August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

German, 1886-1970

Wilhelm August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity (...) and was committed to social and political issues. The Berliner-of-choice defied stubbornly the summary classification. Dressler acted truthfully to his origin, temperament and insight as an individual who presents his bond as obligation, who takes his program as template and his slogan as abomination. Only few painters of his generation restrain so inconspicuously from the revolutionary storm and new trends that found its most effective expression in Expressionism of ” the Bridge” group and in the mystical works of the ‘Blue Rider’. Dressler’s self-imposed isolation is based neither on his capriciousness nor is it intentional – it is simply one of the inner necessities of his artistic existence. One does not do justice to his work, if one tries to interpret only the visible facts, the artistic or the technical qualities in Dressler’s works. This painter lived his destiny with a stubbornly determined consequence of his fate: the pictures are nothing else than the graphic metaphors of the ‘introverted gaze’. He experienced grief and loneliness already during his youth. Dressler learns early about the shadow side of human existence – it becomes the basis of the way he perceived the world. ” I cannot separate myself from what has established me ” – there was a very immediate connection and solidarity between the painter and his personal experiences (l’art pour l’art attitude). Thus Dressler identifies himself with those embodiments of petty-bourgeois narrowness, with those disappointed and abandoned, with those who appreciate simple joys of life and those with quiet hopes. In his works the figurative language wins through its ability to depict and objectify feelings without words. Dressler does not paint to be modern or original. His way of perception is essential in a solid sense; he focuses on things, elements, and events that reflect a piece of life. The closeness to the object and the attachment to the figure remain unchanged in Dressler’s oeuvre. One is tempted, looking at his works of five decades, to speak rather than about development but more of unfolding. The thematic inventory is from the beginning artist’s credo and basic motive: the form is added as the answer of the painter. It is Dressler’s personal preference not to correct reality nor to imitate it – his realism brings form and content, sensation and insight to life in a forceless manner. Dressler feels, thinks and arguments his works on a more general level; his work is not an illustration of social misery or individual depravity. This “realist of the sharper tone” painterly transcends the limitations of genre and folklore; his “petty-bourgeois everyday life” is neither enclosed in the poor man’s pathos nor in the oh-human ecstasy. “Who controls the keyboard of nature”, proclaims Dressler, “can play in their own ways”. Source: Delp’sche Verlagsbuchhandlung München, August Willhelm Dressler, Munich 1970.

Artist: August Wilhelm Dressler

August Wilhelm DresslerSäugling / Infant

$14,605

Säugling / Infant

By August Wilhelm Dressler

Located in Wien, 9

August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity. He is one of the lesser-known artists of the Weimar era, but he too, like his famous contemporaries Georg Grosz, John H...

Category

20th Century Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

August Wilhelm DresslerStilllife

$9,281

Stilllife

By August Wilhelm Dressler

Located in Wien, 9

August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity. He is one of the lesser-known artists of the Weimar era, but he too, like his famous contemporaries Georg Grosz, John H...

Category

20th Century Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Paint, Canvas, Oil

August Wilhelm DresslerLandschaft bei Naunhof, 1933

$10,482

Landschaft bei Naunhof

By August Wilhelm Dressler

Located in Wien, 9

August Dressler is one of the painters of the New Objectivity. He is one of the lesser-known artists of the Weimar era, but he too, like his famous contemporaries Georg Grosz, John H...

Category

20th Century Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Oil

Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Mountain Monastery, 1960s

$1,108

H 29.14 in W 20.67 in

Mid-Century Modern Geometric Abstract Oil Painting - Mountain Monastery

Located in Bristol, GB

MOUNTAIN MONASTERY Size: 74 x 52.5 cm (including frame) Oil on canvas A large and captivating mid-century modernist geometric abstract painting, executed in oil onto canvas. The co...

Category

Mid-20th Century Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Gerald GarstonColorful Purple, Pink, & Green Modern Portrait of Man Playing Billiards or Pool, 1970

$6,500

H 53.88 in W 46.88 in D 2 in

Colorful Purple, Pink, & Green Modern Portrait of Man Playing Billiards or Pool

By Gerald Garston

Located in Houston, TX

Colorful modern figurative portrait of a man playing billiards or pool by Connecticut artist Gerald Garston. The work features a man in a blue bowler ha...

Category

1970s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Antique American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Outsider Art Oil Painting, 1950

$396Sale Price|20% Off

H 18 in W 23 in D 2 in

Antique American Modernist Abstract Flower Still Life Outsider Art Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist oil painting. Oil on board, circa 1950. Housed in a vintage frame. Image size, 16L x 11H. Signed.

Category

1950s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Signed Vintage American Modernist Cityscape Framed Fauvist Palette Oil Painting, 1970

$395

H 35 in W 29 in D 2 in

Signed Vintage American Modernist Cityscape Framed Fauvist Palette Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

American modernist abstract cityscape oil painting. Framed. Oil on canvas. Signed. Image size, 30H by 24L.

Category

1960s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Michele Antonio RaposStill Life Flower Bouquet Oil on Canvas, Modern Style, Framed, 1980s, 1980

$1,260Sale Price|55% Off

H 31 in W 41 in D 2 in

Still Life Flower Bouquet Oil on Canvas, Modern Style, Framed, 1980s

By Michele Antonio Rapos

Located in Plainview, NY

A beautiful large still life flowers bouquet oil on canvas painting in the style of Michele Antonio Rapos (Turin 1733-1819) The piece of art features a dark deep green background and earthy toned colors. The frame is made of wood and painted in a antiqued copper color...

Category

1980s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Antique American Modernist Still Life 1940s Nicely Framed Oil Painting, 1940

$975

H 26 in W 36 in D 2 in

Large Antique American Modernist Still Life 1940s Nicely Framed Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Antique American modernist interior still life oil painting. Oil on canvas. Framed. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a modernt wood molding. Excellent cond...

Category

1940s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Morris Zirlin"Joni" - Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Girl in Yellow Dress in Oil on Canvas, mid 20th Century

$680Sale Price|20% Off

H 24.75 in W 20.75 in D 1.25 in

"Joni" - Mid Century Modern Portrait of a Girl in Yellow Dress in Oil on Canvas

Located in Soquel, CA

"Joni" - Portrait of a Girl in a Yellow Dress in Oil on Canvas Skillful portrait of a young girl by Morris Zirlin (American, 1913-1990). A young girl with wide brown eyes poses for ...

Category

1950s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Vintage American Modernist Still Life Oil Painting, Unknown

$495

H 23 in W 17 in D 2 in

Vintage American Modernist Still Life Oil Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

Vintage American still life painting. Oil on canvas. Framed in a period wood frame. Measuring: 23 by 17 inches overall and 19 by 13 inches painting alone. Excellent condition, ready...

Category

20th Century Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Antique American Modernist Summer in East Hampton Beach Scene Signed Painting, 1970

$1,275

H 13 in W 17 in D 2 in

Antique American Modernist Summer in East Hampton Beach Scene Signed Painting

Located in Buffalo, NY

A serene and subtly rendered coastal scene by H. J. Schneider, this oil on canvas painting captures the quiet expanse of East Hampton’s beachfront architecture and dunes. Executed wi...

Category

1960s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

John HaymsonJohn Haymson "Brooklyn Bridge" Oil Painting of New York Skyline, circa 1955, circa 1955

$4,000

H 28.625 in W 40.625 in D 1.375 in

John Haymson "Brooklyn Bridge" Oil Painting of New York Skyline, circa 1955

By John Haymson

Located in Miami, FL

JOHN HAYMSON – "BROOKLYN BRIDGE" ⚜ Oil on Canvas ⚜ Hand Signed ⚜ Conservation Frame NEW YORK ICON IN VIVID DETAIL This atmospheric oil painting by John Haymson captures the enduring...

Category

1950s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Liam ReillyVintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist, 1988

$1,190Sale Price|30% Off

H 22 in W 28 in D 2 in

Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist

Located in Preston, GB

Vintage 20th Century Painting of Lush Green Ireland Village by Irish Artist, Liam Reilly Art measures 24 x 18 inches Frame measures 28 x 22 inches This stunning painting captures t...

Category

1980s Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil

Frances ChristensenMid Century Floral Still-Life in Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Board, Mid 20th Century

$1,650

H 24.75 in W 20.75 in D 1.25 in

Mid Century Floral Still-Life in Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Board

Located in Soquel, CA

Mid Century Floral Still-Life in Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Board Classic mid century floral still-life with impasto in warm, autumn colors by Frances Christensen American, ...

Category

Mid-20th Century American Modern August Wilhelm Dressler Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Illustration Board

August Wilhelm Dressler paintings for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic August Wilhelm Dressler paintings available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by August Wilhelm Dressler in paint, oil paint, canvas and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the modern style. Not every interior allows for large August Wilhelm Dressler paintings, so small editions measuring 14 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Albert Bertalan, Philippe Alfieri, and Franz Bergmann. August Wilhelm Dressler paintings prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $2,853 and tops out at $15,741, while the average work can sell for $11,840.