Expressionist Paintings

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

Leonard Edmondson, California native, painter, printmaker, educator, and author. Although renowned for his work as a printmaker, Edmondson used a wide variety of media in his art. By...

"Annabelle Lee" a figurative expressionism oil painting by Dan Wuthrich (American, 1935-2020). Oil painting is based on Edgar A. Poe's Annabelle Lee poem. Rich colors of teal, green,...

Original oil painting on canvas, professionally framed. Rich, vibrant color scheme showcased in a traditional custom golden frame. Artwork is in great vintage condition and arrives r...

Step into the rustic charm of a bygone era with this captivating 1940s Expressionist French oil painting. Skillfully depicting a vibrant farmer's market scene, the canvas comes alive...

Vintage oil on canvas impressionist painting showing a cityscape / street scene of a cafe lined street in Paris, viewing the Arc de Triomphe filled with figures in Victorian dress. G...

Large expressionist painting of a naked man in a curled up, almost in a fetal position. The male figure is painted in tonal yellow and br...

This is an original antique oil on plate landscape painting from 1894. The painting is signed by the artist in the lower right corner and framed in a gold painted wooden frame. It ...

Knife painting involves using a palette knife instead of a brush to apply the paint, as in the case of this oil painting. In the context of a seascape at sunset, this technique adds ...

Incredible vintage oil portrait of a fabulous 70s stylish woman. Signed by the artist on the bottom right. Brilliant colors and beautiful detail. Acquired from a Miami estate.

Colorful Mid-Century Architectural or Industrial manufacturing scene watercolor of a plant , illustrating the building , smokestack, hoppers , railroad tracks and man pushing wheelba...

A very interesting and unusual Lancaster Bridge Original Oil Painting by artist J. Earle Pfoutz. The painting is produced on artist board and comes complete with what appears to be an original artist decorated/painted frame. The painting is signed on the front by the artist. Overall frame Size approximately 42″ wide x 2″ deep x 30″ high J. Earle Pfoutz had a long and distinguished career as a self trained artist. More can be learned about him from reading this article produced by Gary Hawbaker at askART Earle Pfoutz Born: 1891 – Lancaster, Pennsylvania Died: 1957 Known for: Landscape, figure, still life painting An image of J Earle Pfoutz Biography from the Archives of askART J. Earle Pfoutz (John Earle Pfoutz) – (Oct 23, 1891-Nov 9, 1957) “A seventh generation descendant of a Swiss family which arrived in America early in the 17th Century, J. Earle Pfoutz was born in Lancaster, PA, son of John Bachman and Susan Allison Pfoutz. He painted houses for a living and pictures for a life. A self-taught artist, described as a primitive, he was distinctive for his vivid imagination and bold color application. He painted hundreds of Lancaster County scenes. Pfoutz traveled through the hills near his home and along the Susquehanna River in search of scenes. He began painting with a brush when he was fourteen, but added a palette knife after suffering an eye injury. He completed eighth grade in the Lancaster Public Schools and there his formal education ended. However, the Department of Public Instruction of the State of Pennsylvania thought so highly of his work as an artist that officials certified him as an art instructor and he taught for a year in the York (PA) public schools. He also was an art instructor under the program for disabled veterans, sponsored by the Veterans Administration, when he gave private instruction to veterans in their homes. In 1947, J. Earle Pfoutz finally earned national recognition as an artist. His painting, Opalescent October, was chosen by the Museum of Art of Dayton Ohio, to travel all over the country for a year with its Group Exhibition. Described as a “very colorful, calm scene, iridescent in color, sweeping in design,” the painting started on its journey around the country early in 1948. In an interview with the Sunday News (Lancaster, PA – Nov 2, 1947), Pfoutz stated that he didn’t know whether he was a “primitive” or an “impressionist.” No master taught him, no school channeled his style. “Sometimes I didn’t eat, but I always managed to paint,” he recalled. Many of his hundreds of canvases -most of them not sold, but given away to friends – found their way to other parts of the country. “I never remember the day when I did not love color,” Pfoutz said. “I was about 12 years old when I saw my first palette – a string of different colored paint paddles that graced the stores of that day. As a boy I had two great desires. One was to be able to eat all the strawberry jam I could, and the other to possess a string of those beautiful paint paddles. Well, I’ve got my fill of jelly, but I’ve never yet got my fill of beautiful colors.” In 1950, Pfoutz’s one man show of paintings made front page headlines in the Lancaster Intelligencer Journal: “Most of the twenty oil paintings on exhibition are landscapes, although there are several interesting figure studies. Colors again, as in all Pfoutziana are rich and full-bodied, but for the most part not as startlingly as in some of the earlier work. Most of the paintings were done during the past year, and also reveal the painter’s characteristic heavy impasto technique, in which the rich swirls of paint carry their own message. Among the figures, The Banjo Picker, and The Magician, are the most provocative. Both are character studies; the first being of a tramp musician whose drab clothing is set-off by a luminous aqua blue background. Modern in feeling and treatment is The Magician, a clown-faced wizard whose spinning ball in the air suggests the fourth dimension – space. The use of the primary colors in this picture serves to emphasize the theme effectively. A large colorful landscape, Opalescent October, depicting rolling hills against a late afternoon sky is new to Lancastrians, as it has just returned from Dayton, Ohio, where it hung in the Dayton Art Institute. Another landscape with soft dreamy colors is Fantasie D’Autumne, and one of the loveliest pictures in the show. Pennsylvania Dutch Country is another with eye appeal, and was one of the works which was hung in the Old Customs House in Philadelphia during Pennsylvania Week, and before that in a collection of Pfoutz work in the same place. In deep contrast to the sunny skies and brilliant foliage of many of the pictures, is the somewhat morbid Worry, in which the center of interest is a tremendous rat. This, the painter explains, was symbolic of 1948 in China, which was ‘The Year of The Rat’ in the Chinese calendar. Background material for the picture was furnished to Pfoutz by author Pearl Buck. Other pictures include Autumn Prelude, Miners Village, painted at Cornwall, PA; Humid Day, Saint Peters Kierch, at Middletown, PA; Lady Pfoutz, inspired by the painter’s wife; Sun Flowers, Sentimental Journey, Gyne, Luzon Woman, Old Bridge, The Cow Path. Lemures, based on Roman mythology, and Ethiopian, painted from an ebony wood carving...

An arresting piece! Rendered with a Fauvist intensity. This oil painting has strong appeal and strong positive energy. It will bring on a smile. At 31"W x 37"T, Portrait of a Woman...

Abstract Expressionist framed oil on newsprint paper painting, created in the 1950s by Peter Robert Keil in his studio in Palma. Signed 'Keil' on the ...

Peter Robert Keil (b 1942) "Small Devil" Dated 1983 Oil on board Signed lower right and to reverse Measures: Framed: 25” H x 21” W Sight: 24.5” H x 20.5” W An expressionist style oi...

NANCY HERFST - Untitled - Expressionist watercolor painting with ink highlights on paper - signed lower right - contained in a vintage matte - unframed - Canada - circa 1977. Excel...

Vintage Parisian Cityscape. Features a crowded street leading up to a capital building. Beautifully detailed with vibrant colors. Signed Lower right with gold frame. Caroline C. Burnett (1877 - 1950) was active/lived in France, United States. Known for Parisien street-scene painting. American-born artist Caroline Burnett was known for her Impressionist street scenes of Paris. Her painting style reflected the contemporary movement that was occurring in France during her time there. Caroline Burnett paintings also display hints of abstract influence, especially her figural paintings. This change of styles from time to time is not surprising, as Burnett's paintings were produced mainly for the tourist market. Artist Caroline Burnett was a member of the Societe de Beaux-Arts in Paris, where she exhibited her works in 1898. Using both light and shadow with skill and precision, she painted cityscapes showing each season in Paris. Though her artwork's value is mainly aesthetic, Caroline Burnett oil painting...

Andrew V. Wapinksi Sea Fragment 12 x 12 in Encaustic, Sand, Graphite, and Charcoal on Canvas Mounted Panel. Signed, and Initialed by artist on verso.

Vintage oil on canvas expressionist coastal landscape painting depicting a white sandy beach with a dilapidated fence perched on a grassy dune and seagulls flying above. Signed in lo...

Vintage oil on canvas expressionist / semi-abstract cityscape painting of New York City and the Brooklyn Bridge by Robert Lebron. Signed in lower right. Framed in a gilded double fra...

Exceptional oil on canvas by the French painter Serge Arnoux (1933-2014). This absolutely modern work is characterized by the intense blue color of the background, against which a co...

Vintage framed watercolor painting featuring a backyard landscape / cityscape with barn / trees / fence and "Notel" Motel sign. Turner, Marshall H (1936-2009) Marshall was born in C...

This artwork, as simple yet sophisticated, showcases the feminine form with dark, rounded lines to highlight the body with delicacy and a background enhanced by more angular lines. ...

A fabulous vintage Boho original oil on canvas. A brightly colored floral composition in a painterly style. Signed by the artist. Acquired from a Palm Beach estate.

This is an oil on canvas painting by John Edvin Knüppel from Denmark estimated to be from the 1950s. The motive is a farm at the countryside called “Gammel Hedegaard”. The painting ...

Charming gouache painting by contemporary artist Andrew McNeile. Soft lines and colors blend together in a lovely portrait reminiscent of French art nouveau with a bright modern twis...

Untitled oil painting by Bay Area artist Williamson Mayo (1914-1993), this piece was made sometime in the middle of the 20th century, likely in the late 1950s. The painting depicts f...

Stunning original watercolor by the late American artist James Reynolds (1896-1996). Titled "Castle of the Scald", this impressionist landscape painting features a rendition of Irela...

Parisian cityscape painting by M. Davids. An oil on canvas by the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. Beautifully painted with exceptional colors. ...

Husain by Maqbul Fida Husain, Richard Bartholomew, Shiv S. Kapur · H. N. Abrams · hardback · 60 pages. A terrific copy of one of the best monographs on this important Indian artist. Illustrated in color and black & white. 60 pages of text and 192 illustrations. New York: Harry N. Abrams, 1st Edition 1972. First edition. Oblong hardcover. First printing. Text by Richard Bartholomew and Shiv S. Kapur. Includes 192 illustrations with 53 tipped in color plates. A fine and tight copy in a very near fine dust jacket price clipped dust jacket. Hardcover, bound in brown cloth. In a dust jacket. Title: Maqbool Fida Husain Author: BARTHOLOMEW, Richard and Shiv S. Kapur - Maqbool Fida Husain Book Condition Used PublisherHarry N. Abrams Place Of Publication New YorkDate Published1972 Keywords: Art Monographs. Maqbool Fida Husain Born ; 17 September 1915 Pandharpur, Maharashtra, British India Died : 9 June 2011 (aged 95) London, England, UK Nationality Indian (1915-2010) Qatari (2010–2011) Education Sir J. J. School of Art Known for Painting, drawing, writer, filmmaker Notable work Meenaxi a tale of three cities Through the eyes of a painter Movement Progressive Art Group Awards Padma Shri (1966) Padma Bhushan (1973) Padma Vibhushan (1991) Husain was associated with Indian modernism in the 1940s. His early association with the Progressive Artist's Group, or "PAG of Bombay" used modern technique, and was inspired by the "new" India after The Partition of 1947. His narrative paintings, executed in a modified Cubist style, can be caustic and funny as well as serious and sombre. His themes—sometimes treated in series—include topics as diverse as Mohandas K. Gandhi, Mother Teresa, the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the British raj, and motifs of Indian urban and rural life. Early in his painting career, and until his death, he enjoyed depicting the lively and free spirit of horses in many of his works. Often referred to as the "Picasso of India", Husain is the most celebrated and internationally recognized Indian artist of the 20th century. Husain is primarily known for his paintings, but is also known for his drawings and his work as a printmaker, photographer, and filmmaker. Some of his later works stirred controversy, as they depicted traditional Deities of India in non traditional ways. He also directed a few movies. In 1967, he received the National Film Award for Best Experimental Film for Through The Eyes of a Painter.[3] In 2004, he directed Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities, a film he worked on with his artist son Owais Husain, which was screened in the Marché du Film section of the 2004 Cannes Film Festival. Husain was born on 17 september 1915 in Pandharpur to a Sulaymani Bohra family who trace their roots back to Gujarat within the last 200 years, and then originally to Yemen. He picked up taste in art through studying calligraphy while he stayed at a Madraasa in Baroda. Husain attended the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejebhoy School of Art in Mumbai. Early in his career Husain painted cinema posters in Mumbai. To earn extra money, he worked for a toy company designing and building toys. He often travelled to Gujarat to paint landscapes when he could afford to. This was a clique of young artists who wished to break with the nationalist traditions established by the Bengal school of art and to encourage an Indian avant-garde, engaged at an international level. The artists cite "The Partition" of India and Pakistan 14 August 1947, with its resulting religious rioting and heavy loss of life as their reason for forming The Progressive Artist's Group in Bombay in December 1947. The artists saw the Partition as a "turning point" for India, and their new style of art was urged on by, and was also a turning point for, (modern) Indian Art. Husain's first solo exhibit was in 1952 in Zurich. His first U.S.A. exhibit was at India House...

Parisian cityscape painting by M. Davids. An oil on canvas in the streets of Paris. Beautifully painted with exceptional colors. Hand Si...

A lovely painting of a Spanish villa with figures and flowers. Features a beautiful stucco home with clay tiled roof. 3 Figures are in the foreground between flowers. The painting...

A beautiful Impressionist landscape painting by Elaine Donenfeld from 1962. The oil is painted on board and features a forest setting by the river. Signed lower right. Framed in w...

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...

For FULL item description click on CONTINUE READING at the bottom of this page. Offering One Of Our Recent Palm Beach Estate Fine Art Acquisitions Of An Authentic Signed Antonio DeV...

A beautiful depiction by Pablo Picasso of his final muse Jacqueline Roque with matted frame. Hand numbered 183/375 as part of the limited series of lith...

Set of two vintage oil paintings on canvas by Michael Tolleson Robles featuring two female figures walking in the rain with umbrellas. Circa 2018. Part of Robles Rain Collection. ...

Vintage Erroll Dorschel original landscape oil painting on canvas. Featuring two girls walking through the prairie with birds / doves. Framed in scalloped baroque frame. Born in ...

Antique Framed Still Life Signed Oil Painting on Canvas is an exceptional example of the timeless still life theme executed in a post-impress...

This is a framed male nude torso museum reproduction. This reproduction painting is in black, cream, and shades of gray. This painting is presented with his original frame and has th...

A tall and captivating mid-century expressionist oil painting portrait of a cornette-wearing nun, signed “McClelland”. Viewed in profile against a rich emerald green background, with just a hint of her plain face peeking out from under an enormous white cornette that dominates the top half of the painting. The crisp shape of the broad white collar on her habit provides a nice visual balance, and contrasts strikingly with the deep cobalt blue of her blouse that trails off into long, blood red-tinged drips. Interesting textures are on display throughout, provided by the artist’s varying brushstrokes, thickly applied paint, and the underlying board—which is likely plywood—upon which the work was done. Signed and dated 1969 at bottom right. In a custom giltwood frame that we would guess dates from the 1980s. Dimensions listed are overall; sight is H 47.5 in. x W 23.5 in. Made famous in American popular culture by Sally Field as Sister Bertrille in the beloved 1967 televising show “The Flying Nun”, heavily starched cornettes—a type of wimple—were a signature piece of clothing worn by the Daughters of Charity, a Roman Catholic society of apostolic life founded by St. Vincent de Paul in the mid-17th century. In the United States, the Daughters of Charity wore them from 1850 to 1964, at which time their nun habits...

"Unnoticeable Slope" Sarah Dupré, 2023. Tar, oil, mixed media, and enamel. With black frame. 31.75"H x 25.5"W x 0.5" Using graphite, charcoal, tar, and influence from industrial p...

An impressionist painting from the last half of the 20th century. Features a port side view with boats and houses on the lake or ocean. Sail boats and land can be seen in the backg...

"Ultimate Pilgrimage" Sarah Dupré, 2023. Tar, oil, mixed media, and enamel. With black frame, behind glass. 25.5"H x 31.75 "W x 0.5" Using graphite, charcoal, tar, and influence f...

A 1980s abstract acrylic on paper landscape painting titled, Cat Cay, by American artist Harry Hilson (1935-2004). Gestural lines come together to create a vib...

Set of 3 Miniature Antique Bas-Relief Framed Paintings by Michel Genot (1914-1986) will make a delightful display on your wall, each depicting an intimate scene of splendid architect...

with its thick and bold brush strokes creating a textured surface depicting the artist's emotional energy; signed and dated on verso by Salt Lake City artist 'Ann Gallagher 1972 SLC'

Zhao Huxie "Clifton" signed Prairie Landscape. An oil painting on canvas, framed in gold. A Chinese Contemporary, Clifton enjoys the fine art of plein-air. Each painting translates ...

Vintage expressionist oil on canvas still life painting showing a bouquet of pink flowers in a yellow center vase, next to a vase and brass goblet on a blue and white tablecloth. Sig...

A large and impressive cityscape oil painting by Christian Bergeron featuring New York City. Aptly titled New York New York and featuring a bustling...

Vintage Hector Cata acrylic painting on canvas featuring a portrait of a woman in a fancy black hat. Hector Catá graduated in 1972 from the prestigious...

One of a kind large-scale still life with flowers, the work of Eugene Biel-Bienne (1902-1969), a standard bearer of the Viennese school of expressionism, one of the most outstanding ...

Oil painting by an artist from the 1930s-1950s. Nude scene of a woman. Oil on wooden panel. Unsigned. The painting technique is strongly reminiscent of the famous German painters of ...

We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely late 20th century mini oil on-board painting by the Belgium artist Zouaoui. This item is a still life painting, represented by grapes ...

Vintage still life oil painting on canvas of a bouquet of orange roses in a light blue vase. Signed by artist Suzanne in lower left. Dimensions 32” x 1.5” x 44” / Sans Frame – 24” x 36...

An original signed abstract carborundum artist proof or Epreuve d'Artist (indicated by E.A. on the lower left side) on heavy Arches wove paper by French artist Serge Helenon (1934-)...