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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
Still life with flowers. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm

Still life with flowers. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm

By Aleksandr Rodin

Located in Riga, LV

Still life with flowers. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School ...

Category

1970s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Cardboard

Mere Biblique
Mere Biblique

Mere Biblique

By Théo Tobiasse

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Theo Tobiasse (French/Israeli, 1927-2012) Title: Mere Biblique Year: 1984 Medium: Color lithograph, with collage Edition: Numbered 172/175 in pencil Paper: Arches Image...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Expressionist  Windy Day Portrait

Expressionist Windy Day Portrait

By Arthur Kolnik

Located in Surfside, FL

Arthur Kolnik was born in Stanislavov, a small town in Galicia, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His father, who was originally from Lithuania, worked as an accoun...

Category

1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Silent Struggle -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Expressionism
Silent Struggle -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Expressionism

Silent Struggle -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Expressionism

By Emmanuel Ojebola

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 Emma...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Coffee, Mixed Media

Messenger -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Expressionism, Africa
Messenger -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Expressionism, Africa

Messenger -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, People, Expressionism, Africa

By Emmanuel Ojebola

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The Messenger” is a portrait of presence both seen and unseen. Dressed in formal strength, the figure emerges from a clouded realm, flanked by ghostlike silhouettes that evoke spirit...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Coffee, Mixed Media

Stump Pond, Original Painting
Stump Pond, Original Painting

Stump Pond, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A winter storm enlivens this simple tableau of Massachusetts in twilight. Snow contrasts with the bridge and road bank, while bringing clarity to the reflection...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

The Stranger 1, abstract figure

The Stranger 1, abstract figure

By Tom Bennett

Located in Brooklyn, NY

An expressionist figure painting composed of greys, muted colors and gentle abstracted shapes, this painting was made by applying oil over a monotype underpainting on paper. The abst...

Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil, Monotype

"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera (Variant)
"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera (Variant)

"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera (Variant)

By Oskar Kokoschka

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 artist Oskar Kokoschka, 1886-...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

“Grizzly Stare II” - Original Figurative Expressionist Painting (2013)
“Grizzly Stare II” - Original Figurative Expressionist Painting (2013)

“Grizzly Stare II” - Original Figurative Expressionist Painting (2013)

Located in Soquel, CA

“Grizzly Stare II” - Original Figurative Expressionist Painting (2013) This striking painting of the Grizzly Bear’s amber brown eye is penetrating, drawing the viewer’s eye to that ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Expressionist Figurative Nude Under the Tree in Oil on Board
Expressionist Figurative Nude Under the Tree in Oil on Board

Expressionist Figurative Nude Under the Tree in Oil on Board

By Kristin Cohen Bucci

Located in Soquel, CA

Expressionist Figurative Nude Under the Tree in Oil on Board A bright, multicolored expressionist nude torso by Kristin Cohen (American, b. 1963). A woman is shown with one arm rais...

Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Tower Bridge Shadows, Original, Landscape
Tower Bridge Shadows, Original, Landscape

Tower Bridge Shadows, Original, Landscape

By Eleanor Woolley

Located in Deddington, GB

Tower Bridge Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Inspired by the famous Tower Bridge, pictured here at sunset, with lovely long shadows cast by the evening light. Sha...

Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera (Variant)
"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera (Variant)

"Le Bal Masque" Giuseppe Verdi Opera (Variant)

By Oskar Kokoschka

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 artist Oskar Kokoschka, 1886-...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

L'hiver en campagne, Painting, Oil on Canvas
L'hiver en campagne, Painting, Oil on Canvas

L'hiver en campagne, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Greg Dorosh

Located in Yardley, PA

There's something quiet and calming about a sunny winter day in the country. Scenes like this are something I see often while walking around Quebec in the winter. Loose canvas pa...

Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Fruhling

Fruhling

By Josef Siccard-Redl

Located in New York, NY

Siccard-Redl, Josef. Fruhling, Ca 1910. Color wood engraving, Signed and titled in pencil by the artist. Little is known of this artist other than he worked in Vienna during the ...

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1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Engraving

Une Orange Sauvee des Rives de l'Oubli
Une Orange Sauvee des Rives de l'Oubli

Une Orange Sauvee des Rives de l'Oubli

By Théo Tobiasse

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Teo Tobiasse (French/Israeli, 1927-2012) Title: "Une Orange Sauvee des Rives de l'Oubli" Year: 1986 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 160/175 in pencil Paper: Arches paper Image size: 9.75 x 9.75 inches Framed size: 16.85 x 16.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Condition: Excellent Frame: Custom framed in a wood frame, with off white matting About the artist. Theo Tobiasse was born in Israel of Lithuanian parents. Before he turned seven, his family moved to Paris due to financial difficulties. In Paris. Between the years of 1942 and 1944, the Germans occupied Paris. He and his family were forced to live in solitary confinement with the constant fear of being discovered. The only things that kept Tobiasse going was his drawings. By the time it was safe to come out of hiding, he had quite a portfolio put together. In 1960, his work was noticed at an exhibition of young artists at the Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice and he won first prize. From then on art galleries and collectors continued to show interest in his work, and by 1962 Theo Tobiasse was finally able to devote himself entirely to painting. Theo Tobiasse has created monumental works such as the fountain entitled "L'Enfant fou" for the Arenas Business Centre at Nice Airport, and stained-glass windows for various institutions in Strasbourg and Nice. He also designed costumes and stage-set models for Bernard Shaw...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

La Legende du Sinai
La Legende du Sinai

La Legende du Sinai

By Théo Tobiasse

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Teo Tobiasse (French/Israeli, 1927-2012) Title: "La Legende du Sinai" Year: 1986 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 160/175 in pencil Paper: Arches paper Image size: 9.75 x 9.75 inches Framed size: 16.85 x 16.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Condition: Excellent Frame: Custom framed in a wood frame, with off white matting About the artist. Theo Tobiasse was born in Israel of Lithuanian parents. Before he turned seven, his family moved to Paris due to financial difficulties. In Paris. Between the years of 1942 and 1944, the Germans occupied Paris. He and his family were forced to live in solitary confinement with the constant fear of being discovered. The only things that kept Tobiasse going was his drawings. By the time it was safe to come out of hiding, he had quite a portfolio put together. In 1960, his work was noticed at an exhibition of young artists at the Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice and he won first prize. From then on art galleries and collectors continued to show interest in his work, and by 1962 Theo Tobiasse was finally able to devote himself entirely to painting. Theo Tobiasse has created monumental works such as the fountain entitled "L'Enfant fou" for the Arenas Business Centre at Nice Airport, and stained-glass windows for various institutions in Strasbourg and Nice. He also designed costumes and stage-set models for Bernard Shaw...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Eternal Payment in Fertile Land 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Apple
Eternal Payment in Fertile Land 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Apple

Eternal Payment in Fertile Land 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Apple

By Penuel Heber Madeira

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. About Artist Penuel Heber Ma...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Charcoal, Pencil

The voyage
The voyage

The voyage

By Renate Dollinger

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Renate Dollinger (German/American, born 1924) Title: The Voyage Year: Circa 1970 Medium: Gouache and watercolor Paper: Watercolor Image size: 15.5 x 21.5 inches Signature: ...

Category

1970s Expressionist Art

Materials

Watercolor

Nigerian Prince 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Men, Texture
Nigerian Prince 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Men, Texture

Nigerian Prince 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Men, Texture

By Godfrey Chukwuebuka

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.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Nigerian Prince 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Men, Texture
Nigerian Prince 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Men, Texture

Nigerian Prince 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Painting, Men, Texture

By Godfrey Chukwuebuka

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.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

l'Exil et le Temps Retrouve
l'Exil et le Temps Retrouve

l'Exil et le Temps Retrouve

By Théo Tobiasse

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist: Teo Tobiasse (French/Israeli, 1927-2012) Title: "l"Exil et le Temps Retrouve" Year: 1986 Medium: Color lithograph Edition: Numbered 160/175 in pencil Paper: Arches paper Image size: 10 x 10 inches Framed size: 16.85 x 16.5 inches Signature: Hand signed in pencil by the artist Condition: Excellent Frame: Custom framed in a wood frame, with off white matting About the artist. Theo Tobiasse was born in Israel of Lithuanian parents. Before he turned seven, his family moved to Paris due to financial difficulties. In Paris. Between the years of 1942 and 1944, the Germans occupied Paris. He and his family were forced to live in solitary confinement with the constant fear of being discovered. The only things that kept Tobiasse going was his drawings. By the time it was safe to come out of hiding, he had quite a portfolio put together. In 1960, his work was noticed at an exhibition of young artists at the Palais de la Mediterranee in Nice and he won first prize. From then on art galleries and collectors continued to show interest in his work, and by 1962 Theo Tobiasse was finally able to devote himself entirely to painting. Theo Tobiasse has created monumental works such as the fountain entitled "L'Enfant fou" for the Arenas Business Centre at Nice Airport, and stained-glass windows for various institutions in Strasbourg and Nice. He also designed costumes and stage-set models for Bernard Shaw...

Category

Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Tryon 12, Oil Painting
Tryon 12, Oil Painting

Tryon 12, Oil Painting

By Naoko Tadotsu

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Artist Naoko Tadotsu demonstrates a colorful tree on a sunny summer afternoon. Reflections of bright sunlight from a nearby river pierce through the leaves of the lush foliage. A compelling display of blue and green marks intensifies in the warm background. "The lights and leaves together create an illusion of a large stained glass," says Naoko.


About the Artist
Brilliant prismatic trees radiate in artist Naoko Tadotsu’s expressionist compositions. “I am always in awe of nature, color, and light,” says Naoko. These three facets establish her vibrant works in fluid strokes of vivid hues. Roots of her influence trace back to growing up in Osaka, where these elements were abundant. Naoko migrated to New York where she was immersed and fell in love with the world of art. What was once unexpressed inspiration inevitably translated onto the canvas. Her work often crosses into abstraction, capturing her feelings towards nature and painting...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60
"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60

"Blue nude" 1953 Oil cm. 50 x 60

By Edgardo Corbelli

Located in Torino, IT

Blue Nude, 1953 Oil on canvas Signed and dated upper right Edgardo CORBELLI (Turin, 1918 - 1989) From the traditional composition of the 1930s, the painting of Corbelli leads to tec...

Category

1950s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lumberjack's Dream" - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas
"Lumberjack's Dream" - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas

"Lumberjack's Dream" - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas

By Charles David Francis

Located in Soquel, CA

"Lumberjack's Dream" - Textured Expressionist Composition in Acrylic on Canvas Textured abstract composition by California artist Charles "Dave" Francis (American, 1951-2018). Brigh...

Category

Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Stretcher Bars

Colorful Keys

Colorful Keys

By Todd White

Located in Toronto, ON

20" x 40" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas Hand Signed by Todd White "A perfect example of White's interpretation of human expression and character is seen in Colorful keys...

Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Giclée

Abstract Expressionist Composition with Electric Blue, Yellow, & Black
Abstract Expressionist Composition with Electric Blue, Yellow, & Black

Abstract Expressionist Composition with Electric Blue, Yellow, & Black

Located in Soquel, CA

Textured and energetic abstract expressionist composition with electric blue, yellow, and black, by an unknown artist. Signed and dated "Carol 98" in the lower left corner. Unframed,...

Category

1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Bonn, Germany original limited edition aquatint etching by J.J. Regal
Bonn, Germany original limited edition aquatint etching by J.J. Regal

Bonn, Germany original limited edition aquatint etching by J.J. Regal

Located in Paonia, CO

  Bonn, Germany is an original signed, limited edition aquatint etching by French artist J.J. Regal. Printed on BFK Rives paper this is a very bold design with an original depiction ...

Category

20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

Dreaming in Color, Expressionist Reclining Female Figure
Dreaming in Color, Expressionist Reclining Female Figure

Dreaming in Color, Expressionist Reclining Female Figure

Located in Soquel, CA

A vivid, multicolored expressionist depiction of a gracefully reclining female figure by Bay Area artist Rick Rodrigues (American, 20th Century). Signed with the artist's symbol lowe...

Category

1980s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Mutter und Kind" original etching

"Mutter und Kind" original etching

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Printed on laid paper in 1919 for Genius. Plate size: 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inches (240 x 190mm). This etching is from GENIUS: Zeitschrift fur Werdende und Alte Kun...

Category

1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

"The Visitation" (Heimuchung) original lithograph

"The Visitation" (Heimuchung) original lithograph

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 ...

Category

1920s Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

House with Greenhouse, Original Painting
House with Greenhouse, Original Painting

House with Greenhouse, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A small house sits surrounded by snow, framed by tall trees stretching across the sky. The structure's pale walls and grey roof catch the winter light. Rather t...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Grey Colonial, Original Painting
Grey Colonial, Original Painting

Grey Colonial, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
The morning sun bathes a northeastern colonial house in golden light. Medium grey siding balances with rich gold highlights, while the house contrasts with the ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Snowy Rooflines, Original Painting
Snowy Rooflines, Original Painting

Snowy Rooflines, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Tall trees stand in the foreground, their trunks and branches cutting across the view of a suburban house behind them. Artist Robert Hofherr reinterprets this u...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Melting Snow, Original Painting
Melting Snow, Original Painting

Melting Snow, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Tall trees frame a snowy yard, their bare branches cutting across a pale sky. A farmhouse sits to the right, while another rests farther back on the left. Cool ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Climatic Landscape

Climatic Landscape

By Lorena Villalobos

Located in Los Angeles, CA

This painting is part of the artists continual attempt to address the issue of climate change. Lorena Villalobos is among only twenty-six Costa Rican artists listed under the headin...

Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Coast. Canvas, oil, 16x22 cm
Coast. Canvas, oil, 16x22 cm

Coast. Canvas, oil, 16x22 cm

By Janis Pupols

Located in Riga, LV

Janis Pupols (1886 – 1956) Graduated Landscape studio of V. Purvitis in Latvia Art academy (1927). He took part in exhibitions since 1925. Artist painted landscapes in different t...

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1930s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Insomnia
Insomnia

Insomnia

By Tom Bennett

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Expressionist figurative nude oil painting on fine printmaking paper. Colorful, active movement, broad brushstrokes, expressionist feel.

Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil

Mid century Israeli Expressionist
Mid century Israeli Expressionist

Mid century Israeli Expressionist

Located in San Francisco, CA

Bit of a mystery here. Really well done colored Linocut A very expressionistic style of a landscape with trees. I’m pretty sure it’s signed in Hebrew but cannot translate. A very low...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Linocut

Mind Emancipation 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Men
Mind Emancipation 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Men

Mind Emancipation 2 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Men

By Olaniyi Timothy

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The concept of colour, race, and inequality is the concept of the mind caused by the general norms of a society, nation, or world at large . The general norms of the world that place...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Mind Emancipation 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Men
Mind Emancipation 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Men

Mind Emancipation 3 -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Modern Men

By Olaniyi Timothy

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The concept of colour, race, and inequality is the concept of the mind caused by the general norms of a society, nation, or world at large . The general norms of the world that place...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Language of Strings -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Modern Men
Language of Strings -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Modern Men

Language of Strings -21st Century Contemporary, Figurative, Music, Modern Men

By Olaniyi Timothy

Located in Ibadan, Oyo

The violin speaks where words fall silent—echoing resilience, tenderness, and the shared rhythm of our humanity. Its language is universal, reminding us that even in life’s division,...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Corrupt Petliura Ukraine Russian Propaganda Poster
Corrupt Petliura Ukraine Russian Propaganda Poster

Corrupt Petliura Ukraine Russian Propaganda Poster

Located in Paonia, CO

Vintage Soviet Government propaganda lithographic poster titled with Ukrainian text that reads “Corrupt Petliura has sold Ukraine to the Polish landowners. Landowners burned and plundered Ukraine. Death to landowners and Petlyurovites.” Originally issued April 1920 following the Treaty of Warsaw (also the Polish-Ukrainian Agreement). The agreement was a military-economical alliance between the Second Polish Republic, represented by Jozef Pilsudski, and the Ukrainian People’s Republic, represented by Symon Petliura, against Bolshevik Russia. The artwork features Jozef Pilsudski running away with a sack of goods. Good condition. Artist unknown. The Bolshevik Era (1917-1921) was a life and death struggle for the Bolsheviks and their ideology. The propaganda poster...

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Early 20th Century Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

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.