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
Raventos Street Barcelona. original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Barcelona. original acrylic painting
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona.
Raventós expanded her studies in etching and lithography at the Friedl...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Donas 1.Original crayons paper painting
By Agustin Rio
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
A. Rio Barcelona .Original gouache paper painting .
AGUSTIN RIO ( Barceona 1923 – Barcelona 1997)
Formed in Llotja i al Cercle Artístic de Sant Lluc He appeared individually in 195...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Crayon, Cardboard
Palette of Persia 1
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE PAINTING
This piece transports viewers to the picturesque landscapes in the northern villages of Iran. The focal point of the artwork lies in the village itself, with its s...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
signed original etching - Artist's Proof
By Jack Levine
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. Thi...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
Benavente Solís Coast BeachB original figuratif acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
landscape- original figuratif acrylic painting .l framed
of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state
Transport costs included
During its first exhib...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
R. Poch Jazz Quartet acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
7.-Jazz Quartet 100 x 80 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cos...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Palette of Persia 2
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE PAINTING
This piece is inspired by the northern villages of Iran. It portrays a vibrant vista with a hut scattered amidst a tranquil landscape. The use of bold and vibrant ...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Chagall, Candlestick (Mourlot 366; Cramer 49) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Paper Size: 12.75 x 9.625 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Notes: Fr...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Abandoned House, Southwest, Original Painting
By Janet Dyer
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This painting captures an abandoned house nearly concealed by overgrown bushes. The sunlit road extends endlessly into the horizo...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Portuguese Street Scene Vintage Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Portuguese Street Scene Vintage Oil on Canvas
The contrasting light and shadow of this urban landscape oil painting, by Lucas Teixeira (Portugues...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Chagall, Lamentations of Jeremiah (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, Paradise II (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mystic Twilight
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The artist’s masterful use of light and shadow further accentuates the beauty and allure of the roses, casting subtle nuances of color and creating a play of textures. In this evocat...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Chagall, Moses III (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, Angel of Paradise (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
House in the Forest, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This Fauvist painting captures a house surrounded by trees, their leaves shifting into muted brown, red, and yellow hues to indicate the changing season. The te...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Meneses. MAJORCA. square. LANDSCAPE- original acrylic wodd painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
MAJORCA. LANDSCAPE- original acrylic wodd painting.
This Catalan painter, settled for years in Mallorca, offers a series of landscapes in which the natural is treated in the impress...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Twilight Tapestry
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE PAINTING
The artist skillfully portrays a scene of enchanting darkness and ethereal beauty. The canvas depicts a serene forest, where tall and majestic trees with thick, da...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Woman Desired by Man" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1920 for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition of 500. Catalogue refere...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Chagall, Moses Receiving Tables of Law (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, Esther (Mourlot 252; Cramer 42), Verve: Revue Artistique (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Die Quelle" original etching
By Max Klinger
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching and aquatint. Catalogue reference: Singer 325. Published in Vienna by Gesellschaft für Vervielfältigende Kunst in 1896. The plate measures 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 inch...
Category
1890s Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
"Whew!" oil pastel signed landscape motorcycle fun adventure lake mountains bold
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Whew!" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece in the lower left. It depicts a man on a motorcycle doing a wheelie on a be...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Found Objects
Chagall, The face of Israel (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
STELLA PEREGRINA
By Franz Marc
Located in Portland, ME
Marc, Franz (German, 1880-1916).
STELLA PEREGRINA.
FranzHanffstaengl, Munich, 1917. Only edition.
Number 25 of the limited edition of 110.
Folio (18 x 13 inches), parchment-bac...
Category
1910s Expressionist Art
Materials
Color
Chagall, Job praying (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, David a la harpe (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Frau H.M. Naila signed original woodcut
By Max Beckmann
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Signed in pencil. Catalogue reference: Hofmaier 282 IV BB. Printed in Germany in 1923 for the very rare Kunst der Gegenwart portfolio, published in Munich by Marées-Gesellschaft, R. Piper & Co., with the Marées-Gesellschaft blindstamp in the margin. The printer was Fritz Voigt, of Berlin. This impression is one of 220 printed on cream wove paper from a total edition of 300 (consisting of 220 on wove and 80 on japon paper). The image measures 13 3/4 x 13 inches (350 x 331 mm); the total sheet measures 20 1/2 x 18 1/2 inches (520 x 472 mm) with full original margins and deckle edges.
In very good condition; with minor creasing near the edges of the sheet and a tiny pinhole in the space above the figure's right eye (hardly visible).
This is one of several portraits of a mysterious woman called "Naila" that were done by Max Beckmann. It is now known that Naila was Dr. Hildegard Melms, and that Beckmann had an affair with her in 1923, the same year he executed this print. This important German Expressionist woodcut...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
"9 Koi 23 - 2" Brightly Colored Koi Fish Underwater - red/orange/yellow/blue
By Linda Holt
Located in Wellesley, MA
"9 Koi 23 - 2" is a complex work of koi fish swimming underwater filled with light and brilliant color painted in a lush and fluid style bordering on abstraction. Fish are in shad...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"4 Koi 22" - Brightly Colored Koi Fish Underwater - red/orange/yellow/blue/green
By Linda Holt
Located in Wellesley, MA
"4 Koi 22" is a complex work of koi fish swimming underwater filled with light and brilliant color painted in a lush and fluid style bordering on abstraction. Fish are in shades o...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Erotic Nude French Surrealist Aquatint Etching Photo Collage Silkscreen Print
Located in Surfside, FL
This is numbered by hand in pencil and signed in pencil. An erotic nude etching.
Zwy Milshtein (Zvi Tzvi Milstein) BIOGRAPHY 1934 Born in Kishinev (Bessarabia) Russian, Romanian reg...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
"Mannlicherkopf" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in Germany in 1917 for Die Aktion; this impression is from the deluxe edition of 100 on Bütten laid paper. Catalogue reference: Schapire 202. Image ...
Category
1910s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Chagall, Adam, Eve and the forbidden fruit (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, Hagar in the Desert (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, Boaz sees Ruth at his feet (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Coriolan und seine Mutter" signed original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Signed in pencil by Peter Trumm and printed in Germany in 1922 for the very rare "Die zweite Ganymed-Mappe" portfolio of "Das vierte Jahrbuch der Marees Ges...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
"Figurliche Komposition" original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. This striking composition was published in 1921 for Genius. Sheet size: 13 1/4 x 9 7/8 inches (340 x 250 mm) on wove paper. This original Archipenko prin...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Raventos Collage Little City original expressionist mixed media
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Paris original expressionist mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barce...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Street Life New York - Haunting Faces Windows Expressionism Mid-Century
Located in Miami, FL
Mid-century artist Lawrence Kupferman paints a madly eerie New York street scene. An exaggerated upward view of two 19th-century walk-ups is split by a forced perspective of a downwa...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Ink, Paper, Watercolor, Pen
"Krankes Mädchen" original woodcut
By Erich Heckel
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1920 for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition of 500. Catalogue refere...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
"Self Portrait" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Printed in 1920 for the Deutsche Graphiker der Gegenwart portfolio, and published in Leipzig by Klinkhardt & Biermann in an edition of 500. Catalogue refere...
Category
1910s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Chagall, Moses I (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, Tablets of Law (Mourlot 365; Cramer 49) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Original Edition Lithograph on wove paper. Paper Size: 12.75 x 9.625 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Excellent Condition; never framed or matted. Catalogue...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera (Variant)
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera, (Variant) 1967 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by renown Austrian expressionist art...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
"Aus der Tierlegende" original woodcut
By Franz Marc
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. Catalogue reference Lankheit 831-3. Published in 1919 for Genius. Image size: 7 3/4 x 9 1/2 inches (198 x 240mm). This is a very richly inked impression pri...
Category
1910s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Chagall, Job in despair (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Portrait of Woman on Typeface French Jewish Surrealist Aquatint Etching Judaica
Located in Surfside, FL
Etching and Aquatint with embossing, This is numbered by hand in pencil but does not appear to be signed.
Zwy Milshtein (Zvi Tzvi Milstein) BIOGRAPHY 1934 Born in Kishinev (Bessarab...
Category
20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Chagall, Sarah and Abimelech (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
'Riflessi A Tiburon', by Marco Sassone, Oil on Linen, Waterfront Landscape, 1983
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This framed oil on linen painting, 'Riflessi A Tiburon,' by Marco Sassone, an American-Italian painter, is measured at 30 x 24 inches in a horizontal format. Sassone paints an Expres...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Linen
"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera, 1967 is an original color lithograph on Japan paper by renown Austrian expressionist artist Oskar ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Le Cirque
Located in New York, NY
Le Cirque is a rare and most sought after image by the artist of the circus by collectors of Bombois.
This painting shows the circus ring where the performers would perform, the audi...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Begrüssung" original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Catalogue reference: Klipstein 10. A very rich impression on cream wove paper of this Kollwitz etching, with plate tone. Plate size: 118 x 88mm (4 5/8 x 3 1...
Category
1890s Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
Chagall, Cain and Abel (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, Abraham and Sarah (Mourlot 117-46; Cramer 25) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Chagall, Eve incurs God’s displeasure (Mourlot 230-277; Cramer 42) (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Serenity in Bloom
Located in West Hollywood, CA
The artist has carefully arranged the bouquet to evoke a sense of closeness and connection, as if the roses are whispering to each other in hushed tones. The surrounding canvas provi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Enchanted Reflection
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Multiple roses take center stage, their delicate petals and vibrant colors commanding attention. Each rose is meticulously depicted, with intricate details. The roses, with their emp...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whisper of Love
Located in West Hollywood, CA
In this stunning and intimate artwork, a very small bouquet of roses comes together in the center of a canvas. The delicate roses, with their exquisite petals and gentle colors, carr...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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