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
My evening
Located in Sempach, LU
In this piece, I've poured my soul into capturing the tranquil interplay of light on water as the day whispers to a close. The thick oil paints give life to the vivid hues and soft g...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
WINTER SALE! Christmas souvenir 80X80 oil painting
Located in Sempach, LU
In this oil painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the warmth and vitality of the holiday spirit. Each stroke embodies the lush richness of the red petals, contrasting with th...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blooming terrace
Located in Sempach, LU
In this work, I wanted to capture the essence of serenity and vibrancy coexisting. The delicate dance of light and shadow through the blossoms is a fleeting moment I've brought to st...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Field poppies 60X70 oil on canvas
Located in Sempach, LU
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer, sea, beach
Located in Sempach, LU
In this oil painting, I've captured a serene moment where tranquility and the vast expanse of the sea converge. The subject's contemplative pose, her gaze cast towards the shimmering...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Waiting for spring
Located in Sempach, LU
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into the vivid hues of the landscape, seeking to evoke the feeling of anticipation as nature teeters on the cusp of rebirth. With each stroke...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After the snow
Located in Sempach, LU
In this oil painting, I've embraced the tranquil solitude that comes after a snowfall. The soft purples and blues against the muted earth tones reflect the serene atmosphere and flee...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Anastasia Kurakina print Mimmi
Located in London, GB
Anastasia Kurakina 's work on paper included at the Vatican Museums collection since 2017
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
title: "Mimmi"
print.
limited edition.
hand signed
Pure magi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Digital, Color, C Print, Laser, Giclée
The reading room, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Oil on thick paper, 60 x 40 cm, 2021. In the reading rooms I wanted to represent a very simple idea, namely how much the content of a book can acquire reality for those who are rea...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Tender love 50X50 oil, Valentine’s Day gifts art
Located in Sempach, LU
In this oil painting, I poured my soul into capturing the intimate moment between these majestic beings. The language of their gentle nuzzle transcends words, speaking to the univers...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Delicate dandelions 30X40
Located in Sempach, LU
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
Oil, Canvas
Blooming balcony
Located in Sempach, LU
In this vibrant oil painting, I've captured a lush, secluded nook that speaks to the soul's yearning for serenity. The interplay of light and shadow dances with the splendor of bloom...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Expression with sunflowers 50X50
Located in Sempach, LU
In creating this vibrant piece, I embraced the vivid, passionate essence of sunflowers. My brushstrokes carry the emotion of raw energy juxtaposed with the gentle dance of light, hop...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Windy Day
Located in Bayonne, NJ
Expressive oil on canvas composition by Yuriy Savchenko, which was acquired directly from the artist in Kharkiv in 2007. A true masterpiece. It was framed in a museum quality frame i...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Blooming Love Story, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Elisa Costa
Located in Yardley, PA
My work talks about memories and dialogues with various fabrics, laces, colours and textures. The process of transforming different materials into unique pieces inspires me. They ca...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Female Nude Study Black and Blue Pencil Drawing by P. Chem
By Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming woman nude pencil study by Russian-French painter Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff (or Chemetov,) also known as Chem (1891 - 1981). It is a striking representation in which on...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
Scarlet poppies 55X40 oil. Canvas Italy by Caravaggio
Located in Sempach, LU
In this oil painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the vivid essence of nature's beauty. The vibrant red poppies dance against a serene sky, symbolizing resilience and the flee...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Detroit Institute of Arts (Two People - The Lonely Ones) Poster /// Edvard Munch
By Edvard Munch
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944)
Title: "Detroit Institute of Arts (Two People - The Lonely Ones)"
Year: 1972
Medium: Original Screenprint, Exhibition Poster on sm...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Screen
Robert Rauschenberg - OVERDRIVE. Limited Skate Deck Modern Design Pop American
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Robert Rauschenberg - OVERDRIVE
Date of creation: 2017
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 300
Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate)
Condition: In mint conditions and never...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Maple, Screen
Light in the forest
Located in Sempach, LU
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...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Seducer, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
TThe Seducer :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Loca...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Sandstorm, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Eva Hoffmann
Located in Yardley, PA
Sandstorm in Europe. Pink sky, greeting from Afrika, from the Sahara. Sand everywhere, mystic time :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of au...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Blooming tree
Located in Sempach, LU
"In this oil painting, I endeavored to capture the ephemeral beauty of nature's awakening. With each stroke, I sought to embody the delicate dance of blossoms on a gentle breeze, inf...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Chuguyevo, birthplace of Ilya Repin
Located in Bayonne, NJ
This oil on canvas, framed painting is an absolute masterpiece. It was published in a catalogue of The Ukrainian Institue of America for the first exhibition of Yuriy Savchenko in Ne...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Blooming garden
Located in Sempach, LU
"In this creation of mine, I sought to capture the fleeting beauty of nature's awakening. With each stroke, I merged the worlds of realism and impressionism, allowing the vibrant hue...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Margo Is A Real Drag After 10:30" Modern Expressionist Figurative
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
"Margo Is A Real Drag After 10:30 is from Sandra Jones Campbell's upcoming collection, "Nocturne," a series that displays her unique vision of the world and is informed by her curren...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Roses in a vase 50X40 oil painting
Located in Sempach, LU
In this piece, I captured the transient beauty of life through the delicate interplay of light and color. My strokes convey a dance between realism and imagination, an expressionisti...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The White Lady, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Location: Botto...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Freedom of Peace, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Taken from Gray's most recent exhibition in Prague ''Lost Souls'', based on people who had gone through some recent kind of loss. The artist managed to capture the man's gaze in a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Untitled (Man of Color Series), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Harold Smith
Located in Yardley, PA
Untitled (Man of Color Series) 12" x 12" Acrylic on Stretched Canvas 2022 :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signe...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Donna con calze Rosse" Olio su cartone cm. 50 x 70 1984
Located in Torino, IT
Figura femminile con calze rosse
Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989)
From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to technical and expressive resu...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Strangers Kiss, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This gentle painting comes to life with a swirling motion, with colours combining beautifully with generous amounts of paint and heavy brushstrokes giving us a sense of movement and ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
St Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
St Ives Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, St Ives Shadows is inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Girl with lilac
Located in Sempach, LU
"In this oil painting, I sought to capture a moment of serene beauty—infusing the scene with lush florals and a sense of tranquil reverie. The blend of expressionist strokes and impr...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Road to the sea
Located in Sempach, LU
In this painting, I've channeled the boundless journey of the soul towards the horizon, where land meets sea. The blend of expressionism and impressionism captures the dance of light...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Early spring
Located in Sempach, LU
This painting is inspired by early spring, early April. When it is still cool, but the grass is already green and the trees are slowly overgrown with buds and the first green leaves,...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sakura in the city park
Located in Sempach, LU
"As the artist behind this canvas, I've infused life into the scenery, with vivid oil strokes blending impressionism and expressionism. It captures the transient beauty of blooms aga...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Strangers Desire, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Wildflowers dancing in abstract form. In this series, Gray subtly underlines the movement of wildflowers rather than opting to paint them as still life as most often is the case. The...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Loves Chaos, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Love Chaos :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signed: Yes :: Signature Locati...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Self Exposure, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
A flowing piece that exemplifies our abstractness of ourselves by way of combining colour and technique to cleverly dictate the movement of the hand and tilted head. :: Painting :: E...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
At the Lake Side, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This is a large statement piece of art. It is painted in a gestural and loose way mainly in blue and green hues. Inspiration was found at the side of Lake Geneva in Montreaux. Along ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
'Roses' by Betsy Podlach - Red and Pink Flowers - Still-Life Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Betsy Podlach's 'Roses' is a vibrant expressionist still-life painting that encapsulates the ephemeral beauty of flowers. The artist employs a bold, impasto technique, where thick ap...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Red poppies on blue 50X40 oil, Valentine’s Day gifts art
Located in Sempach, LU
In this oil canvas, I've captured the vibrant spirit of nature. My brushstrokes dance between expressionism and impressionism, while touches of realism root the piece in a tangible w...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
African Boy II
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
African Boy is a series of paintings by talented artist Faith Gbadero. This series of Artworks captures the response and attitudes of African young adults to the struggles and roller...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
For the Blushing Bride, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An expressively painted bouquet blooms against a soft, neutral background. Its spontaneous strokes and muted colors exude a lively yet soothing energy. Artist R...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Layers of Time, Painting, Watercolor on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Original watercolor painting on 140 lb Arches cold pressed paper :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist ::...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
For Sail, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
An array of colorful sailboats populate the scene. Their triangular shape serves as a visual motif, repeated and modified throughout to move away from strict re...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Blooming arch by the sea
Located in Sempach, LU
As I wielded my brush, oils blending on canvas, I sought to capture the vibrant dance between nature and light. My strokes, infused with the fervor of expressionism and the delicacy ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Something wonderful 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic on canvas. Signed front and back. Certificate of Autenticity. Textured. The sides are painted. Vernished. Shipping included. Ships rolled: The artwork is shipped rolled in a ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
What Remains, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by the vibrant style of Raoul Dufy, this portrayal of UK monastery ruins transitions from realism to bold colors and lively brushwork, merging modern...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Chagall, La Danse, Derrière le Miroir (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Signed in the plate and unnumbered; text on verso, as issued. Good Condition. Notes: From Derrière le miroir, N° 36-37-38, published by Derrièr...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Road to Village
Located in Bayonne, NJ
A great expressive painting with heavy impasto, oil on canvas in a museum quality frame by Yuriy Savchenko. It is in excellent condition.
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Serendipity, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
An original piece from the series “Serendipityâ€
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
I. Mundo Barcelona street original watercoler painting
By Ignasi Mundó
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
BARCELONA STREET original watercoler painting.
MUNDO Ignasi
Ignasi Mundó trained at the School of La Lonja, with Joaquín Mir, Mariano Pidelaserra and Manolo Hugué. In 1945 he recei...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Wax
Raventos Piano and Shett II original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Piano and shett II original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
I. Mundo Sitges. Barcelona. vertical. original watercolor painting
By Ignasi Mundó
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
SITGES. Barcelona original watercolor painting.
MUNDO Ignasi
Ignasi Mundó trained at the School of La Lonja, with Joaquín Mir, Mariano Pidelaserra and Manolo Hugué. In 1945 he rece...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
"Still Life with Guitar" Modern Mid Century Oil Painting with Fruits and Guitar
Located in New York, NY
A strong modernist oil painting depicted in the mid Century by American expressionist painter Harry Shoulberg. Mostly known for his abstracted figures on canvas or street scenes, thi...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Lavra
Located in Bayonne, NJ
Expressive paintings by Yuriy Savchenko, a Ukrainian artist who lived last years of his life in Detroit, MI, are bright, full of life and open a window for the viewer into vibrant sc...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
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