tunisian-born artist, Jalal Gharbi (1920 - 2005). The painting measures 48 x 60 inches and the frame 56.5 x 68.5 inches.
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Expressionist Colorful Landscape Oil Paint : San Antonio
Located in Segovia, ES
San Antonio . Oil on canvas by Spanish artist Chico Montilla. Measurements: (H) 65 x (W) 81 x 2 (D) cm. Framed 85 x 101 x 5 cm. San Antonio, another expressionist view of the countr...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Polish French Figurative Abstract Art Brut Expressionist Lithograph Maryan
Located in Surfside, FL
Pinchas Burstein, known as Maryan Lithograph (after the drawing). 1960 Dimensions: 12 3/8 x 9 3/8 inches (315 x 240mm). Gold or bronze ink on black paper Signed in the plate, not b...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Mädchen am Fenster. 1906-08.
Located in New York, NY
Mädchen am Fenster. 1906-08. Color lithograph printed on smooth card stock. Full margins. Tipped into a later presentaion folder, signed by the artist in pencil, on the recto. Published by the Wiener Werkstätte, Vienna, with the printed postcard text on verso. Among Kokoschka's earliest prints were a series of 14 postcards, the current work and the following lot that he produced for the Wiener Werkstätte. Wingler/Welz 4. Oskar Kokoschka was an Austrian artist, poet and playwright best known for his intense expressionistic portraits...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

A meadow of flowering herbs
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this oil painting, I sought to capture the ephemeral beauty of a wildflower meadow at dusk. Employing a blend of impressionism and realism, I allowed my brushstrokes to d...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Ray of Hope
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In "Ray of Hope," a captivating portrait, the audience is drawn into the arresting gaze of a black African woman, her shoulders raised with unwavering stre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Goyesque scene original oil on canvas painting
By Manuel Monedero
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Unframed Manuel Monedero (n. Seville in 1925 - m. Carboneras (Aracena, Huelva) in 2002) is a Spanish painter. His first exhibition dates from 1961 a...
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1950s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Burnett, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Trees shine like incandescent light bulbs under the warm afternoon sun. A kaleidoscope of pink, green, and yellow leaves spread across the scene. Overlapping ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

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