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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
Low tide by Richard Blades. Oil painting. Sunset over the sea. Turner influence
Low tide by Richard Blades. Oil painting. Sunset over the sea. Turner influence

Low tide by Richard Blades. Oil painting. Sunset over the sea. Turner influence

By Richard K Blades

Located in Coltishall, GB

Richard K Blades mesmerizing oil painting captures the ethereal beauty of a sunset over a tranquil sea. The sky, painted in vivid hues of orange and crimson, seamlessly blends with s...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Board

Seated Woman - Original oil painting
Seated Woman - Original oil painting

Seated Woman - Original oil painting

By Bengt Lindström

Located in Paris, IDF

Bengt Lindström Seated woman Original oil painting Unsigned On paper applied on wood panel 107 x 77 cm (c. 42 x 31 in) Presented in black wood frame 123 x 93 cm (c. 49 x 37 in) Ver...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

One More Shot 4 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Sport, Football, Green

One More Shot 4 - 21st Century Contemporary Figurative, Sport, Football, Green

By Elijah Olanase

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 Eli...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Coin de fonderie" original etching
"Coin de fonderie" original etching

"Coin de fonderie" original etching

By Angèle Delasalle

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching. Printed in 1913 and published in Paris by the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 4 3/8 x 5 5/8 inches (112 x 143 mm). A rich, dark impression on ...

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1910s Expressionist Art

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Etching

What Does The Future Hold 1 -21st Century Contemporary, Portrait, Modern Fashion

What Does The Future Hold 1 -21st Century Contemporary, Portrait, Modern Fashion

By Afolayan Emmanuel

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

Jean Jansem (1920-2013), Les trois masques, 1980, Lithograph on paper
Jean Jansem (1920-2013), Les trois masques, 1980, Lithograph on paper

Jean Jansem (1920-2013), Les trois masques, 1980, Lithograph on paper

By Jean Jansem

Located in Les Acacias GE, GE

Jean Jansem (1920-2013), Les trois masques, 1980, Lithographie sur papier Arches justifiée Signée en bas à droite 76 x 55 cm CR Jansem, 1984, n°451 "Dans mes dernières lithograp...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Kostume, Plakate, und Dekorationen, "Shadows & Light"
Kostume, Plakate, und Dekorationen, "Shadows & Light"

Kostume, Plakate, und Dekorationen, "Shadows & Light"

By Walter Schnackenberg

Located in Palm Beach, FL

Walter Schnackenberg’s style changed several times during his long and successful career. Having studied in Munich, the artist traveled often to Paris where he fell under the spell of the Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec’s colorful and sensuous posters depicting theatrical and decadent subjects. Schnackenberg became a regular contributor of similar compositions to the German magazines Jugend and Simplicissimus before devoting himself to the design of stage scenery and costumes. In the artist’s theatrical work, his mastery of form, ornamentation, and Orientalism became increasingly evident. He excelled at combining fluid Art Nouveau outlines, with spiky Expressionist passages, and the postures and patterns of the mysterious East. In his later years, Schnackenberg explored the unconscious, using surreal subject matter and paler colors that plainly portrayed dreams and visions, some imbued with political connotations. His drawings, illustrations, folio prints, and posters are highly sought today for their exceedingly imaginative qualities, enchanting subject matter, and arresting use of color. SCHNACKENBERG: KOSTUME, PLAKATE UND DEKORATIONEN, a cardboard bound art book consisting of 43 prints of work by Walter Schnackenberg, 30 of which are color lithographs that are signed and some are titled and dated in the plate, as well as black and white prints and photographs with accompanying text by Oskar Bie; lithographs printed at Kunstanstalt Oskar Consee in Munich, other images printed by Gesellschaft Pick & Co. in Munich, the text and cover with color images by Schnackenberg front and verso printed by R. Oldenbourg in Munich; published by Musarion Verlag, Munich, 1920. The majority of Walter Schnackenberg’s artistic output was destroyed by bomb attacks in Munich in 1944. The highly publicized 2013 auction in New York of the recovered pre-war poster collection once belonging to German poster aficionado, Hans Sachs has reintroduced the world to Walter Schnackenberg’s graphic genius and priceless ephemeral art from a lost era. Besides the museum world, designer Karl Lagerfeld is one of the most prodigious collectors of Schnackenberg. Flipping through the pages of Kostume, Plakate und Dekorationen, it becomes quite clear that Schnackenberg’s collection is ground zero at the crossroads of early modern fashion where the cult of celebrity meets up with dance, music, theater and cabaret, film and the graphic medium. Berlin and Munich under Germany’s Weimar Republic in the first quarter of the 20th century produced just the atmosphere to feed this burgeoning industry. Rising inflation sparked a recklessness to live large for the moment and heightened a desire for escapism. An influx of Indian and East Asian dancers and musicians added to the artsy bohemian cultural mix. A new decadence and tolerance resulted. Film boldly featured provocative subject matter. Cabarets became popular venues giving rise to the demi-monde in which people from all social stations mixed more freely in a thriving underground economy and culture where there was a blurring of boundaries and of social codes. Noted art historian and cultural doyen, Oskar Bie astutely observes in his introduction to Schnackenberg’s publication that what unites the images is fantasy and advertisement. Schnackenberg uses the eye as an instrument to brilliantly construct and convey this double message. His personages never directly confront the viewer. Their eyes gaze off in the distance like those of the screenplayer and film star Hedamaria Scholz in Schnackenberg’s “Die Rodelhexe” movie poster. Their eyes follow the path of a dance composition or become a transfixed and ogling male gaze such as the iconic 1911 Odeon Casino poster...

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1910s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

1950's French Modernist / Cubist Painting Signed, French Landscape
1950's French Modernist / Cubist Painting Signed, French Landscape

1950's French Modernist / Cubist Painting Signed, French Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Title: French Roof Tops Medium: oil painting on board, unframed Measures: board: 8.75 x 6.25 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: The paintin...

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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

In My Mind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Mixed Media, Colour Field
In My Mind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Mixed Media, Colour Field

In My Mind - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract, Mixed Media, Colour Field

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, Charcoal, Ink, Acrylic

Italian Garden Landscape, Gustav Klimt An Aftermath collotype, 1931
Italian Garden Landscape, Gustav Klimt An Aftermath collotype, 1931

Italian Garden Landscape, Gustav Klimt An Aftermath collotype, 1931

By (after) Gustav Klimt

Located in Chicago, IL

Original 1931 collotype created from Gustav Kilmt’s Italian Garden Landscape, oil on canvas, 1913. Published by Max Eisler and printed by Österreichischer Staatsdruckerei (Austrian State Printing Office), Vienna, in an edition of 500. In 1931, Max Eisler published the most notable posthumous collection of Gustav Klimt works to date. Using a complex gravure process, Klimt’s original...

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1930s Expressionist Art

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Paper

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

Chama Canyon hand pulled serigraph by William Hook
Chama Canyon hand pulled serigraph by William Hook

Chama Canyon hand pulled serigraph by William Hook

By William Hook

Located in Paonia, CO

Chama Canyon is a limited edition hand-pulled serigraph no. 225 /260 in excellent condition. It is signed in pencil and published by Aspen Mountain Graphics. sheet size 14 x 18 image 12 x 16 For American artist William Hook ( b. 1948- ) art was a central focus in his family home and he began his career in art at an early age.. He studied at several prestigious art schools in the US and abroad. His work has been featured in magazines such as Southwest Art, Art of the West, U. S. Art, American Artist and Focus Santa Fe. The book… Leading the West… by Donald Hagerty features William Hook as one of the most notable influences on the western art scene. Publishers Harper-Collins and North Light have included his work in numerous books written about the contemporary art process in Europe and America. Hook’s paintings can be found in the permanent collections of the Denver Art Museum, the Tucson Art Museum, the University of New Mexico, the FORBES Museum, NYC, and the Genesee Museum, NY as well as in many corporate and private collections. His work has also been featured in prints for the New Mexico Symphony, Music from Angel Fire...

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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Screen

Unwind 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Modern, Interior

Unwind 1 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Abstraction, Modern, Interior

By Achike Miracle Anayo

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

Landscape 139 by Jean Krille - Oil on Canvas board 50x60 cm
Landscape 139 by Jean Krille - Oil on Canvas board 50x60 cm

Landscape 139 by Jean Krille - Oil on Canvas board 50x60 cm

By Jean Krille

Located in Geneva, CH

Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...

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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

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

Walking By The Sea
Walking By The Sea

Walking By The Sea

By Nicola Simbari

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

Walking By The Sea. Artist signed lower right corner, canvas size (31 1/2 x 39 1/4in). Nicola Simbari was born in Italy and grow up in Rome. He studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Roma, and in the 1940s he began devoting himself to painting in a studio at Via del Babuino in central Rome. Simbari's early exposure to the architectural world had a lasting impression on his art, as he incorporated geometric forms and architectural structures into almost all of his paintings. He began to develop a distinct style stemming from impressions of life, nature, and the Mediterranean...

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1980s Expressionist Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Tennis. Figurative Oil Painting, Olympic Games, Sport, Realistic, Polish artist
Tennis. Figurative Oil Painting, Olympic Games, Sport, Realistic, Polish artist

Tennis. Figurative Oil Painting, Olympic Games, Sport, Realistic, Polish artist

By Dorota Zych-Charaziak

Located in Warsaw, PL

The painting shows two tennis players which is one of the official sports of the Olympic Games. The tennis match has a spectacular character and dynamics well captured in the paintin...

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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Early 20thC Modernist/Expressionist Large oil European Landscape c1930's
Early 20thC Modernist/Expressionist Large oil European Landscape c1930's

Early 20thC Modernist/Expressionist Large oil European Landscape c1930's

Located in Frome, Somerset

A good large post impressionist/expressionist Landscape oil circa 1938 oil on canvas 75cmx90cm Gallery frame 87cmx102cm Fields with a small dwelling painted in expressive impastoed b...

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1930s Expressionist Art

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Oil

Bronze Sculpture Charles Dickens Figure American Boston Figural Modernist
Bronze Sculpture Charles Dickens Figure American Boston Figural Modernist

Bronze Sculpture Charles Dickens Figure American Boston Figural Modernist

By David Aronson

Located in Surfside, FL

I have seen this piece identified as Wizard and as Micawber from Charles Dickens David Copperfield ("something will turn up") Aronson, David 1923- David Aronson, son of a rabbi, was born in Lithuania in 1923 and immigrated to America at the age of five. He settled in Boston, Massachusetts where he studied at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts under Karl Zerbe, a German painter well known in the early 1900s. Aronson later taught at the school of the Museum of Fine Arts for fourteen years and founded the School of Fine Art at Boston University where he is today a professor emeritus. An internationally renowned sculptor & painter, Aronson has won acclaim for his interpretation of themes from the Hebrew Talmud and Kabala. His best known works include bronze castings, encaustic paintings, and pastels. His work is included in many important public and private collections, and has been shown in several museum retrospectives around the country. He is considered to be one of the most important 20th century American artists. At twenty-two David Aronson had his first one-man show at New York's Niveau Gallery. The next year, six of his Christological paintings were included in the Fourteen Americans exhibition at Manhattan's Museum of Modern Art where Aronson’s work was included alongside abstract expressionists Arshile Gorky, Robert Motherwell and Isamu Noguchi. In the 1950s, Aronson turned more toward his Jewish heritage for the inspiration for his art. Folklore as well as Kabalistic and other transcendental writings influenced his work greatly. The Golem (a legendary figure, brought to life by the Maharal of Prague out of clay to protect the Jewish community during times of persecution) and the Dybbuk (an evil spirit that lodges itself in the soul of a living person until exorcised) frequently appear in his work. In the sixties, Aronson turned to sculpture. His work during this period is best exemplified by a magnificent 8’ x 4’ bronze door which now stands at the entrance to Frank Lloyd Wright's Johnson Foundation Conference Center for the Arts in Racine, Wisconsin. In the seventies and eighties, Aronson continued his work in pastel drawings, paintings, and sculptures, often exploring religion and the frailties of man's nature. During this time, in addition to a traveling retrospective exhibition and many one-man shows in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Boston at the Pucker-Safrai Gallery on Newbury Street, Aronson won many awards and became a member of the National Academy of Design in New York. Two years ago he retired from teaching to work full-time in his studio in Sudbury, Massachusetts. included in the catalog Contemporary Religious Imagery in American Art Catalog for an exhibition held at the Ringling Museum of Art, March 1-31, 1974. Artists represented: David Aronson, Leonard Baskin, Max Beckmann, Hyman Bloom, Fernando Botero, Paul Cadmus, Marvin Cherney, Arthur G. Dove, Philip Evergood, Adolph Gottlieb, Jonah Kinigstein, Rico Lebrun, Jack Levine, Louise Nevelson, Barnett Newman, Abraham Rattner, Ben Shahn, Mark Tobey, Max Weber, William Zorach and others. Selected Awards 1990, Certificate of Merit, National Academy of Design 1976, Purchase Prize, National Academy of Design 1976, Joseph Isidore Gold Medal, National Academy of Design 1976, Purchase Prize in Drawing, Albrecht Art Museum 1975, Isaac N. Maynard Prize for Painting, National Academy of Design 1973, Samuel F. B. Morse Gold Medal, National Academy of Design 1967, Purchase Prize, National Academy of Fine Arts 1967, Adolph and Clara Obrig Prize, National Academy of Design 1963, Gold Medal, Art Directors Club of Philadelphia 1961, 62, 63, Purchase Prize, National Institute of Arts and Letters 1960, John Siimon Guggenheim Fellowship 1958, Grant in Art, National Institute of Arts and Letters 1954, First Prize, Tupperware Annual Art Fund Award 1954, Grand Prize, Third Annual Boston Arts Festival 1953, Second Prize, Second Annual Boston Arts Festival 1952, Grand Prize, First Annual Boston Arts Festival 1946, Traveling Fellowship, School of the Museum of Fine Arts 1946, Purchase Prize, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts 1944, First Popular Prize, Institute of Contemporary Art 1944, First Judge's Prize, Institute of Contemporary Art Selected Public Collections Art Institute of Chicago Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Bryn Mawr College Brandeis University Tupperware Museum, Orlando, Florida DeCordova Museum Museum of Modern Art Print Collection, New York Atlanta University Atlanta Art...

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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Bronze

"By the Canal" Limited Edition Lithograph on Archival Paper
"By the Canal" Limited Edition Lithograph on Archival Paper

"By the Canal" Limited Edition Lithograph on Archival Paper

Located in Soquel, CA

"By the Canal" Limited Edition Lithograph on Archival Paper Vibrant lithograph of a red-headed woman near a canal by Michael Leu (Taiwanese, b. 1950). The woman is holding a bouquet of tulips. Nearby, a bicycle is parked alongside the canal. There is a bridge over the canal, connecting to a small town in the distance. This piece is whimsical, bold, and expressive. Numbered "31/198" in the lower left corner. Signed and dated "Michal Leu 95" in the lower right corner. Presented in a black aluminum frame with a white mat. Frame size: 32.75"H x 27.25"W Image size: 24"H x 19"W Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Michael Leu (b. 1950) studied fine art and design in his home town in the late 1960s and learned printmaking techniques at Otis Parsons...

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1990s Expressionist Art

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Ink, Archival Paper, Lithograph

Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed
Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed

Market Day in Piazza Grande, Expressionist Oil on Board, 1940s, Framed

Located in London, GB

'Market Day in Piazza Grande, Locarno, Switzerland', oil on board, by unknown artist (1947-48). Locarno is an utterly charming Italian-speaking resort located on the northern shore o...

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1940s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

"Real cat"
"Real cat"

"Real cat"

By Tetiana Tarasenko

Located in Edinburgh, GB

I love my ginger cat.He can be completely different!). When he's really annoyed he becomes like this! And it's better not to stand in his way)))

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

In The Stillness of Thoughts -21st Century, Expressionist Modern, Child, Balloon
In The Stillness of Thoughts -21st Century, Expressionist Modern, Child, Balloon

In The Stillness of Thoughts -21st Century, Expressionist Modern, Child, Balloon

By Rotimi Godwin

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

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

Image D'un Été (Image of Summer) Signed Lithograph 1981, Red Nude, Exotic Bird
Image D'un Été (Image of Summer) Signed Lithograph 1981, Red Nude, Exotic Bird

Image D'un Été (Image of Summer) Signed Lithograph 1981, Red Nude, Exotic Bird

By Corneille

Located in Union City, NJ

Image D'un Été is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph printed using hand lithography techniques on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free, by the Dutch artist known as CORNEILLE(Guillaume van Beverloo) an abstract expressionist who co-founded the 20th Century experimental art movement CoBrA recognized for their spontaneous, rebellious style of painting that was heavily inspired by the art of children and the mentally ill. Corneille devises his colorful fantastic imagery with exotic plant forms, sensuous female bodies, animals and lively pattern design. Image D'un Été confronts the viewer with a bold erotic red female nude with blue hair and an exotic tropical bird soaring beneath the heat of a blazing red orange sun. Print size - 23.25 x 19.75 in. unframed, vivid colors, hand signed in white pencil by Corneille Edition size - 200, plus proofs Year published - 1981 Printer - J K Fine Art Editions Co., NY About the artist Corneille - Guillaume Corneille was born in Liege, Belgium on July 3, 1922. Corneille studied drawing at the Amsterdam Rijksakademie, but as a painter he was entirely self-taught. After having attended courses at the School of Fine Arts in Amsterdam, he started his painting experience influenced by Surrealism. Corneille, also known as Corneille Guillaume Beverloo, was a painter and graphic artist who radicalized the conservative Dutch art world in the early 1950s. He is co-founder with Karel Appel, Eugene Brands...

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1980s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Resilience -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Woman against Nature
Resilience -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Woman against Nature

Resilience -21st Century Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Woman against Nature

By Ogunleke Festus Abiodun

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 Ogu...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Testament 10 -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Modern Africa

Blue Testament 10 -21st Century, Contemporary Figurative Portrait, Modern Africa

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, Oil, Acrylic

'Improvisation 7' second ed. woodcut from 'Klänge' by Wassily Kandinsky
'Improvisation 7' second ed. woodcut from 'Klänge' by Wassily Kandinsky

'Improvisation 7' second ed. woodcut from 'Klänge' by Wassily Kandinsky

By Wassily Kandinsky

Located in Milwaukee, WI

'Improvisation 7' second ed. woodcut from 'Klänge' is a woodcut print created by Wassily Kandinsky. The present woodcut print comes from the second edition of 'Klänge (Sounds),' a book of original graphics and poetry by Wassily Kandinsky. The title of the album and of this print, 'Improvisation,' demonstrated Kandinsky's interest in music and how abstract musical forms could be translated into images on a two-dimensional surface. This particular composition is difficult to read, but through the abstraction, one can make out various figures and a landscape beyond. Originally carved and printed in 1911, this second edition print was done ca. 1938. It is a woodcut in black ink on woven paper. Signed with encircled 'K' in the block, lower right (from the book, signed in ink, ed. 117/300) Image Size: 7 1/2" x 5 inches Frame Size: 22 1/4" x 18 3/4" Ref. Roethel 124 Artist Bio: The Museum of Modern Art described 'Klänge (Sounds)' as follows: Vasily Kandinsky's self-described "musical album," Klänge (Sounds), consists of thirty-eight prose-poems he wrote between 1909 and 1911 and fifty-six woodcuts he began in 1907. In the woodcuts Kandinsky veiled his subject matter, creating increasingly indecipherable images (though the horse and rider, his symbol for overcoming objective representation, runs through as a leitmotif). This process proved crucial for the development of abstraction in his art. Kandinsky said his choice of media sprang from an "inner necessity" for expression: the woodcuts were not merely illustrative, nor were the poems purely verbal descriptions. Kandinsky sought a synthesis of the arts, in which meaning was created through the interaction of, and space between, text and image, sound and meaning, mark and blank space. The experimental typography shows his interest in the physical aspects of the book. Klänge is one of three major publications by Kandinsky that appeared shortly before World War I, alongside Über die Geistige in der Kunst (Concerning the Spiritual in Art) and the Blaue Reiter almanac...

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1910s Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut, Laid Paper

Landscape with Poplar Trees, Expressionist Oil on Panel, Signed, 1940s, Framed
Landscape with Poplar Trees, Expressionist Oil on Panel, Signed, 1940s, Framed

Landscape with Poplar Trees, Expressionist Oil on Panel, Signed, 1940s, Framed

Located in Stockholm, Stockholm

A vibrant painting depicting an avenue lined with poplar trees in fall colors, prominently featuring a very large, centrally placed yellow poplar. Possibly an American poplar. The artist, Agda Holst, has employed a diverse palette of colors to the poplars, creating a dynamic and colorful composition. This oil on panel is signed and dated by Holst in 1948. The work exemplifies her use of color and form, characteristics that defined her artistic practice throughout her career. Agda Holst was a Swedish modernist painter known for her precise study of form, stylized compositions, and ability to merge structured geometry with expressive color. Her works, often still lifes, portraits, and figure studies, reflect a balance between naturalistic representation and modernist influences such as Cubism and New Objectivity. Holst's artistic journey began in 1907 at the Académie Colarossi in Paris, where she studied under Christian Krohg. Seeking further refinement, she moved to Munich between 1910 and 1911, studying with Julius Exter, known for his teachings in portrait and genre painting. In 1911–1912, she returned to Paris to study under Kees van Dongen, whose bold use of color and strong contrasts left a lasting impression on her work. The early 1920s marked another period of study in Paris, this time under André Lhote, who instilled in her a structured approach to composition and geometric clarity. Holst’s first public exhibition took place in 1916, when she displayed paintings in a bookstore...

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1940s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

"La Promenade" original etching

"La Promenade" original etching

By Edgar Chahine

Located in Henderson, NV

Medium: original etching and drypoint. A rich, dark impression on laid paper, printed in 1900 and published in Paris for the Revue de l'art ancien et moderne. Plate size: 4 1/2 x 8 5...

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Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

Blue Testament 7 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Africa

Blue Testament 7 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Africa

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Blue Testament 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Africa

Blue Testament 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern Africa

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Full Calm
Full Calm

Full Calm

Located in Zofingen, AG

In crafting this piece, I explored the tranquil interplay of light and texture over the serene expanse of water, reflecting a quiet sunset. The gentle blending of acrylic and oil in ...

Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Cardboard

"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...

Category

Early 1900s Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper

Rise and Shine, Original Painting
Rise and Shine, Original Painting

Rise and Shine, Original Painting

By Robert Hofherr

Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
Soft morning light bathes winter trees in a warm glow. A house peeks out from behind the branches, partially hidden within the landscape. Minimal detail is used...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Blue Sky - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expressionism, Modern, Interior

Blue Sky - 21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Expressionism, Modern, Interior

By Achike Miracle Anayo

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, Acrylic

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