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German Expressionist Woodcut

Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil, woodblock print woodcut. Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote,...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

German Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed israeli Jerusalem Jacob Pins
German Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed israeli Jerusalem Jacob Pins

German Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed israeli Jerusalem Jacob Pins

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Dorfstraße (Village Street) - Woodcut - 1920s

Dorfstraße (Village Street) - Woodcut - 1920s

Located in Roma, IT

This piece beautifully demonstrates Rudolph's command of the classic German Expressionist woodcut style, using the natural grain and resistance of the wooden block to convey intense ...

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1920s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

'Theater' — 1920s German Expressionism
'Theater' — 1920s German Expressionism

'Theater' — 1920s German Expressionism

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

A German Expressionist woodcut, with original hand-coloring in watercolor, depicting a parent and child watching a theatrical production; c. 1921, edition c. 200.

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Frau H.M. Naila signed original woodcut

Frau H.M. Naila signed original woodcut

By Max Beckmann

Located in Henderson, NV

Hildegard Melms, and that Beckmann had an affair with her in 1923, the same year he executed this print. This important German Expressionist woodcut can be found in the permanent col...

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1920s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

'Elisabeth' — 1020s German Expressionist, Signed Woodcut
'Elisabeth' — 1020s German Expressionist, Signed Woodcut

'Elisabeth' — 1020s German Expressionist, Signed Woodcut

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Occulta Ex Libris Gino Sabattini, Woodcut, Early 20th Century, Unframed
Occulta Ex Libris Gino Sabattini, Woodcut, Early 20th Century, Unframed

Occulta Ex Libris Gino Sabattini, Woodcut, Early 20th Century, Unframed

Located in Roma, IT

Executed with vigorous carved lines and powerful contrasts of black and white, the print recalls the expressive language of early German Expressionist woodcuts while simultaneously d...

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Early 20th Century Symbolist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight
German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil, colored woodcut. Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote, largely...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Werner Drewes, woodcut, 1919, early pre Bauhaus, small edition
Werner Drewes, woodcut, 1919, early pre Bauhaus, small edition

Werner Drewes, woodcut, 1919, early pre Bauhaus, small edition

By Werner Drewes

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The work remains indebted to German Expressionist woodcut—particularly its emphatic contrasts, deliberately rough cutting, and psychologically charged distortion.

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1910s Bauhaus Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus mit Pappeln 1913 Woodcut German Expressionism
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus mit Pappeln 1913 Woodcut German Expressionism

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Haus mit Pappeln 1913 Woodcut German Expressionism

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Numerous retrospectives in the Federal Republic paid tribute to this artist, who, as art historians unanimously agree, was one of the most important German Expressionists.

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1910s Expressionist Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel
Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel

Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote, largely Polish town of Zerkow in the Posen Distr...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Junges Mädchen / Young Woman by Erich Heckel (German, 1883-1970), Woodcut Print
Junges Mädchen / Young Woman by Erich Heckel (German, 1883-1970), Woodcut Print

Junges Mädchen / Young Woman by Erich Heckel (German, 1883-1970), Woodcut Print

By Erich Heckel

Located in Point Richmond, CA

Erich Heckel (German, 1883 - 1970) Woodcut Print. Title: Junges mädchen / Young Woman (Dube 264 IIIB, Davis-Riffkind 1038, Brücke 14).

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Vintage 1910s German Expressionist Prints

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Paper

'Karl Michel Exhibition'  — German Expressionism
'Karl Michel Exhibition'  — German Expressionism

'Karl Michel Exhibition' — German Expressionism

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

'Der Gartner' (The Gardener) — German Expressionism
'Der Gartner' (The Gardener) — German Expressionism

'Der Gartner' (The Gardener) — German Expressionism

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919 - 1933).

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

'Viel Gluck 1923' (Good Luck Wishes)  — German Expressionism
'Viel Gluck 1923' (Good Luck Wishes)  — German Expressionism

'Viel Gluck 1923' (Good Luck Wishes) — German Expressionism

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

'Mehr Sonne fur 1924' (More Sun for 1924)— German Expressionism
'Mehr Sonne fur 1924' (More Sun for 1924)— German Expressionism

'Mehr Sonne fur 1924' (More Sun for 1924)— German Expressionism

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Frau in der Wanne (Woman in Tub) /// German Expressionism Schmidt-Rottluff Nude
Frau in der Wanne (Woman in Tub) /// German Expressionism Schmidt-Rottluff Nude

Frau in der Wanne (Woman in Tub) /// German Expressionism Schmidt-Rottluff Nude

By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Biography: Karl Schmidt-Rottluff (born December 1, 1884, Rottluff, near Chemnitz, Germany—died August 9, 1976, West Berlin [now Berlin]), German painter and printmaker who was noted ...

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1910s Expressionist Nude Prints

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Woodcut

Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney
Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney

Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney

By Georges Rouault

Located in Dallas, TX

Revealing the strong influence of German Expressionist woodcuts, Miserere (1922-1927) lays bare the stark spectacle of everyday human suffering with the figure of Christ presented in...

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Vintage 1930s French Expressionist Paintings

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Paint

Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney
Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney

Georges Rouault Portrait de Marie Thérèse Bonney

By Georges Rouault

Located in Dallas, TX

Revealing the strong influence of German Expressionist woodcuts, Miserere (1922-1927) lays bare the stark spectacle of everyday human suffering with the figure of Christ presented in...

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1930s Expressionist Paintings

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Paint

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German Expressionist Woodcut "Haus mit Pappeln" by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, 1913
German Expressionist Woodcut "Haus mit Pappeln" by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, 1913

German Expressionist Woodcut "Haus mit Pappeln" by Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, 1913

By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Located in Eltville, DE

Numerous retrospectives in the Federal Republic paid tribute to this artist, who, as art historians unanimously agree, was one of the most important German Expressionists.

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1910s Expressionist Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil, woodblock print woodcut. Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote,...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

1943 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School
1943 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School

1943 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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1940s Expressionist Mixed Media

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Woodcut

Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

Jewish Rabbi with Torah German Expressionist Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil, woodblock print woodcut. Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote,...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

1943 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School
1943 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School

1943 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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1940s Expressionist Mixed Media

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Woodcut

Jim Flora Modern Woodcut Print Untitled Gentleman Shuffling Cards Framed
Jim Flora Modern Woodcut Print Untitled Gentleman Shuffling Cards Framed

Jim Flora Modern Woodcut Print Untitled Gentleman Shuffling Cards Framed

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

The style in which the woodcut was created is a nod to early 20th century modern German Expressionist woodcuts.

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20th Century Prints

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Wood

German Israeli Large Expressionist Woodcut Print Couple
German Israeli Large Expressionist Woodcut Print Couple

German Israeli Large Expressionist Woodcut Print Couple

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem
German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight
German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight
German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Street Fight

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil, colored woodcut. Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote, largely...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel
Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

Jewish Prophet Rabbi German Expressionist Color Woodcut Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in pencil, colored woodcut. Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote, largely...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

German Expressionist Style Nude
German Expressionist Style Nude

German Expressionist Style Nude

By Vincent Torre

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

An original woodcut in the style of Pechstein and Kirchner engraved by American artist Vincent Torre (1930-) titled "Nude", 1978. Limited edition: 67/100. This work comes from the "F...

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1970s Contemporary Nude Prints

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Woodcut

Zwei Frauen (Two Women) /// German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Woodcut
Zwei Frauen (Two Women) /// German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Woodcut

Zwei Frauen (Two Women) /// German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff Woodcut

By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

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,...

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1910s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel
Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel

Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote, largely Polish town of Zerkow in the Posen Distr...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel
Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel

Jakob Steinhardt Jewish German Expressionist Lithograph Israeli Early Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Steinhardt 1887-1968 Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote, largely Polish town of Zerkow in the Posen Distr...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

German Expressionist Hand Carved Colored Original Wood Pane Art Israeli Bezalel
German Expressionist Hand Carved Colored Original Wood Pane Art Israeli Bezalel

German Expressionist Hand Carved Colored Original Wood Pane Art Israeli Bezalel

By Jacob Steinhardt

Located in Surfside, FL

Steinhardt, Jakob, Painter and Woodcut Artist. b. 1887, Yaacov Steinhardt was born in the then remote, largely Polish town of Zerkow in the Posen District of Germany.

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings

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Woodcut

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

By Luis Camnitzer

Located in Surfside, FL

(Edition 24/100, numbered on Justification page) Woodblock prints based on folktales from the Hasidic Jewish tradition in Eastern Europe, selected by Camnitzer from the early master...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

By Luis Camnitzer

Located in Surfside, FL

(Edition 24/100, numbered on Justification page) Woodblock prints based on folktales from the Hasidic Jewish tradition in Eastern Europe, selected by Camnitzer from the early master...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

By Luis Camnitzer

Located in Surfside, FL

(Edition 24/100, numbered on Justification page) Woodblock prints based on folktales from the Hasidic Jewish tradition in Eastern Europe, selected by Camnitzer from the early master...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

By Luis Camnitzer

Located in Surfside, FL

(Edition 24/100, numbered on Justification page) Woodblock prints based on folktales from the Hasidic Jewish tradition in Eastern Europe, selected by Camnitzer from the early master...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Männlicher Kopf im Profil (Male Head in Profile) /// German Expressionism Modern
Männlicher Kopf im Profil (Male Head in Profile) /// German Expressionism Modern

Männlicher Kopf im Profil (Male Head in Profile) /// German Expressionism Modern

By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

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,...

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1910s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Woodcut

German Expressionist, woodcut, 1922, Herman Max Pechstein, Frits Gurlitt publish
German Expressionist, woodcut, 1922, Herman Max Pechstein, Frits Gurlitt publish

German Expressionist, woodcut, 1922, Herman Max Pechstein, Frits Gurlitt publish

By Max Pechstein

Located in Fairlawn, OH

The catalogue documents Pechstein’s exceptionally large graphic production—more than 900 prints—and remains the standard basis for identifying his woodcuts, lithographs, and intaglio...

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

1944 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School
1944 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School

1944 Israeli German Expressionist Woodcut Print Vintage Woodblock Bezalel School

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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1940s Expressionist Mixed Media

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German Expressionist Woodcut Woodblock Print Old City Jerusalem Israel Judaica
German Expressionist Woodcut Woodblock Print Old City Jerusalem Israel Judaica

German Expressionist Woodcut Woodblock Print Old City Jerusalem Israel Judaica

Located in Surfside, FL

Sheet measures 18 X 13.75, image measures 11.75 X 9.5 Born 1914, Berlin, Germany. Immigrated to Eretz Israel 1933. Died 1995. Specialised in restoration of oil-paintings and graphics...

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Early 20th Century Expressionist Landscape Prints

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Woodcut

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem
German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem

German Israeli Expressionist Woodcut Print Pencil Signed Jerusalem

By Jacob Pins

Located in Surfside, FL

Jacob Otto Pins (17 January 1917 – 4 December 2005) was a German-born Israeli woodcut artist and art collector, particularly of Japanese prints and paintings. Jacob Pins was born in ...

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20th Century Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Weiblicher Kopf (Female Head) /// German Expressionism Rottluff Woodcut Modern
Weiblicher Kopf (Female Head) /// German Expressionism Rottluff Woodcut Modern

Weiblicher Kopf (Female Head) /// German Expressionism Rottluff Woodcut Modern

By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

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,...

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1910s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Engraving, Woodcut

'Venus'  — German Expressionism
'Venus'  — German Expressionism

'Venus' — German Expressionism

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer
Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

Latin American Judaica Conceptual Chassidic Art Modern Woodcut Luis Camnitzer

By Luis Camnitzer

Located in Surfside, FL

(Edition 24/100, numbered on Justification page) Woodblock prints based on folktales from the Hasidic Jewish tradition in Eastern Europe, selected by Camnitzer from the early master...

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1970s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Woodcut

'Dr. Walter Vogel - Exlibris' — 1920s German Expressionism
'Dr. Walter Vogel - Exlibris' — 1920s German Expressionism

'Dr. Walter Vogel - Exlibris' — 1920s German Expressionism

By Karl Michel

Located in Myrtle Beach, SC

ABOUT THE ARTIST Karl Michel (1889-1984) was a noted graphic designer and expressionist printmaker during Germany's pre-Nazi Weimar Republic (1919-1933).

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1920s Expressionist Figurative Prints

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Christuskopf (Christ Head) /// German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
Christuskopf (Christ Head) /// German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Christuskopf (Christ Head) /// German Expressionism Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

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,...

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1910s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Engraving, Woodcut

Bekleidete und nackte Frau (Clothed and Naked Woman) /// German Expressionism
Bekleidete und nackte Frau (Clothed and Naked Woman) /// German Expressionism

Bekleidete und nackte Frau (Clothed and Naked Woman) /// German Expressionism

By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

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,...

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1910s Expressionist Nude Prints

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Männlicher Kopf von vorn (Male Head from the Front) /// German Expressionism
Männlicher Kopf von vorn (Male Head from the Front) /// German Expressionism

Männlicher Kopf von vorn (Male Head from the Front) /// German Expressionism

By Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

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,...

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1910s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Werner Gothein ( 1890 - 1968 ) Drei Männer Expressionist Woodcut Germany c. 1925
Werner Gothein ( 1890 - 1968 ) Drei Männer Expressionist Woodcut Germany c. 1925

Werner Gothein ( 1890 - 1968 ) Drei Männer Expressionist Woodcut Germany c. 1925

By Werner Gothein

Located in Meinisberg, CH

Werner Gothein (German, 1890-1968) Drei Männer im Gespräch ( Three men talking ) • Woodcut ca. 41 x 29 cm (Plate size ) • Sheet ca. 53 x 49 cm • Signed in pencil bottom right Ex...

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1920s Expressionist Portrait Prints

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Paper, Ink

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Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist
Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

Biblical Prophet Etching American Modernist WPA Artist

By Ben-Zion Weinman

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated his European Jewish heritage in his visual works as a sculptor, painter, and printmaker. Influenced by Spinoza, Knut Hamsun, and Wladyslaw R...

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Modernist Judaica Art Aquatint Etching Jewish Rabbi at Prayer Jerusalem Memories

Modernist Judaica Art Aquatint Etching Jewish Rabbi at Prayer Jerusalem Memories

By Lennart Rosensohn

Located in Surfside, FL

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Rare 1923 Cubist Reuven Rubin Woodcut Woodblock Print Israeli Hasidic Judaica

Rare 1923 Cubist Reuven Rubin Woodcut Woodblock Print Israeli Hasidic Judaica

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Located in Surfside, FL

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Woodcut

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Jack Levine Modernist WPA Artist Ashkenazi Rabbi Etching Judaica Jewish Print

Jack Levine Modernist WPA Artist Ashkenazi Rabbi Etching Judaica Jewish Print

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Located in Surfside, FL

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Zohar Kabbalah Portrait French Jewish Surrealist Aquatint Etching Hebrew Judaica

By Zvi Milshtein

Located in Surfside, FL

Etching and Aquatint with embossing, Zwy Milshtein (Zvi Tzvi Milstein) BIOGRAPHY 1934 Born in Kishinev (Bessarabia) Russian, Romanian region. 1948 Arrived in Israel via Cyprus, wher...

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Etching, Aquatint

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Israeli Expressionist Yosl Bergner Modernist Lithograph

Israeli Expressionist Yosl Bergner Modernist Lithograph

By Yosl Bergner

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in Hebrew Lower right. Dimensions: H 19.5" x 13.5" Bergner, Yosl (Vladimir Jossif) (b Vienna, 13 Oct 1920). surrealist, surrealism. belongs to the generation of people...

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Lithograph

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Israeli Expressionist Yosl Bergner Modernist Lithograph

Israeli Expressionist Yosl Bergner Modernist Lithograph

By Yosl Bergner

Located in Surfside, FL

Hand signed in Hebrew Lower right. Dimensions: H 19.5" x 13.5" Bergner, Yosl (Vladimir Jossif) (b Vienna, 13 Oct 1920). surrealist, surrealism. belongs to the generation of people...

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Mid-20th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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Polish Israeli Artist Expressionist Hand Signed Lithograph

Polish Israeli Artist Expressionist Hand Signed Lithograph

By Moshe Bernstein

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in Poland in 1920, Bernstein completed his art studies in the Academy of Vilna in 1939. His family was wiped out in the Holocaust, but he survived the war and lived in Russia un...

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Lithograph

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Polish Israeli Artist Expressionist Hand Signed Lithograph

Polish Israeli Artist Expressionist Hand Signed Lithograph

By Moshe Bernstein

Located in Surfside, FL

Born in Poland in 1920, Bernstein completed his art studies in the Academy of Vilna in 1939. His family was wiped out in the Holocaust, but he survived the war and lived in Russia un...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Prints and Multiples

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Lithograph

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German Expressionist Woodcut For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the german expressionist woodcut you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. In our selection of items, you can find Expressionist examples as well as an abstract version. Finding the perfect german expressionist woodcut may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 19th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right german expressionist woodcut for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of black, beige, gray and red. There have been many interesting german expressionist woodcut examples over the years, but those made by Dave Lefner, Don Schol, Jacob Steinhardt, Karl Schmidt-Rottluff and Sandro Chia are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. Artworks like these of any era or style can make for thoughtful decor in any space, but a selection from our variety of those made in woodcut print, paint and linocut can add an especially memorable touch.

How Much is a German Expressionist Woodcut?

The price for a german expressionist woodcut in our collection starts at $125 and tops out at $165,000 with the average selling for $1,400.

A Close Look at Expressionist Art

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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Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.

Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.

Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.

Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.

Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.

“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.

Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.

For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)

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