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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
Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Landscape River and Colorful Mountains
Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Landscape River and Colorful Mountains

Mid-20th Century French Expressionist Landscape River and Colorful Mountains

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Expressionist Landscape signed gouache painting on artist paper painting: 9.75 x 12.75 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition Descr...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Gouache

Morning in a sunny vineyard
Morning in a sunny vineyard

Morning in a sunny vineyard

By Elena Lukina

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

Far in Mind, female nude colorful reclining direct gaze

Far in Mind, female nude colorful reclining direct gaze

By Tom Bennett

Located in Brooklyn, NY

An expressionist, colorful and direct oil painting of a nude female figure, strecthing back against an an abstract background. Aesthetically sensuous with active brushstrokes applie...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Africa Motherhood - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern
Africa Motherhood - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern

Africa Motherhood - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern

By Kehinde Oyafajo

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

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Welsh Coast at Ogmore" by the Sea Original Watercolor
"Welsh Coast at Ogmore" by the Sea Original Watercolor

"Welsh Coast at Ogmore" by the Sea Original Watercolor

Located in Soquel, CA

"Welsh Coast at Ogmore" by the Sea Original Watercolor Grey tones dominate this rocky coastal painting by John Addyman (Wales, 1929-2006), characterized by his use of muted tones, pr...

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1980s Expressionist Art

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Watercolor, Laid Paper

My Brother - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Colour Pattern
My Brother - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Colour Pattern

My Brother - 21st Century Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Men, Colour Pattern

By Kehinde Mayowa

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

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Canvas, Acrylic

Still life with peonies
Still life with peonies

Still life with peonies

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this piece, I sought to capture the effervescence of nature's transient beauty. I used oil to express the delicate vibrancy of peonies, with my brushstrokes blending impr...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

A Citizen of the World Expressionist Portrait of Ernst Kirchner German Modernist
A Citizen of the World Expressionist Portrait of Ernst Kirchner German Modernist

A Citizen of the World Expressionist Portrait of Ernst Kirchner German Modernist

By Ricardo de Silva

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...

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1980s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Onigele Yii Oil Painting of Black Woman in Ankara Head Tie
Onigele Yii Oil Painting of Black Woman in Ankara Head Tie

Onigele Yii Oil Painting of Black Woman in Ankara Head Tie

By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The painting "Onigele Yii" depicts a striking black African woman wearing a vibrant Ankara head tie, known as gele, in the Yoruba language. Rendered with oil on canvas, the artwork c...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Fabric, Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

"Woman Leaning Forward" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
"Woman Leaning Forward" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio

"Woman Leaning Forward" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Plate #3 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Klimt's well-known Water Serpents paintings...

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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

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Paper

Romance of the sea 21X30
Romance of the sea 21X30

Romance of the sea 21X30

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In creating this piece, I endeavored to embody the tranquil beauty of nature, blending the serenity of the sea with the vibrant liveliness of blossoming flowers. Utilizing the expres...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Sawah Landscape
Sawah Landscape

Sawah Landscape

Located in Amsterdam, NL

A sawah landscape, Sumatra Signed and dated 'Sonnega '54' (lower right), and annotated 'Voor Jan de Bas 1-1-1970 / R de Bas' (on the reverse) oil on canvas, 50,5x60,5 cm Provenance: - Collection Pieter de Bas (1909-1979) Mr de Bas was head of the MULO school and acting head of the HBS school in Medan. Thence by descent to the present owner. Exhibited: - Hotel de Boer, Medan 1954, where acquired by the first owner. The light I observed everywhere was of a special quality, fluorescent blue, shone from nowhere but radiated from every point, oddly with great depth and intensity. The light in an entirely different dimension came from nowhere and went nowhere shimmering with the glow of a bright blue jewel. The most important thing I discovered was of being omnipresent and able to understand everything at the same time, yes I could fathom creation completely. Auke Sonnega, born March 9, 1910 in Leeuwarden, known as the painter, primarily of young Balinese men and women. Originally raised in the reformed denomination, the parents of Auke apparently practised theosophy and their children, including Auke were taught these principles. The talent for drawing revealed itself at an early stage which in 1926 lead to a 4-year study of textile design at the Academy for Art and Craft in Amsterdam. He completed the academy in 1930 and worked in a carpet factory in Twente until 1934 and then followed in his sister Aafje’s footsteps leaving the Netherlands to go to the Dutch East Indies where in 1935 he started working as a graphic designer with an advertising bureau in Batavia. He was able to travel through Java and Bali on the motorbike that he brought with him from Europe, and was paid for his travelogue, enhanced with his own photo’s which appeared in several Dutch newspapers and magazines. In the 1930’s two Europeans, Walter Spies and Rudolf Bonnet...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Coral Tulips Triptych
Coral Tulips Triptych

Coral Tulips Triptych

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this triptych, I poured my soul into each brushstroke, capturing the delicate, vibrant energy of coral tulips amid a dark backdrop. The contrast breathes life and passion into eve...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"The Lion" original lithograph

"The Lion" original lithograph

By René Beeh

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

Air Tulips: Mixed, paper, acrylic, oil pastel, 57x81cm
Air Tulips: Mixed, paper, acrylic, oil pastel, 57x81cm

Air Tulips: Mixed, paper, acrylic, oil pastel, 57x81cm

Located in Zofingen, AG

‘Air Tulips’ is an immersive journey into the very heart of a bloom. In this large-format mixed media work (57x81 cm), the tulips are not just flowers—they are a vibrant, breathing f...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Acrylic, Archival Paper

Market scene
Market scene

Market scene

Located in Genève, GE

Work on panel Dimension with frame : 39 x 48.3 x 3.5 cm This work depicts a vibrant scene of a bustling market, captured with a dark, earthy palette that evokes a nostalgic atmospher...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

Mujer de Juchitan
Mujer de Juchitan

Mujer de Juchitan

By Raul Anguiano

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Raul Anguiano, Mexican (1915 - 2006) Title Mujer de Juchitan Year: 1974 Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed l.l., signed, dated and titled verso Size: 25.5 x 37.25 in. (64.77 x 94...

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1970s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Roses in vase
Roses in vase

Roses in vase

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this piece, I sought to capture the ephemeral beauty of nature, using the giclée print medium to convey the delicate dance between light and shadow. My brushstrokes breathe life i...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard, Giclée

Eniyan (Human) 9 Acrylic Painting, Expressionist Style, 21st Century
Eniyan (Human) 9 Acrylic Painting, Expressionist Style, 21st Century

Eniyan (Human) 9 Acrylic Painting, Expressionist Style, 21st Century

By Damola Ayegbayo

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

Shipping Procedure FREE Shipping Worldwide 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 Authent...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Black Ink on white paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting
Black Ink on white paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting

Black Ink on white paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Painting

By TUSET

Located in Carballo, ES

Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. We can frame it in natural wood on request. The title of this works is "From the Apollonian picto...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Fruit Trees by Gustav Klimt, Das Werk lifetime landscape collotype, 1908-1912
Fruit Trees by Gustav Klimt, Das Werk lifetime landscape collotype, 1908-1912

Fruit Trees by Gustav Klimt, Das Werk lifetime landscape collotype, 1908-1912

By Gustav Klimt

Located in Chicago, IL

Original collotype created from Gustav Klimt’s Impressionist Fruit Trees landscape, painted in 1901. Published and edited by Verlag H.O. Miethke and printed by k.k. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna, in an edition of 300. Between 1908 and 1914, H.O. Miethke published Das Werk Gustav Klimts...

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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

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Paper

LOVERS (LIEBESPAAR
LOVERS (LIEBESPAAR

LOVERS (LIEBESPAAR

Located in Santa Monica, CA

ROBERT PHILIPPI (Austrian 1877-1959) LIEBESPAAR (LOVERS) ca.1923 (in Rifkind Collection, LACMA: From a portfolio of 10 prints. Rifkind indicates the e...

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1920s Expressionist Art

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Woodcut

True Friend 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Love Men
True Friend 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Love Men

True Friend 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women Love Men

By Daniel Owoeye

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. About Artist Dan...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Strawberries
Strawberries

Strawberries

By Elena Lukina

Located in Zofingen, AG

In this oil painting, I attempted to capture the vivid textures and luminous vibrancy of strawberries. Using a blend of expressionism and impressionism, I focused on the interplay of...

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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Dancer in Red - Large Colorful Expressive Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Dancer in Red - Large Colorful Expressive Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas

Dancer in Red - Large Colorful Expressive Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas

By Bettina Mauel

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Bettina Mauel expresses vitality and sensuality in her abstract and figurative paintings. “I paint what I experience,” she articulates. “This includes landscapes, dancers, and peop...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

'Camille IV', Fauve Figural of Young Woman, California Post Impressionist Oil
'Camille IV', Fauve Figural of Young Woman, California Post Impressionist Oil

'Camille IV', Fauve Figural of Young Woman, California Post Impressionist Oil

By Anthony McNaught

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

Signed verso, 'Ant McNaught', (American, 1952-2026), titled 'Camille VI', and dated 2020. A substantial and vibrant, Fauve study of the head of a young woman, composed in scumbled shades of coral, jade, azure and pink. and contrasted against a terracotta background. This California Post-Impressionist and Abstract Expressionist artist studied at the Esalen Institute with Erin Gafill and Tom Birmingham...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Emotional Metamorphosis 2, Original Painting
Emotional Metamorphosis 2, Original Painting

Emotional Metamorphosis 2, Original Painting

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
This vibrant medium-sized artwork explores the ever-changing emotional landscape. Its vivid colors and bold strokes suggest a blossoming, floral motif. The piec...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Holding up to Memories, Original Painting
Holding up to Memories, Original Painting

Holding up to Memories, Original Painting

By Diana Elena Chelaru

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A solitary woman leans into a vast, swirling blue field. Spiraling strokes of orange and yellow shimmer like stars, adding warmth to the cool, dominant palette....

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

The Joshua Tree in the Canyon, Oil Painting
The Joshua Tree in the Canyon, Oil Painting

The Joshua Tree in the Canyon, Oil Painting

By Crystal DiPietro

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A Joshua tree stands among yellow desert bushes, its leaves appearing to glow under the bright sun. In the distance, a blue ridge and a mountain rise. Rugged fo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil

Sailing Ships, Modern Art Oil Painting on Board
Sailing Ships, Modern Art Oil Painting on Board

Sailing Ships, Modern Art Oil Painting on Board

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Unknown Title: Sailing Ships Medium: Oil on Canvas, signed "Thoms", lower left Size: 24 x 20 inches

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Raventos 5.11.2 Framed Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Raventos 5.11.2 Framed Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas

Raventos 5.11.2 Framed Expressionist Acrylic Painting on Canvas

By Maria Asuncion Raventos

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

original expressionist acrylic painting RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930). Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona. R...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Two Young Spanish Girls, Oil on paper
Two Young Spanish Girls, Oil on paper

Two Young Spanish Girls, Oil on paper

By Edouard Goerg

Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR

Oil on paper by Edouard Goerg (1893-1969), France, 1937-1938. Two young Spanish girls. Measurements : with frame: 61.3x51.8 cm - 24.1x20.4 inches, view: 39x28.6 cm - 15.4x11.25 inche...

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1930s Expressionist Art

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Paper, Oil

Peintre dans son atelier, 1969, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned
Peintre dans son atelier, 1969, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned

Peintre dans son atelier, 1969, original lithograph by Jean Jansem, handsigned

By Jean Jansem

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Jean Jansem (1920-2013) Peintre dans son atelier, 1969 Lithographie sur papier Rives Signée en bas à droite et justifiée en bas à gauche 39 x 52 cm / 56 x 76 cm D'une édition à 120 exemplaires Bibliographie: Jansem Lithographe, 1954-1983, de Francony Editeur, Nice, 1984, n. 211, reproduit p. 53, référencé p. 231. "Ma première lithographie date de 1954. Elle représente un enfant en haillons portant deux seaux d'eau, d'après un croquis rapporté de Cordoue lors de mon voyage en Espagne en 1952. Je l'exécutai sur pierre, au pinceau et à l'encre lithographique. Je fus déçu du résultat et n'en tirai qu'un essai et une épreuve. Quatre ans plus tard, je réalisai une dizaine de nouvelles lithographies, toujours sur pierre, la plupart en noir. Au lieu d'employer l'encre et le crayon...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Guy's Talk - 21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Modern, Expressionist, Men
Guy's Talk - 21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Modern, Expressionist, Men

Guy's Talk - 21st Century, Contemporary, Impasto, Modern, Expressionist, Men

By Oshorenoya David Francis

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 (Issued by the Gallery) About ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

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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.