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
Raventos Geometric Figures Golden Browns White
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos. geometric figures. browns . white. expressionist acrylic canvas painting. framed
Raventos trained at the eli...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Summer, summer., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Summer, summer. A sunny summer day, the whole earth is warmed with warmth, a blooming field, flowers, multi-colored poppies, clouds, the sky create an atmosphere of relaxation, harmo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
347 Series: No. 184
Located in New York, NY
Pablo Picasso
347 Series: No. 184, 1968
etching, ed. of 50
12 7/8 x 10 in. (32.7 x 25.4 cm)
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
Paris, Color print with frame 1960s
Located in Napoli, IT
1960s print of Notre Dame at sunset, a painting by Spanish master Frederic Lloveras Herrera, published by NY GraphicSociety
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Color
Meneses coast original watercolor paper expressionist painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
coast original watercolor paper expressionist painting.
This Catalan painter, settled for years in Mallorca, offers a series of landscapes in which the natural is treated in the imp...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Handmade Paper
Bouquet of dry flowers
Located in Bayonne, NJ
This is a remarkable oil on canvas painting by Yuriy Savchenko, a Ukrainian artist well known for his expressive compositions. It was purchased directly from the artist when he lived...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Flower field 5., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Flower field 5. Summer landscape: yellow field, poppies. A celebration of bright flowers and herbs on a summer day creates an atmosphere of relaxation, harmony and bliss. Abstract ex...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Abraham Lincoln, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Abraham Lincoln is an American statesman and politician, the 16th President of the United States and the first from the Republican Party, a national hero of the American people. One ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Expressionist Abstract Large Oil on Canvas, Le Pèlerin
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist abstract oil on canvas by French artist Bernard Duvert. The painting is signed bottom left, dated and titled to the rear stretchers and with exhibition numbers.
A magn...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fruit still life., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Fruit still life. Teapot, bottle of wine, glasses, fruits in a vase on a bright abstract background. The painting was painted expressively with a spatula. Modern. Expressionism. Par...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Yosemite 4, California, Original painting, Abstract Expressionism, Yellow art
Located in Deddington, GB
This diptych was inspired by a trip to Yosemite in California in late Autumn. My abiding memory is one of complete immersion in colour. The brilliant yellows of the large leafed syca...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Legend, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Mir Castle. Monument of architecture. A fine example of a defensive structure of the XVI century, which has survived to our days after centuries. A monumental and majestic structure....
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Tea in the garden., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Tea in the garden. Still life in nature: On the table there is a bouquet of sunflowers in a vase, a teapot, cherries, fruits: pears, tangerines, lemon. Expressionism. Modern. Still l...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Subjective still life, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright, expressive, modern still life with a kettle, bottles of wine, fruits on an abstract blue-green background. Written expressively with a palette knife. Oil painting on canvas. ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Flower field. Summer., Painting, Acrylic on Glass
Located in Yardley, PA
Flower field. Summer. A celebration of colorful flowers and herbs on a summer day creates an atmosphere of relaxation, harmony and bliss. Abstract expressionism. The painting is pain...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Lingering
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Lingering" is an artwork that captures the essence of anticipation and longing. It portrays a seated woman, elegantly dressed in an orange gown, engrossed in her thoughts as she eage...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pink ..., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Pink ... Modern, expressive, landscape with a pink flower field. A painting created with dripping and splashing paint that sparkles and shimmers! Lots of pink, yellow, dark pink, lig...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Benaavente Solis. home. field. poppies. Mallorca- original expressionist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
home. field. poppies. Mallorca- original expressionist watercolor painting virtual frame
Work of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state
During its...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
A Calm Day, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A lone, wispy cloud floats above a tranquil sea. The vibrant grass, swaying softly in the breeze, adds a touch of otherworldliness to the sandy shore. The seren...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Raventos Red Black Homenatge a Picasso. original expressionist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Homenatge a Picasso. original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Ar...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Vaulted Bridge in French Landscape Oil on Wood Painting by Vincent Mazzocchini
Located in Atlanta, GA
Vincent Mazzocchini (France, 20th Century) created this unique French landscape oil on pressed wood board painting.
This delightful composition is on rather unusual media. The lands...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Masonite, Oil
Elegance
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity.
About Artist
Ogu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In Her Prime
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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About Artist
Ogu...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Happy Place
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
I believe this work of Art would remind viewers about their warm childhood, give them a rekindled desire to live, and find comfort in the people surrounding them. We all need a reason to live and to remind ourselves that it is easier to raise strong children than to repair broken men!
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IDORENYIN UMANA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Flower field. Summer., Painting, Acrylic on Glass
Located in Yardley, PA
Flower field. Summer. A celebration of colorful flowers and herbs on a summer day creates an atmosphere of relaxation, harmony and bliss. Abstract expressionism. The painting is pain...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Stream Channel with Yellow Woods
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Oil pastel and gouache on paper
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Gouache
Village Study, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A small rural village transforms with washes of color and stylized rendering. A subtle hint of structures graces the piece, with selected hues to fulfill the pa...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Benjamin Franklin, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Benjamin Franklin is an American politician, diplomat, inventor, scientist, philosopher, writer, freemason, polymath. Lord with a $ 100 bill. Painted in a modern style with brushes ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Chinese Shop Window, Lower East Side
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache and pastel on paper
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Mey...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil Pastel, Gouache
Rouen Street Scene Thickly Painted 20th Century French Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French Expressionist School, indistinctly signed
Title: Rouen street scene
Medium: signed oil painting on canvas, unframed.
Size: painting: 24 x 20 inches
P...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Summer. Flowers. Herbs., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Summer. Flowers. Herbs. A holiday of succulent herbs on a summer day, the whole earth is warmed by warmth, clear skies, bright wildflowers, poppies create an atmosphere of relaxation...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Give Me the Truth, Not Roses
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the quest to find utopia, I realized the role of truth and honesty in society cannot be underemphasized. It takes a thousand lies to cover a truth and this could lead to damaging effects among people. A healthy relationship, family and society relies solely on the pedestal of honest and truth. I indulge my audience to not only admire the work of art but to also reflect upon this discourse.
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IDORENYIN UMANA...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Katy Perry, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Katy Perry is an American singer, composer, songwriter, actress, and UN Goodwill Ambassador. Painted in a modern style with brushes and a palette knife. Pop Art. Expressionism. Reali...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Ben ZIon Expressionist Judaica Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish Modernist WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame measures 13.5 X 11.5
Paper measures 6.5 X 4 inches
Hand signed lower right
Watercolor painting of prophet or Rabbi, Judaica artwork
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Marilyn Monroe, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Marilyn Monroe is an American film actress, singer and model. The iconic image of American cinema and the entire world culture. Painted in a modern style using brushes and a palette ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Ballerina portrait., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Ballerina portrait. The portrait of a young girl is painted in a modern style using brushes and a palette knife. Pop Art. Expressionism. Realism. A bright palette of colors was used:...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Jay-Z., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Jay-Z. Shawn Corey Carter, better known by his stage name Jay-Z, is an American rapper, songwriter, record producer, executive producer and entrepreneur. Painted in a modern style wi...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
'War Hero' by David Leviathan - Large Vibrant Abstract Original Oil Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
"War Hero" by David Leviathan is a poignant piece that measures 37.5" x 57". As an abstract expressionist work, it captures the tumult of battle and the solitude of valor through its...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
To School in Llanfihangel. First Day at School, Rural Wales. Ceredigion & Powys.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Julian Ruddock.
British ( b.1965 ).
To School in Llanfihangel. (First Day at School).
Pastel on Paper. Signed.
Image size 21.7 inches x 29.6 inches ( 55cm x 75cm ).
Frame size 29 in...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
American Modernist Oil Painting Expressionist Vase, Flowers WPA Artist Ben ZIon
Located in Surfside, FL
Ben-Zion (1897-1987)
Flower Piece with Black Vase
Oil on board, Hand signed 'Ben-Zion ' lower right, with the artist 's label and label from Duveen-Graham gallery, NY.
16 x 7 3/4 i...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Carnival of colour
Located in Coltishall, GB
Carnival of colour. Inspired by Rachaels life in Norfolk where she she enjoys dog walks along the North Norfolk coast and working in her studio close to the Norfolk Broads. Surrounde...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
Rainbow Ridges, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Colorful ridges and mountains bring layers of contrast to the scene, while light and shadows accentuate the ruggedness of the terrain. Expressive strokes captur...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Coll Bardolet Bolero Baile Mallorquin original expressionist watercolor
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Bolero Mallorquin original expressionist watercolor painting.
Spanish painter maximum representative of the art of Mallorca at the end of the 20th century. Costumbrista work. With d...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Raventos Beethoven Mussic original expressionist mixed media painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Beethoven original expressionist mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in B...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
FACE OF THE NIGHT(Octavio Paz)Lithograph on Arches Paper, Abstract Expressionist
Located in Union City, NJ
FACE OF THE NIGHT (For Octavio Paz) is a limited run lithograph exhibition poster printed in multiple colors using traditional hand lithography techniques (not a photo reproduction) ...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Summer Soirée
Located in Coltishall, GB
Summer Soirée. Inspired by Rachaels life in Norfolk where she she enjoys dog walks along the North Norfolk coast and working in her studio close to the Norfolk Broads. Surrounded by ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic
Cascading Waves of the Caribbean
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this dynamic oil painting, I've captured the power and grace of the sea, blending impressionism with touches of realism to evoke the raw beauty of nature. The vibrant hues and exp...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ben ZIon Expressionist Judaica Rabbi Watercolor Painting Jewish Modernist WPA
Located in Surfside, FL
Frame measures 13.5 X 11.5
Paper measures 6.5 X 5 inches
Hand signed lower right
Watercolor painting of prophet or Rabbi, Judaica artwork
Born in 1897, Ben-Zion Weinman celebrated h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Brooklyn Blaze 1986
Located in Chicago, IL
Back in the day, the glorious 1980's was a time of unequaled freedom, that we once took for granted. This picture captures the sky ablaze of a hot summer day - sunset over Downtown B...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Pigment
Lovely garden daisies
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this piece, I unleashed my passion for nature's unassuming beauty onto the canvas. Each stroke of oil paint embodies the serene and gentle vitality of a blooming field. T...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pastel Still Art
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In creating this piece, I poured my heart into capturing the sublime dance between light and shadow, using oil to meld expressionism with a touch of impressionistic flair. The soft ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coast
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In my work, I've captured a serene coastal moment, mixing impressionism with expressionism to evoke the tranquility of the sea. The brushstrokes are alive with emotion, inviting con...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Amedee de La PATELLIERE, Eclipse with 4 Characters, 1928
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Amedee de La PATELLIERE, France, 1928. Eclipse with four characters. With frame: 63x54 cm - 24.8x21.25 inches ; without frame: 41x33 cm - 16.15x13 inches. Format 6F....
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Codorniu Majorca expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. frame
Painter and draftsman born in Ciutat de Mallorca in 1943. In 1959 moved his address to Barcelona. He was a student of the School of A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea element
Located in Zofingen, AG
In my artwork, I've poured the vitality and serenity of the sea onto canvas, capturing the dynamic dance between water and land. The interplay of light reflects the boundless energy ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Meneses coast. Marine. original watercolor paper expressionist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Majorca II original watercolor paper expressionist painting.
This Catalan painter, settled for years in Mallorca, offers a series of landscapes in which the natural is treated in th...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Series "The Imaginary traveler nº29" Expressionist corner with flowers and cat.
Located in Segovia, ES
Series "The Imaginary traveler nº29" Expressionist corner with flowers and cat.
Oil on linen by Chico Montilla.
Measurements: (H) 100 x (W) 81 x (D) 2 cm.
Framed (H) 112 x (W) 93 ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
Ernst Barlach Bronze Skulpture "Der Raecher" ( The Avenger ), 1914
Located in Berlin, DE
Bronze, brown patinated by Ernst Barlach ( 1870 - 1938 ) Inscribed and numbered on the plinth: E. Barlach 8/8. Stamped with the foundry mark: H.Noack.Berlin. Dimensions: Width: 23.23...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Bronze
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