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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
A Care Free Autumn, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist George Peebles displays an expressionist landscape bringing autumnal hues together in one area. The green leaves turn a fiery red as the season changes. ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Blond in Mirror, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This work on canvas with acrylics. Represents the portrait of a young woman watching herself in the mirror and at the same time watching the viewer. Done using a certain range of war...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Three O'Clock, Still Life with Plant and Fruit by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Three O'clock" is an expressionist, tabletop still life painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon from 1970. The 28" x 32" oil on board features a still life of fruit and plants, painted in a vivid and lush color palette. The painting is framed in a new black wood frame and signed "B Harmon" on verso. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists...
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1970s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Letter To Grandma
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
There is no other love that’s as special as the love of a grandma. So warm and fuzzy, so calm and sweet, so cheerful and joyful. You never know the love of a grandparent until you become one. 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 Gallery) About Artist Oluwaseun Ojebiyi is a promising young Nigerian visual artist who was born in the year 1996 into a family in Oyo state richly endowed with a unique artistic inclination. He is gifted with unusual energy and a future that sparkles with excellence. His works are at once artistic and realistic and laced with active energy with the characteristic of curiosity in figure study. He delivers his works through drawing and painting with mastery usage of charcoal, pastel, Oil paint, and acrylic. His expressive works bring back fond memories of childhood experiences. His works reveal the bond, teamwork, genuine love, selflessness, and other fine qualities in African culture. His palette which contains a variety of colors is a great asset for his delivery, with its rich Shade of hues. Oluwaseun inspiration is divine, He is also inspired by both past and everyday life experiences. Oluwaseun Ojebiyi had an HND in painting from The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He also served an apprenticeship under the renowned international artist Oluwole Omofemi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Canvas

'Father' Portrait Oil On Canvas by Duan Zhaonan
Located in Carmel, CA
Artist Duan Z. Born in 1955 in Yunnan, renowned Chinese Opera Figure Painter, Educator, Playwright, and Producer. Mr. Duan serves as Director of the Chinese Dramatic Literature Soci...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Expressionist Tabletop Still Life by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Grey Still Life" is a tabletop still life by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24.25" x 28.25" oil on board painting is framed in a new black wood frame. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Lying woman, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In my pictures I try to combine the visual and the conceptual. For me, drawing is a medium of knowledge which, beyond direct expression, makes visible material and immaterial forces,...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Pencil

Rhythm of Elegance
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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

"Trostung" original lithograph
By Georg Ehrlich
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1920 and published in Germany for GENIUS: Zeitschrift fur Werdende und Alte Kunst. Image size: 7 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches (195 x 235 mm). Signed in ...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Autumn lake surface, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Autumn lake surface No one can deny the beauty of autumn - known as the queen of nature. The golden ones on the lake, the fish swimming in the water bring a feeling of lightness,...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1920 on a light brown tinted wove paper for the German Expressionist art revue Das Kunstblatt, published in Berlin by Verlag Gustav Kiepenheue...
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1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Purple Tulips, Abstract Expressionist Blooming Flowers, Vigorous Gestures, Flora
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Purple Tulips" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused with ...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor

Patterns and Shapes, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Patterns and Shapes" is a portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 36" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. "St...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Outstanding Friend
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
A woman is the most beautiful and wonderful tree planted in the garden of life by God. This world is totally beautiful and adorable with the gift of womanhood. She is not just a carrier of life or a nurturer but she is a guiding force, a homemaker, the backbone of every society. Being a woman is priceless! 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 Gallery) About Artist Oluwaseun Ojebiyi is a promising young Nigerian visual artist who was born in the year 1996 into a family in Oyo state richly endowed with a unique artistic inclination. He is gifted with unusual energy and a future that sparkles with excellence. His works are at once artistic and realistic and laced with active energy with the characteristic of curiosity in figure study. He delivers his works through drawing and painting with mastery usage of charcoal, pastel, Oil paint, and acrylic. His expressive works bring back fond memories of childhood experiences. His works reveal the bond, teamwork, genuine love, selflessness, and other fine qualities in African culture. His palette which contains a variety of colors is a great asset for his delivery, with its rich Shade of hues. Oluwaseun inspiration is divine, He is also inspired by both past and everyday life experiences. Oluwaseun Ojebiyi had an HND in painting from The Polytechnic, Ibadan. He also served an apprenticeship under the renowned international artist Oluwole Omofemi...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic

Return to Orbit., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The painting "Return to Orbit" depicts a phenomenon that I have observed among women who visit multiple stores in succession. I have noticed that they seem to enter a trance-like sta...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Someone is ahead of us, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original oil on linen canvas on wooden stretchers, signed on the front, ready to hang. Certificate of authenticity included :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an o...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

School Boy
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"School Boy" invites viewers to step into the vibrant realm of a young child's imagination. The artwork skillfully portrays the boy's innocence and his sense of wonder as he embarks on the journey of education. The choice of a school bag as a symbol not only signifies his pursuit of knowledge but also represents the responsibilities and expectations placed upon him. The young boy is depicted sitting on a chair, which becomes his temporary throne, a metaphorical representation of the world he occupies. His posture exudes a sense of confidence, suggesting that he is ready to take on the challenges that lie ahead. The colorful background serves as a reflection of the boy's optimistic outlook, emphasizing his excitement for the adventures awaiting him within the classroom. While "School Boy" is visually striking, it also invites viewers to delve deeper into its underlying symbolism. The artwork subtly hints at the transformative power of education and its potential to shape young minds. The choice of a chair as the boy's seat symbolizes the notion of learning, growth, and progress. The vibrant colors surrounding him further represent the diverse opportunities and experiences that education offers. Furthermore, the absence of other figures in the artwork draws attention to the solitary nature of the boy's journey. It highlights the individualistic nature of education, emphasizing the personal responsibility each child carries to harness their potential. Merenini Williams...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Canvas

Water Lilies( 80x120cm morning in the lake), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Along with the lotus, the water lily is considered the most beautiful flower in the aquatic world. Water lilies have many shapes, many colors, and a pure fragrance that flies far awa...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

1969 Vintage Mid-Century Expressive Street Scene Oil Painting - Forest Houses
Located in Bristol, GB
FOREST HOUSES Size: 40 x 56 cm (including frame) Oil on Panel An expressive semi-abstract modernist composition, executed in oil onto board and dated 1969. A figure dressed in blue...
Category

1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Panel, Oil

Seated old woman, Drawing, Pencil/Colored Pencil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
In my pictures I try to combine the visual and the conceptual. For me, drawing is a medium of knowledge which, beyond direct expression, makes visible material and immaterial forces,...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Pencil

"Aus dem Composanto" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. The inscription on the banner translates to "Come Sweet Death". Printed in Germany in 1922 for the rare Ganymed portfolio of "Das vierte Jahrbuch der Marees...
Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

"Kopf" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. This bold and striking Expressionist woodcut was printed in 1920 for Genius. Image size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches (240 x 180 mm). This original Rouveyre print is fr...
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1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Christuskopf (Christ Head) /// German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (German, 1884-1976) Title: "Christuskopf (Christ Head)" Portfolio: Das Spiel Christa vom Schmerz der Schönheit des Weibes (The Play Christa from the Pain of the Beauty of the Woman) *Issued unsigned Year: 1918 Medium: Original Woodcut Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Fritz Voigt, Berlin, Germany Publisher: Verlag Die Aktion, Berlin, Germany Reference: Schapire No. 227, page 46; Jentsch No. 35. Rifkind No. 2563; Lang No. 300; Reed No. 118 Overall size with attached page: 8.5" x 10.63" Sheet size: 8.5" x 5.38" Image size: 3.63" x 3.38" Condition: Toning to sheet (as normal). One tiny pinhole top margin. In very good condition Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - Oxnard, CA. Comes from a complete originally bound 48 page folio with 9 original woodcut engravings by Schmidt-Rottluff. Text by Alfred Brust. Presently attached to its accompanying page which is actually the title page. The cover page in pictures is not included, only for reference/provenance. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the Brücke Museum, Berlin, Germany. Biography: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died...
Category

1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Engraving, Woodcut

Aquatint Etching with Hand Watercolor Painting Jules Pascin Signed
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: German Expressionist Subject: Three Noble figures, Noblesse Medium: etching, watercolor paint (I have seen this described as an aquatint and have seen this without color, so i am assuming it is watercolor paint applied to it) Surface: Paper Circa 1920's This is hand signed lower right. the edition is 7/100 Mat measures 15 X 11. window opening about 7 x 7 Julius Mordecai Pincas (March 31, 1885 – June 5, 1930), known as Pascin Jules Pascin, or the "Prince of Montparnasse", was a Bulgarian artist known for his paintings and drawings. He later became an American citizen. His most frequent subject was women, depicted in casual poses, usually nude or partly dressed. Pascin was educated in Vienna and Munich. He traveled for a time in the United States, spending most of his time in the South. He is best known as a Parisian painter, who associated with the artistic circles of Montparnasse, and was one of the emigres of the School of Paris. Having struggled with depression and alcoholism, he committed suicide at the age of 45. Julius Mordecai Pincas was born in Vidin, Bulgaria, the eighth of eleven children, to the Sephardic Jewish family of a grain merchant named Marcus Pincas. Originally from Ruse, the Pincas family was one of the wealthiest in Vidin; they bought and exported corn, rice, maize and sunflower. His mother, Sofie (Sophie) Pincas, belonged to a Sephardic family, Russo, which had moved from Trieste to Zemun, where she and her husband lived before moving to Vidin and where their older children were born. The family spoke Ladino Judaeo-Spanish at home. In 1892, he moved with his parents to Bucharest, where his father opened a grain company, "Marcus Pincas & Co". Pascin worked briefly for his father’s firm at the age of fifteen, but also frequented a local brothel where he made his earliest drawings. His first artistic training was in Vienna in 1902 at age seventeen. In 1903 he relocated to Munich, where he studied at Moritz Heymann's academy. He studied briefly in Berlin where he befriended the Dada artist George Grosz. In 1905 he began contributing drawings to Simplicissimus, a satirical magazine published in Munich. Some portraits recall Otto Dix and Balthus. Because his father objected to the family name being associated with these drawings, the 20-year-old artist adopted the pseudonym Pascin (an anagram of Pincas). He continued to contribute drawings to a Munich daily until 1929. In December 1905, Pascin moved to Paris becoming part of the great migration of Jewish and Eastern European artists to that city (Marc Chagall. Chaim Soutine and Modigliani amongst others) at the start of the 20th century. In 1907 he met Hermine Lionette Cartan David, also a painter, and they became lovers. In that same year he had his first solo exhibition at Paul Cassirer Gallery in Berlin. Despite his social life, Pascin created thousands of watercolors and sketches, plus drawings and caricatures that he sold to various newspapers and magazines. He exhibited his works in commercial galleries and in the Salon d’Automne, the Salon des Indépendants, and the exhibitions of the Berlin Secession and at the Sonderbund-Aussstellung in Cologne. Between 1905 and 1914 he exhibited drawings, watercolors, and prints, but rarely paintings. It was not until about 1907–1909 that he produced his first paintings, which were portraits and nudes in a style influenced by Fauvism and Cézanne. He wanted to become a serious painter, but in time he became deeply depressed over his inability to achieve critical success with his efforts. Dissatisfied with his slow progress in the new medium, he studied the art of drawing at the Académie Colarossi, and painted copies after the masters in the Louvre. He exhibited in the United States for the first time in 1913, when twelve of his works were shown at the Armory Show in New York. Pascin relocated to London at the outbreak of World War I to avoid service in the Bulgarian army and left for the United States on October 3, 1914. A few weeks later on October 31, Hermine David sailed for the United States to join him. Pascin and David lived in the United States from 1914 to 1920, sitting out World War I. They visited New York City, where David had an exhibit. Pascin frequented nightclubs, and met artists such as Yasuo Kuniyoshi and Guy Pene du Bois, but most of his time in America was spent traveling throughout the South. He also visited Cuba. He made many drawings of street life in Charleston, New Orleans, and other places he visited. Some of his works of 1915 and 1916 are in a Cubist style, which he soon abandoned. In 1918 Pascin married Hermine David at City Hall in New York City. Their witnesses were Max Weber and Maurice Sterne, friends and painters who both lived in New York. In September 1920, Pascin became a naturalized United States citizen, with support from Alfred Stieglitz and Maurice Sterne, but returned to Paris soon afterward. There he began a relationship with Lucy Vidil Krohg, who had been his lover ten years earlier but had married the Norwegian painter Per Krohg...
Category

Early 20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Etching

Not Speaking, Expressionist Portrait of Mother and Son by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Not Speaking" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 36" x 40" oil on board portrait of a mother and her son is painted in a vibrant color pale...
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1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Tulip Love, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
This colorful and expressive tulips watercolor catches what flowers mean to me! Whenever winter leaves, spring takes over and tulips are my absolute f...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Ernst Samuel Geiger (1876-1965) Expressionist Landscape Oil Painting Switzerland
Located in Meinisberg, CH
Ernst Samuel Geiger (Swiss, ∗ 1.2.1876 Turgi, † 16.12.1965 Neuenstadt) The Church of Ligerz in the Vineyards along the shore of the Lake of Bienne in Switzerland • Oil paint impast...
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1940s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Purity
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Purity" is a mesmerizing artwork that encapsulates the strength, grace, and inherent beauty of a black African woman. Through her direct gaze, the white dove, and the vibrant colors, the painting invites contemplation about the purity of the human spirit, the harmonious connection between humanity and nature, and the celebration of diversity and individuality. 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 Bakare Babatunde...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Conversation with a friend, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I register it and then part of it automatically goes to work. I'm not trying to paint literally, but I'm trying to bring the emotions being exerted on me closer to the viewer. A feel...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

First Born
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"First Born" is a captivating artwork created by Kehinde Oyafajo that depicts a mother and her first child sitting sideways. The painting, which is a tribute to motherhood, captures the essence of the bond between a mother and her child. The colors used in the painting are bright and vivid, adding to the sense of warmth and love that emanates from the piece. The title of the artwork, "First Born," adds a layer of significance to the painting. It implies that the child in the painting is the mother's first child, which is a special and transformative experience for any mother. The mother's face seems to exude the joy and wonder of experiencing motherhood for the first time. Kehinde Oyafajo's artwork is a testament to the importance of motherhood in our society. It celebrates the unique bond between a mother and her child, which is both powerful and enduring. The painting is a reminder of the love and sacrifice...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

African Radiant: Celebration of Beauty and Joy
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The title of the painting, "African Radiant," captures the essence of the woman's beauty and spirit. She exudes a sense of joy and inner radiance that is infectious, and her confident gaze and proud stance suggest a deep sense of pride in her heritage and culture. Overall, "African Radiant: Celebration of Beauty and Joy" is a powerful celebration of the beauty and resilience of black African women. It invites viewers to revel in the richness and diversity of African culture and appreciate the strength and joy inherent in the African spirit. 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 Bakare Babatunde...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Girl with Ribbon in Hair, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Girl with Ribbon in Hair" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 35.75" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette and l...
Category

1970s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Portrait of Young Girl Gouache Painting by Max Moreau
By Max Moreau
Located in Atlanta, GA
1950s portrait, gouache on paper painting by Belgian artist Max Moreau (1902 - 1992). A finely detailed portrait of a lovely young girl looking like a good child from the period right after WWII. Moreau captures the sweet expression, soft features, and calm, well-mannered demeanor of that child. Hand-signed and dated on the bottom right corner. The artist demonstrates incredible skill in detailing this portrait with gouache and watercolor. This skill has made his portraits so desirable for international collectors. The painting still has its original elegant mahogany carved frame with glass protection. Measurements: With frame: 25.19 in wide (64 cm) x 30.32 in high (77 cm) x 2.38 in deep (6 cm). Opening view: 19.69 in wide (50 cm) x 24.50 in high (62 cm). Note: Max Leon Moreau (1902 - 1992) Moreau is a highly acclaimed artist born in Belgium. He is best known for his loosely brushed street scenes of Paris, Granada, and North Africa and his revealing portraits of met characters during his foreign travels. Taught to paint by his father, the family moved to Paris, where he made copies of paintings at the Louvre Museum. Later Moreau and his family lived in Tunisia and Morocco before settling in Granada, Spain. Following his death in 1992, his home was converted into a museum dedicated to his life and work. His paintings are internationally collected and appear at auction in major international houses. Max spent his last 30 years living in his Moorish-style house in Granada, which upon his death, was bequeathed to the City of Granada along with the contents of his studio and artwork. The City of Granada has turned his home into a museum showcasing his paintings, studio, and private life. The main building of the Casa Museo Max Moreau houses an exhibition space that takes us on a journey through his most common themes: portraits, still-life, and landscapes, represented through oil paintings, watercolors, and drawings on paper. There is also a series of models for theatre creations that illustrate his interest and relationship to the scenic arts (he was involved in many productions as an actor, playwright, musician, and set designer). The building is an original from the region of Albayzín and is popularly known as Carmen. Does the name come from the Arabic word Karm which means vine, orchard, or garden.?The second building houses his studio, remained untouched: the easel next to the window, a piano with scores, and a collection of oriental objects...
Category

1950s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Gouache

FAMILY Signed Lithograph Abstract Portrait, People, Latin American Woman Artist
Located in Union City, NJ
Raquel Forner (1902-1988) Argentine woman painter and printmaker born in Buenos Aires in 1902 and died in the same city in 1988, regarded as one of the best Argentine female painters...
Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Victim (Boy)
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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Gazing Through Ankara 3
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Gazing Through Ankara" is a captivating series of paintings that celebrates the beauty, diversity, and individuality of black African women through the exploration of eyewear and An...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed on watermarked wove paper in 1920 for Das Graphische Jahrbuch, published in Darmstadt, Germany. Sheet size: 8 1/4 x 6 1/4 inches (210 x 162 mm). ...
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1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Child Resting in Chair, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Child Resting in Chair" is a painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 41" x 35.75" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The painting is framed in a new, black wood frame and signed "Harmon" on verso. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists...
Category

1970s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Victim (Meet James)
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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Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

original lithograph
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original lithograph. Printed in 1920 on a light brown tinted wove paper for the German Expressionist art revue Das Kunstblatt, published in Berlin by Verlag Gustav Kiepenheue...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Two girlfriends in blue, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I only make original works. Each is a one of a kind so you will have the only one! My artwork is my emotions and you can see that emotions on the canvas - You can experience it each ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

School Girl, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"School Girl" is a portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 41.75" x 35.75" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The p...
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1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Decision
Located in New York, NY
2023, India ink and watercolor on watercolor paper
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

India Ink, Watercolor

Expressionistic landscape oil painting 'Soft Tones at the Creek'
Located in White Plains, NY
'Soft Tones at the Creek' 2022 by American artist, Ken Elliott. Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in. / Frame: 51.5 x 41.75 in. This painting of a forest and ground comprises of colors in light blue, green, pink, purple, and brown. Framed in a gold painted frame. Colorado based artist Ken Elliott, focuses on the western landscape and its rich store of ideas and inspiration. Painting rural scenery, the artist does not try to recreate nature or attempt storytelling but instead, wields color boldly, creating vibrant, contemporary landscapes that are both animated and peaceful. Early in his career, he was a student of Wolf Kahn, who inspired his work. Since 1988, Elliott’s work has been exhibited in numerous galleries nationwide. His work is collected in corporate art...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cardigan Bay, Montbretia, Cornish Seascape Painting, Coastal Art Cornwall
Located in Deddington, GB
A splash of orange Montbretia against the blue sea of Cardigan Bay. Rupert Aker artist sells his works online and in our art gallery at Wychwood Art. Rupert Aker is a Cotswold based ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Still Life with Flowers original signed etching by J. D. van Caulaert
Located in Paonia, CO
Still Life of flowers is an original signed etching by J. D. van Caulaert published by Camila Lucas inc , Sidney Lucas, NYC. In good condition with vibrant colors . A ligh...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

Air, Earth and Sky, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"Air, Earth and Sky" is part of the The "Summits and Starlight" collection. The "Summits and Starlight" collection of paintings captures the spirit of the aurora borealis shining ov...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Lovers Pond, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The view is reminiscent of Monet's garden in Giverny in late summer. Perspective leads the viewer into the depths of the landscape where light forms the focal point of the compositio...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

"Compadres", abstract, expressionist, blue, green, oil painting, oil pastel
Located in Natick, MA
“Compadres” is a 50 x 40 inch oil painting on canvas by Anita Loomis. A work from her “Couples” series, this vibrantly colored abstract composition in cool blue, green, violet palette with pops of warm orange, captures a moment with two dear souls connecting. It speaks to unspoken bonds and deep friendships in lives shared. With a painting style that hints at Loomis’s stained-glass past as well as her appreciation of European expressionist painting and cartoon animation, her active painting surface is rich with symbols and distinctive marks. "Compadres" includes elements drawn in oil pastel. This painting is signed on the back and on the left gallery edge. Anita Loomis is a painter who works from her studio in Kittery, Maine. Communication is the underpinning focus of her oeuvre. For the “Tomorrowland” series, each painting offers semi-abstract settings with unusual plant and animal life thriving in spaces with simple architectural forms and structures. Through this series of paintings, the artist asks what possible new species will evolve as the Earth changes. Anita Loomis creates paintings that explore facets of human dialogue and relationships. Through painting, humor, and a deep curiosity about human imperfection, she investigates what it means to navigate communication with people who see the world through different cultural lenses. Loomis paints to shine a light on the common threads that connect our human experiences and spotlight the value of empathy. Loomis earned her BA in Studio Art from Framingham State University in Massachusetts, and her MA with a concentration in Arts Management from the University of Central Florida. She worked in the field of architectural stained glass for fifteen years and has focused on painting since 2004. She lives and works in Kittery, Maine. Her work has been exhibited at Miller White Gallery, South Dennis, MA; Fountain Street Gallery, Boston, MA, and various exhibitions in New England, Pennsylvania...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Oil Pastel

Expressionist Still Life by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Red Still Life" is an interior still life by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 28.25" x 24.25" oil on board painting is framed in a new black wood frame. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American...
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1960s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

POLSTER (The Cushion)
Located in Santa Monica, CA
MAXIMILLIAN KURZWEIL (Austrian 1867-1916) DER POLSTER / THE CUSHION, 1903. Color woodcut printed on laid japon paper, affixed as usual to a support sheet from its upper sheet edge...
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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Blue Towel 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
"Blue Towel" is an artistic composition that demands our attention. The woman wrapped in the titular blue towel stands as a metaphor for the delicate nature of the human condition. T...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Water lilies, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The view is reminiscent of Monet's garden in Giverny in late summer. Perspective leads the viewer into the depths of the landscape where light forms the focal point of the composit...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

In My Pride 1
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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Young Man
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache Estate of Samuel Esses Beautifully framed Never afraid of trying new styles, curious and opinionated, constantly engaged with the world around him, Rolph Scarlett more tha...
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1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Gouache

ROSY CHEEKS, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
I only do original work. Each one is unique, so you only get one! My work is my emotions and you can see those emotions on the canvas - you can experience them every day you have the...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sleeping Boy
Located in New York, NY
2023, India ink and watercolor on watercolor paper
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor, India Ink

Costa
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
At the age of 25 Royo began feeling a growing desire to paint the land of his birth; to convey the light, the color and the intensity of Valencia and the Mediterranean. This meant a ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Expressionist art for sale on 1stDibs.

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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