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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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Abstract Landscape #30, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original abstract painting. It was painted in multiple layers with palette knife and brushes. The artwork is signed on the back and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. The pai...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

French Riviera : View of Cagnes - Lithograph, Mourlot
Located in Paris, IDF
Chaim SOUTINE (1893-1943) French Riviera : View of Cagnes Stone lithograph after a painting (Mourlot workshop) Unsigned On Arches vellum 50 x 65 cm (c. 20 x 26 inch) Excellent cond...
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1970s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Mid-Century Modern Swedish Oil Painting, Framed Street Scene - Pedestrians
Located in Bristol, GB
PEDESTRIANS Size: 35 x 30 cm (including frame) Oil on board A small yet very impactful modernist street scene composition, executed in oil onto board. This composition presents a b...
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1950s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

1957 Vintage Mid Century Modern Portrait Oil Painting - Behind the Mask
Located in Bristol, GB
BEHIND THE MASK Size: 43 x 35 cm (including frame) Oil on board A bold and enigmatic mid-century figurative portrait, executed in oil onto board and dated 1957. The composition dep...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Coral tulips 4
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my passion into capturing the tender beauty and delicate strength of coral tulips. Using rich oil textures, I blended expressionism and realism to evoke warmt...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Fallobst, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Fallobst, which means Windfall or Fallen Fruit in English is a nature inspired painting. I love the warm colors of autumn and the scent of apples in the air. I worked on strong wate...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Coral tulips 3
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I poured my emotions into the vibrant coral tulips, capturing their delicate beauty through textured oil strokes. The interplay of expressionism and realism invites yo...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Love and umbrellas 60X80 oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've intertwined expressionism with impressionist touches to capture a couple's serene walk under a vibrantly hued autumnal canopy. The realism of the wet path ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Large German Expressionist Figurative oil painting by Hans Schellinger, reds
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Hans Schellinger (German, 1905–1990) Der Vogel Oil on canvas Signed ‘Schellinger’ (lower right) 55.125 x 35.5 in. (140 x 90.3 cm) A large and commanding composition, Der Vogel showc...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Sunny wave 50X70
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this oil painting, I've poured my soul into the tumultuous beauty of the sea. Using expressionist strokes and a realist's eye, I've captured the raw dance of the waves—a ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

A small picodon ? Julien Wolf Contemporary Expressionist Painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas 2017 Signed Unique work Julien Wolf is a French painter born in 1981 in Strasbourg, France. In 2007, he graduated from the DNSEP Art section at the Strasbourg Decora...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Cascading Waves of the Caribbean 80X100 oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this dance of blues and whites, I've poured my soul into the wild embrace of the ocean's foam. Every stroke captures the relentless power and ethereal beauty of the waves. It's an...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Morning in a sunny vineyard
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this painting, I captured the vibrant energy of a sunlit vineyard at dawn, blending impressionism and realism to evoke warmth and renewal. The golden hues reflect the morning ligh...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Ceramic Expressionist Head in White Stoneware with Bismuth Rakú Glaze. Testa 9
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Testa 9 is an expressionist ceramic head sculpture created in white stoneware with a bismuth Rakú glaze. This ceramic head belongs to the artist’s Testas series, a body of work compo...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Clay, Glaze

By the Nets - German Expressionism Woodcut Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in London, GB
KARL SCHMIDT-ROTTLUFF 1884-1976 Rottluff, Germany 1884 - 1976 Berlin (German) Title: By the Nets Bei den Netzen, 1914 Technique: Original Hand Signed Woodcut on Laid Paper Paper size: 51.2 x 62.4 cm. / 20.2 x 24.6 in. Additional Information: This original woodcut is hand signed in pencil by the artist "S. Rottluff" at the lower right margin. This is the fifth woodcut of the portfolio "Zehn Holzschnitte von Schmidt-Rottluff" [Ten Woodcuts by Schmidt-Rottluff] that was published in 1919. It was published by Graphisches Kabinett J. B. Neumann, Berlin in a limited unnumbered edition of 75 plus some proofs. The printer was Fritz Voigt...
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1910s Expressionist Art

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Woodcut

Sunny dandelions 50X70
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work symbolizes our wonderful, beautiful and fragile, like a crystal world. The magic field of solar dandelions from which it is impossible to take your eyes off. A short moment...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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

Sunny pond 70X50 oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant oil on canvas, I sought to capture the serene yet lively spirit of nature. The dappling light dances on water, illuminating lily pads and blossoms, creating a symphon...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Emile's Tavern
Located in London, GB
'Emile's Tavern', gouache on paper (circa 1930s), by Lucien Génin. A tavern in French is called a 'guinguette'. With the rise in living standards from the 1860s along with the develo...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Gouache

Engures seaside. 1983, oil on canvas, 53x71 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Arijs Skride (1906.24.IX Madonna parish – 1987.22.XI Riga), painter. Arijs Skride was born into a farmer's family. Wife Gundega Vaska – graphic artist. At the age of 15, he passed ...
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Secret supper in the Kuril Islands, in search of Pokemon Painting"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
This is not my first picture dedicated to the biblical theme "The Last Supper". It reveals a long-standing dispute between Russia and Japan over the Kuril Islands.
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Fantasy with Flowers 29
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 200+ pictures)   paper 59x42cm  On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Flowers are a smile of ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Sunny Terrace 25X35
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this piece, I've intertwined the essence of expressionism and impressionism, allowing the vibrant colors and bold textures to evoke feelings of warmth and serenity. The f...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée

Picturesque sunset
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this canvas, I've unleashed a swirling symphony of sunset colors, blending vivid reds and gentle purples with the dynamic blues of the sea. Through expressionism fused with a touc...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Edith Desternes, The Church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Auvers-sur-Oise, 1920s
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Edith Desternes (1901-2000), France, 1920s. The Church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption in Auvers-sur-Oise. This church has been painted in ...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mister Universe - Julien Wolf, 21st Century, Contemporary Expressionist Painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas 2019 Signed Unique work Julien Wolf is a French painter born in 1981 in Strasbourg, France. In 2007, he graduated from the DNSEP Art section at the Strasbourg Decora...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

'Zulu Dancers'
Located in Amsterdam, NL
‘Zulu Dancers’ Signed bottom right Hardman, titled on a sticker at the reverse and with address Walton End, Walton Lane, Bosham, Chichester, and Price 45 gns. Oil on board, 99 x 87...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Contemporary abstract expressionist watercolor women paper "The blue dialogue"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This contemporary abstract expressionist painting, depicting two women in dance, was created by French artist Natalya Mougenot. It forms part of her ongoing series dedicated to women...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

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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Canvas, Oil

Lake coast. Oil on board, 35.5x47.5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Janis Pupols (1886 – 1956) Graduated Landscape studio of V. Purvitis in Latvia Art academy (1927). He took part in exhibitions since 1925. Artist painted landscapes in different t...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Music School oil on canvas painting
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Music School Artist: María Paulina Díez MacGrove (Colombia, 1974) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 46 x 33 cm (approx. 18.1 x 13 in) Support: Unframed canvas Date: 2009 Si...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mountain peak 50X70
Located in Zofingen, AG
In creating this piece, I strove to capture the raw power and silent majesty of nature's pinnacle. Through expressive brushstrokes and a harmonious blend of oil colors, my work stand...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

20th Paris School Collage Cutout Artwork Wonderful Interior Design Options
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"Collage" by Bernard Herzog (French, b.1935) signed lower corner signed and stamped verso with catalogue number photo collage cut outs on paper, unframed overall paper: 25.5 x 20 in...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

FRIDA KAHLO - The Wounded Deer. Skate Deck Modern Design Pop
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Frida Kahlo - The Wounded Deer Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: Open Size: 80 x 20 cm Condition: In mint conditions and never displayed S...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Wood, Maple, Screen

Fantasy with Flowers 30
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Flowers" (series of 200+ pictures)   paper 59x42cm  On the paper acrylic, oil pastel, felt-tip pen, ink, gold leaf, pencils, silver,mixed media. Flowers are a smile of ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Supper is not over ! - Julien Wolf, Contemporary Expressionist Painting
Located in Paris, FR
Oil on canvas 2019 Signed Unique work Julien Wolf is a French painter who was born in Strasbourg in 1981, France. In 2007, he graduated and obtained the DNSEP Art and Decorative Art section...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Vintage Mid Century Modern Swedish Landscape Oil Painting - By the White Walls
Located in Bristol, GB
BY THE WHITE WALLS Size: 49 x 57 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A simple yet sophisticated mid-century modernist style painting, executed in oil onto canvas by the established S...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

St Pauls & Spanish Steps, Diptych, Original, Cityscape, contemporary
Located in Deddington, GB
St Pauls is an Original Oil Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Inspired by a particularly wonderful trip down the Thames, this painting shows the view of Saint Pauls from Bankside. The tim...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Mid Century French Expressionist Oil, La Couseuse
Located in Cotignac, FR
A mid-century French Expressionist oil on paper, laid on board, painting of a lady sewing by Raphael Arnal. The painting is signed bottom left and dated, located and attributed to th...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

Le Pont Neuf
Located in London, GB
'Le Pont Neuf', gouache on fine art paper, by Lucien Génin (circa 1930s). The Pont Neuf is the oldest standing bridge across the river Seine in Paris, France. It stands by the western point of the Île de la Cité, the island in the middle of the river that was, between 250 and 225 BC, the birthplace of Paris. It is called 'The New Bridge' because at the time of its inauguration (built 1578-1607), it embodied a very modern look compared to other bridges which spanned the Seine. Lucien Génin has captured its beauty in this lively depiction from the 1930s. Just before the bridge is a 'Bateau Mouche' an open excursion boat that provides visitors with a view of the city from along the river. The artwork is in good overall condition commensurate with age and medium used. It has been newly frame with anti-reflective glass. Please enjoy the photos accompanying this listing. Signed by the artist in the lower left hand. Upon request a video may be provided. About the Artist: After the devastation of the First World War, Lucien Génin (1894 - 1953) left his provincial home in the autumn of 1919 to find his fortune among the lively Parisians in the heart of Montmartre. Génin befriended the painters Frank Will, Gen Paul, Émile Boyer, Marcel Leprin...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Gouache

Testa Nº 8 Expresionist Ceramic Head in White Stoneware with Bismuth Raku Glaze
Located in FISTERRA, ES
Testa nº 8 is an expressionist ceramic head sculpture from the Testas series, modeled in white stoneware and finished with a distinctive bismuth raku glaze. This ceramic head, measur...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Clay, Glaze

1956 Mid-Century Modern Town Landscape Framed Oil Painting - Sant Pol de Mar
Located in Bristol, GB
SANT POL DE MAR Size: 48 x 36 cm (including frame) Oil on Canvas A charming mid-century modernist style town landscape composition, executed in oil onto canvas and dated 1956 on rev...
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1950s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

1950's French Modernist / Cubist Painting Signed, French Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Title: French Roof Tops Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Measures: board: 8.75 x 6.25 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The paintin...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

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

Couple - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
Located in Roma, IT
Couple is an original offset lithograph, realized by George Grosz. The artwork is the plate n. 78 from the porfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923,edition of Der Malik-Verlag...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Sunflowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In my creation, I pour my soul into the vibrant dance of sunflowers under an evocative sky. Each stroke is a symphony of colors, blending impressionistic warmth with a touch of real...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Light in the forest
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil on canvas, I've poured my soul into capturing the ethereal play of light amidst the trees. I intertwine expressionism with realism to weave a dance of colors that evoke a...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vivid Lush Leaves Sketch, Botanic Drawing, Expressionist Style, Watercolor Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This expressionist botanical drawing on paper captures the raw vitality of exotic flowers through fresh, vigorous gestures. Milano's drawings abandon precise realism in favor of emot...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Wax Crayon, Acrylic

Hello Sean! - Acrylicpainting on Canvas - Haas, Willibrord
Located in Winterswijk, NL
This dynamic figurative painting reflects Willibrord Haas’ masterful use of bold colors and fluid movement, drawing viewers into its energetic composition. Created in 1994 by the ren...
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1990s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Vintage Mid-Century Swedish Floral Still Life Oil Painting - Hyacinths
Located in Bristol, GB
HYACINTHS Size: 52 x 42 cm (including frame) Oil on Board An expressive and beautifully textured mid-century floral still life painting, executed in oil onto board. The composition...
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1950s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Large French Expressionist Oil Painting Nude Bathers in Woodland
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, mid 20th century Title: Nude Bathers Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed Size: painting: 19.75 x 24 inches Provenance: France Condi...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

Field poppies 60X70 oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've captured the wild vibrancy of nature and the ephemeral beauty of blooming flowers. Each stroke conveys raw emotion and the dynamic interplay of color and t...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Café de la Gare - Mid 20th Century French Expressionist Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Sevenoaks, GB
A superb mid 20th century French expressionist oil on canvas depicting a café de la gare (station café) as inscribed on the reverse. Numerous well dressed figures stand at the café ...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Saturday evening in November
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this vivid oil canvas, I've captured the fleeting vibrancy of twilight through a blend of impressionism and expressionism, with a touch of realism heartily mixed in. The bold, em...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Linen, Oil

Portrait with Pearl Necklace
Located in Wien, 9
Deling with the work of Erich Waske today, one encounters first of all a number of reasons why this outstanding artist has fallen into such undeserved oblivion. In addition to the de...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Bories-en-Provence Village Near Gordes, Large Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Paul Clement (1906-), France, 1967. Bories-en-Provence near Gordes. Measurements : with frame: 106x87 cm - 41.7x34.25 inches, without frame: 100x81 cm - 39.4x31.9 in...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Contemporary French Abstract Expressionist Acrylic on Paper.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Contemporary Abstract Expressionist acrylic on paper by French artist Christian Manoury. Signed to the front and to the reverse and presented in a custom white case frame. A beautif...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Paper, Acrylic

First pressure Julien Wolf Contemporary art painting expressionnist colour
Located in Paris, FR
OIl paint on canvas Hand-signed on the back by the artist “At first glance, we are invited to a colorful carnival. Everything is movement here! As if Julien Wolf had tried to captur...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Blooming pond 50X50 oil on canvas
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this vibrant oil painting, I've poured my zest for nature and renewal. Brushstrokes blossom across the canvas, capturing the essence of a serene pond, where time seems suspended. ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Delicate dandelions 30X40
Located in Zofingen, AG
This work symbolizes our wonderful, beautiful and fragile, like a crystal world. The magic field of solar dandelions from which it is impossible to take your eyes off. A short moment...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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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.

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