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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
Item Ships From: Europe
women Camelias
women Camelias

women Camelias

By Anastasia Aureum

Located in London, London

Stained Glass Opalescent Glass Leaded Glass / Copper Foil Hand-Blown Glass "The dimensions listed are for the pictured panel. This design can be custom-scaled and fabricated to...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Glass, Blown Glass

Expressive Ceramic Sculpture of Crouching Human Figure, Glazed Refractory Clay
Expressive Ceramic Sculpture of Crouching Human Figure, Glazed Refractory Clay

Expressive Ceramic Sculpture of Crouching Human Figure, Glazed Refractory Clay

By Óscar Aldonza Torres

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Expressive figurative ceramic sculpture depicting a crouching human figure absorbed in its own inner world. Hand-modelled in glazed refractory clay, Fuxido I (2026) belongs to Óscar ...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Clay

Expressive Castilian Landscape Oil Painting with Olive Trees and Impasto Spain
Expressive Castilian Landscape Oil Painting with Olive Trees and Impasto Spain

Expressive Castilian Landscape Oil Painting with Olive Trees and Impasto Spain

By Ulpiano Carrasco

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Expressive Castilian Landscape Oil Painting with Olive Trees and Impasto Artist: Ulpiano Carrasco Title: Verano en Castillejo Year: 1998 Technique: Oil on canvas Artwork dimensions: 54 × 65 cm / 21.26 × 25.59 in Framed dimensions: 78 × 89 cm / 30.71 × 35.04 in Signature: Signed and dated on the reverse Inscription: Titled “Verano en Castillejo” on the reverse Framing: Framed Condition: Good overall condition, with rich original impasto and visible pictorial texture Description A vibrant expressive landscape by Spanish artist Ulpiano Carrasco, titled Verano en Castillejo and dated 1998 on the reverse. This oil on canvas represents a powerful Castilian landscape, built through dense impasto, energetic brushwork and a luminous palette of greens, yellows, blues, whites and earthy reds. The composition captures an open rural panorama with olive trees, rolling cultivated fields and distant hills, transforming the Spanish countryside into an intense chromatic experience. Carrasco does not approach landscape as simple topography. His painting turns nature into matter, rhythm and emotion. The fields appear almost sculpted with paint, while the olive trees emerge as dark, expressive forms against the vibrating surface of the land. The result is a landscape full of movement, heat and Mediterranean-Castilian atmosphere. The work is especially attractive for collectors of Spanish contemporary landscape painting, expressive impasto painting, Mediterranean landscapes, olive tree paintings...

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1990s Expressionist Art

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Oil

Venice Palace and Gondola Mooring Colorful Impasto Canal View Oil Painting Italy
Venice Palace and Gondola Mooring Colorful Impasto Canal View Oil Painting Italy

Venice Palace and Gondola Mooring Colorful Impasto Canal View Oil Painting Italy

By Ulpiano Carrasco

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Venice Palace and Gondola Mooring, Colorful Impasto Canal View Artist: Ulpiano Carrasco Title: Palacio y embarcadero en Venecia Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 × 73 cm / 23.6 ×...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

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Oil

Aurora Over a Northern Lake, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1916
Aurora Over a Northern Lake, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1916

Aurora Over a Northern Lake, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, 1916

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

Aurora over a Northern Lake, signed and dated “G Claeson 1916”, oil on canvas. This evocative landscape, executed in an expressionist manner, and on the same time almost modern, cap...

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1910s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

North West. Richard K Blades. Oil painting of the sea and sky Turner influence.
North West. Richard K Blades. Oil painting of the sea and sky Turner influence.

North West. Richard K Blades. Oil painting of the sea and sky Turner influence.

By Richard K Blades

Located in Coltishall, GB

North West - a tumultuous seascape beneath a dramatic sky. Blades' textured brushstrokes that merge shades of deep indigo and soft pink, suggest an impending storm. The transition fr...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Shadow marshes. Richard K Blades. Painting of sea at sunset. Turner influence.
Shadow marshes. Richard K Blades. Painting of sea at sunset. Turner influence.

Shadow marshes. Richard K Blades. Painting of sea at sunset. Turner influence.

By Richard K Blades

Located in Coltishall, GB

A warm sunset over Norfolk's Cromer beach. Between Thoughts is a sublime oil painting that captures the mesmerizing tranquility of a sunset over thw North Sea. The horizon is ablaze...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Magicien, 1978 Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, 68.5 x 51.5 cm
Magicien, 1978 Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, 68.5 x 51.5 cm

Magicien, 1978 Lithograph on Arches Paper, Signed, 68.5 x 51.5 cm

By Jean Jansem

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Jean Jansem (1920-2013) – Magicien, 1978 Lithographie sur papier Arches, Signée en bas à droite, justifiée 68,5 x 51,5 cm / 76 x 54 cm Bibliographie: CR Jansem, 1984, n°405 "M...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Sailors in Nice: Mixed Media Gouache and Pastel on Paper, 1950s
Sailors in Nice: Mixed Media Gouache and Pastel on Paper, 1950s

Sailors in Nice: Mixed Media Gouache and Pastel on Paper, 1950s

By Alfred Salvignol

Located in London, GB

'Sailors in the Port of Nice', mixed media - gouache, pastel and oil on paper, by Alfred Salvignol (circa 1950s). The Port of Nice is one of the key hubs of Nice and, in fact, of the entire French Riviera, standing out as one of the main harbours for the boats which sail across the Mediterranean Sea. It accommodates both the ships operated by ferry companies and the private yachts of visitors who come to Nice by sea. The artist here depicts a group of crusty sailors watching...

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1950s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Pastel, Oil, Gouache

Between Thoughts. Richard K Blades. Painting of sea at sunset. Turner influence.
Between Thoughts. Richard K Blades. Painting of sea at sunset. Turner influence.

Between Thoughts. Richard K Blades. Painting of sea at sunset. Turner influence.

By Richard K Blades

Located in Coltishall, GB

A warm sunset over Norfolk's Cromer beach. Between Thoughts is a sublime oil painting that captures the mesmerizing tranquility of a sunset over thw North Sea. The horizon is ablaze...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Women and Children, Expressionist Oil on Canvas by Vega Cillero
Women and Children, Expressionist Oil on Canvas by Vega Cillero

Women and Children, Expressionist Oil on Canvas by Vega Cillero

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

"Women and Children, Expressionist Oil on Canvas by Vega Cillero." Oil on canvas. Signed lower right. Artwork: 81 × 101 cm (31.9 × 39.8 in.). Framed: 99 × 120 cm (39 × 47.2 in.). Th...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Floral Pattern - Original photograph
Floral Pattern - Original photograph

Floral Pattern - Original photograph

By Dora Maar

Located in Paris, IDF

Dora MAAR Floral Pattern Original silver print made from the original 1935 negative Authenticated by the Succession stamp on the reverse (see photo) Limited edition of 5 copies (her...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Silver Gelatin

Sophie aux bas rouges, 1993, original lithograph by Jean Jansem
Sophie aux bas rouges, 1993, original lithograph by Jean Jansem

Sophie aux bas rouges, 1993, original lithograph by Jean Jansem

By Jean Jansem

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Sophie aux bas rouges, 1993 Lithographie sur papier Arches, justifiée E/A Signée en bas à droite 66 x 50 cm / 76 x 56 cm Bibliographie: CR Jansem, 2000, n°...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Funfair - 1950's French Expressionist Mid Century Oil on Canvas Painting
Funfair - 1950's French Expressionist Mid Century Oil on Canvas Painting

Funfair - 1950's French Expressionist Mid Century Oil on Canvas Painting

By André Beaucé

Located in Sevenoaks, GB

A wonderful 1950's French expressionist oil on canvas depicting figures at a busy funfair, by Parisian artist André Beaucé. Excellent quality work painted with thick impasto brush work. Signed lower centre. Artist: André Beaucé (French, 1911-1974) Title: Funfair Medium: Oil on canvas Size: 25.5 x 21 inches (65 x 54 cm) André Beaucé was a French painter born on May 23, 1911 in Rennes and died on January 2, 1974 in Paris . A pupil of the School of Fine Arts in Rennes, a graduate of the National School of Decorative Arts where he was admitted in 1932, André Beaucé was a pupil in the workshops of André Lhote and Simon, with Yves Brayer . He won the Abd-el-Tif prize in 1946 and was a regular at the Salon d'Automne. After having lived for several years in Algeria, and in particular at Villa Abd El Tif where he was a scholarship holder from 1946 to 1948, André Beaucé returned to France in 1949 and resumed his teaching at the Schools of Paris. His painting is then powerfully expressionist, free from any system. In the 1950s, we notice vigorous, uncompromising, intense portraits, captured in an almost caricatural way. The tones, always very mounted, are opposed with force in a composition cut with vigor. After the dark years of the war, Beaucé’s art reflects a violent vision of a certain reality that is always brutal and yet magnificent. Exhibitions Paris, 1936 to 1945, Salon of the National Society of Fine Arts . Tunis, 1946, Exhibition of French Africa. Algiers, 1947, Abd-el-Tif. Paris, 1948, Letourneur gallery. Paris, from 1950 to 1960, Salon d'Automne and Salon Comparaisons . Paris, 1962, Roy's gallery. Paris, May 1963, Exhibition organized on the occasion of the Estates General on Disarmament , Cercle Volney. First Salon Biarritz - San Sebastian: School of Paris - Painting, sculpture: André Beauce, Georges-André Klein , Adrienne Jouclard , Jean Joyet , Robert Lotiron , Roland Bierge , Andrée Bordeaux-Le Pecq , Henri Hayden , Franck Innocent , Germaine Lacaze...

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1950s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Poppies and Wildflowers, Figurative Triptych, Large Botanical Landscape on Paper
Poppies and Wildflowers, Figurative Triptych, Large Botanical Landscape on Paper

Poppies and Wildflowers, Figurative Triptych, Large Botanical Landscape on Paper

By Romina Milano

Located in Barcelona, ES

This original painting by Romina Milano presents a lyrical field of poppies and wildflowers, where gestural brushwork and simplified forms create a vivid, contemporary botanical comp...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Watercolor, Handmade Paper

Villiers le Bel
Villiers le Bel

Villiers le Bel

Located in Paris, FR

PRESSEMANE Joseph 'Villiers le Bel'. Oil on board. Signed. 47 x 21 cm. Titled and signed on the back. Biography Born Jozef Presman in 1904 in Berestechko, Ukraine, he studied at th...

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1950s Expressionist Art

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Oil

Eventide by Richard K Blades.  Oil painting of the sea at sunset after a storm.
Eventide by Richard K Blades.  Oil painting of the sea at sunset after a storm.

Eventide by Richard K Blades. Oil painting of the sea at sunset after a storm.

By Richard K Blades

Located in Coltishall, GB

Richard K Blades is an expressive landscape painter working in the English Romantic tradition.  He follows in a long line of artists such as Turner, Constable, Seago, Daubigney and C...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Spring came!
Spring came!

Spring came!

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this oil painting, I embraced the raw vitality of expressionism to capture the essence of renewal. The figurative approach intertwines with the soft vintage touch, conveying a fin...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Linen

Cobalt Carbonate-Glazed Buño Clay Head – Hand-Built Ceramic Bust, Expressionist
Cobalt Carbonate-Glazed Buño Clay Head – Hand-Built Ceramic Bust, Expressionist

Cobalt Carbonate-Glazed Buño Clay Head – Hand-Built Ceramic Bust, Expressionist

By Óscar Aldonza Torres

Located in FISTERRA, ES

Cobalt carbonate-glazed Buño clay head sculpture evokes organic textures and introspective narratives in Aldonza’s “Testas” series. This hand-built ceramic bust (33 × 20 × 25 cm) is ...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Clay, Glaze

Cape Maneuver: Expressionist Bullfighter Oil Painting, 1980s
Cape Maneuver: Expressionist Bullfighter Oil Painting, 1980s

Cape Maneuver: Expressionist Bullfighter Oil Painting, 1980s

By Jose Maria Tuser Vazquez

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Title: Cape Maneuver Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez (Barcelona, 1919 – 1986) Technique: Oil on canvas mounted on board Dimensions: 19.7 x 23.6 in (50 x 60 cm) Date: Circa 1980s Signature: Signed "Tuser" in the lower left corner Condition: Excellent; thick, vibrant brushwork and vivid colors well preserved. 📝 Description This painting captures a dramatic moment in the bullfight — the classic verónica — as the matador gracefully halts the bull’s charge with a sweeping motion of the cape. The vivid contrast of magentas, blues, and golds intensifies the theatrical tension between man and beast. The composition is dynamic yet controlled, emphasizing the poise of the torero against the raw force of the bull. The expressive brushstrokes and thick impasto enhance the sense of movement, while the abstracted background ensures focus remains on the central figures. The piece is a striking blend of figuration and emotional energy, characteristic of Tuser’s taurine works. 👤 About the Artist: José María Tuser Vázquez José María Tuser Vázquez was a Spanish painter born in Barcelona in 1919. He studied at the Barcelona School of Arts and Crafts and began exhibiting in the 1940s. By 1947, he had fully devoted his career to bullfighting scenes, developing a distinctive figurative expressionist style with impressionist influences. He collaborated with the magazine El Ruedo, creating numerous illustrations and covers, and designed collectible postcards for Editorial Artigas. His work became well-known in Spanish artistic circles and is now part of both private and institutional collections, including the Club Taurino of London. His paintings have been auctioned internationally, reaching up to $3,000 depending on size and subject. His legacy is that of a painter who masterfully captured the emotion, tradition, and drama of the Spanish corrida. 🎨 Similar Artists José María Tuser Vázquez’s work shares thematic and stylistic elements with: Roberto Domingo – A pioneer of bullfighting art...

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1970s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Board

Pocket Bright Red Strawberry fruit art old master style
Pocket Bright Red Strawberry fruit art old master style

Pocket Bright Red Strawberry fruit art old master style

Located in Deddington, GB

Pocket Bright Red Strawberry [2023] original Oil paint on canvas Image size: H:5 cm x W:5 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:5 cm x W:5 cm x D:2cm Frame Size: H:15 cm x W:15 cm...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Somerset Lake by Joanna Commings, Original art, landscape art, Impasto art
Somerset Lake by Joanna Commings, Original art, landscape art, Impasto art

Somerset Lake by Joanna Commings, Original art, landscape art, Impasto art

By Joanna Commings

Located in Deddington, GB

Somerset Lake by Joanna Commings [2021] original and hang signed by the artist Acrylics on canvas Image size: H:50 cm x W:60 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:50 cm x W:60 cm ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Woman Surrealism Oil on Canvas Painting, Expressionist, Framed, 2000s
Woman Surrealism Oil on Canvas Painting, Expressionist, Framed, 2000s

Woman Surrealism Oil on Canvas Painting, Expressionist, Framed, 2000s

By Alvar Sunol Munoz-Ramos

Located in Sitges, Barcelona

Artist: Alvar Suñol Title: Figurative Composition Date: c.2000 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (canvas): 81 x 100 cm (31.9 x 39.3 in) Framed: Yes Condition: Excellent Alvar Suñol –...

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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Park, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1920s, 66 cm
The Park, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1920s, 66 cm

The Park, Expressionist Oil on Canvas, Framed, Circa 1920s, 66 cm

Located in London, GB

'The Park', oil on canvas, by M. Phidias (circa 1920s). Painted using this artist's trademark impasto, the effect is to add depth and texture to the exuberant display of hues and ref...

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1920s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Full Calm
Full Calm

Full Calm

Located in Zofingen, AG

In crafting this piece, I explored the tranquil interplay of light and texture over the serene expanse of water, reflecting a quiet sunset. The gentle blending of acrylic and oil in ...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

Solange de dos, 1990, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned, numbered
Solange de dos, 1990, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned, numbered

Solange de dos, 1990, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned, numbered

By Jean Jansem

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Solange de dos, 1990 Lithographie sur papier Japon Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à gauche 45,5 x 65 cm / 54 x 76 cm Bibliographie: Imprimeur:...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Amroth seascape at night
Amroth seascape at night

Amroth seascape at night

By Rupert Aker

Located in Deddington, GB

Amroth seascape at night by Rupert Aker [2021] original Oil on board Image size: H:30 cm x W:40 cm Complete Size of Unframed Work: H:40 cm x W:40 cm x D:3cm Frame Size: H:33 cm x W:...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Mid-Century Still-Life Gouache of Flowers. 'The Blue Vase'. Signed.
Mid-Century Still-Life Gouache of Flowers. 'The Blue Vase'. Signed.

Mid-Century Still-Life Gouache of Flowers. 'The Blue Vase'. Signed.

Located in Cotignac, FR

A mid-century still-life gouache of flowers in a blue vase by French artist J Reboa. Signed and presented in a frame under glass. A vibrant energy flows through this floral composi...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Gouache, Cardboard

Low tide by Richard Blades. Oil painting. Sunset over the sea. Turner influence
Low tide by Richard Blades. Oil painting. Sunset over the sea. Turner influence

Low tide by Richard Blades. Oil painting. Sunset over the sea. Turner influence

By Richard K Blades

Located in Coltishall, GB

Richard K Blades mesmerizing oil painting captures the ethereal beauty of a sunset over a tranquil sea. The sky, painted in vivid hues of orange and crimson, seamlessly blends with s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

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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.