Noguchi 4n
Vintage 1970s Table Lamps
Metal
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Gouache, Board
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Encaustic
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
People Also Browsed
Mid-20th Century French Neoclassical Benches
Bronze, Wrought Iron
2010s British Scandinavian Modern Ottomans and Poufs
Sheepskin, Oak
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bookcases
Pine
Early 2000s Swiss End Tables
Cement
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal
Vintage 1950s American Mid-Century Modern Animal Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Beds and Bed Frames
Oak
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Lounge Chairs
Steel
1780s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
Vintage 1950s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Floor Lamps
Metal, Iron
Vintage 1960s Italian Mid-Century Modern Wall Lights and Sconces
Brass
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Candlesticks
Iron
1990s Japanese Mid-Century Modern More Lighting
Metal
Vintage 1950s German Mid-Century Modern Stools
Metal
Recent Sales
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Board, Gouache
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Encaustic
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
20th Century Expressionist Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Noguchi 4n For Sale on 1stDibs
How Much is a Noguchi 4n?
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.
Find a collection of authentic Expressionist paintings, sculptures, prints and more art on 1stDibs.