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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Raventos Sea blue original expressionist mixed media painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"Sea blue" 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 ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Until Tomorrow (Tan Yfory). South Wales Valleys. Mining. Miner End of Shift.
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Elin Siân Blake.
Welsh ( b.1981).
Until Tomorrow (Tan Yfory).
Oil on artist’s canvas board.
Signed lower right.
Image size 9.5 inches x 11.6 inches ( 24cm x 29.5cm ).
Frame size 16....
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, 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
Graspar Riera Terracotta Cylinder Mallorca original ceramic sculpture
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Mallorca landscape original ceramic sculpture. piece unic
born in the town of Estellencs on the island of Mallorca, from his youth he dedicates himself to drawing and watercolor, g...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Ceramic
Benavente Solís Poppies Red Green Landscape original painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
landscape- original figuratif watercolor painting framed
of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state .
During its first exhibition in Paris, the Fren...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Peace and Tranquility 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum (The Brooch. Eva Mudocci) Poster /// Edvard Munch Litho
By Edvard Munch
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863-1944)
Title: "Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum (The Brooch. Eva Mudocci)"
Year: 1973
Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on heavy wove paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark
Sheet size: 35" x 21.5"
Image size: 24.75" x 19"
Condition: Some minor handling creases. Light toning at edges. In otherwise excellent condition
Rare
Notes:
Printed in four colors: black, black, tan, and red-orange. Produced for a special posthumous exhibition of Munch's work at the Nordjyllands Kunstmuseum, Aalborg, Denmark from August 16 - October 21, 1973. The image featured on this poster is Munch's 1903 lithograph edition "The Brooch. Eva Mudocci", (Woll No. 244, page 208-209).
Edvard Munch would build a strong relationship with Eva Mudocci which lasted many years. They were connected through both romance and also friendship, with the two alternating in importance over time. There was a great mutual respect for each other, with Mudocci being a highly talented violinist from the UK who would regularly tour throughout Europe. They first got together in Paris...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Pruna Women Sketch for Bocaccio original watercolor painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Pere Pruna Ocerans (Barcelona, 1904-1977) was a Catalan painter and illustrator of figurative style.
In 1920, with only 17 years and hardly any academic training, he traveled to ...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Milford Sound
Located in Chicago, IL
In one of the most exotic places on earth, in the mountains of New Zealand, a lake is formed by a glacier - a fjord. The stillness of this place is otherworldly. Indeed, supernatural...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Pigment
Flowers. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 69x50 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Flowers. Canvas, cardboard, oil, 69x50 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, Sa...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Cardboard, Canvas
City flower garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've poured my soul into capturing the harmony of nature amidst an urban soul. The textured strokes and vibrant colors evoke a sense of growth and renewal, crea...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
White Town, 8, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
White Ton, 8, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, stretched on a gallery frame, edges painted, technique brush and painting knife, 10 layers; On our way was the “Accademia di Belle Arti ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
20th Century Mixed-media, Four Fish, Attributed to Dalva Duarte
Located in Cotignac, FR
Large late 20th century mixed-media work of four fish attributed to Dalva Duarte. Not signed.
A fun, lively and colourful composition of four fish in acrylic and applied patches of ...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cotton Canvas
Benavente Solis Beach Sea Mallorca original expressionist
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Beach. sea Mallorca- original expressionist watercolor painting
Work of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state
During its first exhibition in Par...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Gasse in Türkis, 7, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Gasse in Türkis, 7, Lane in Vienna, oil on canvas, 60 x 90 cm, stretched on a gallery frame, edges painted; technique brush, 4 layers; Additional to my series of steps and stairs ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
A. Tolosa. FLOWERS. Original pastel painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Aurelio Tolosa y Alsina (Barcelona, 1861 - Barcelona, 1938) was a painter and decorator who developed his artistic activity mainly around the city of Barcelona. He was a pupil at fir...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
Via del Porcellana in Florence, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Via del Porcellana in Florence, oil on canvas, stretched on a gallery frame, edges painted; technique brush and painting knife, 4 layers; Impressed by the street Via del Porcellana...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Via del Porcellana in Florence, 5, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Via del Porcellana 5, in Florence, oil on canvas, 60 x 80 cm, stretched on a gallery frame, edges painted; brush and painting knife, 4 layers; Impressed by the street Via del Porcel...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Meadow in the light of afternoon, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Meadow in the light of late afternoon, oil on canvas, 70 x 70 cm, stretched on a gallery frame, edges painted; Impressed by the scenery near the river-mouth of the Po in Italy I pa...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Field grass cover
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I've captured the vibrant essence of a meadow brought to life through harmonious colors and dynamic brushstrokes. It's the embodiment of nature's serenity and ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
RAVENTOS Winds Windows Garden Green original abstract mixed media
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"JARDIN" original abstract mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelo...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas
Aroused, Erotic Painting by George Grosz 1940
By George Grosz
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: George Grosz, German (1893 - 1959)
Title: Aroused
Year: 1940
Medium: Oil on Paper, signed l.r.
Paper Size: 24 x 18 in. (60.96 x 45.72 cm)
Frame Size: 36 x 30 inches
Prove...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
A corner of the Garden
Located in Zofingen, AG
In the lush embrace of nature's corner, I've rendered a dance of textures and hues with spirited oil strokes. Hues of pink, verdant greens, and touches of sunlight embody the tranqui...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Pretty in Pink, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Inspired by Ivon Hitchens' expressive landscapes, this artwork depicts a spring woodland scene with vibrant colors. A pink dogwood tree anchors the composition...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Crossed Arms (Portrait of a Blond), Nude Portrait by Jan De Ruth
By Jan De Ruth
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Jan De Ruth, Czech (1922 - 1991)
Title: Crossed Arms (Portrait of a Blonde)
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Oil on Canvas
Size: 35 in. x 25 in. (88.9 cm x 63.5 cm)
Frame Size: 44 x ...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bridgetown Barbados, Oil Monotype by Romare Bearden
Located in Long Island City, NY
A unique oil print by Romare Bearden circa 1980. A bright city scene illustrated in a modern expressionist style.
Artist: Romare Bearden, American (1911 - 1988)
Title: Bridgetown, ...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Monoprint, Oil
Raventos Square Poppies original abstract mixed media painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
"AMAPOLAS" original abstract mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barce...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Golden Autumn
Located in Bayonne, NJ
This is a true perfection, an absolute beautiful depiction of a late Fall by Yuriy Savchenko. Oil on canvas, framed, in perfect condition. It was acquired directly from the artist in...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
conversation 6/22, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Painted on professional artist canvas using oil, acrylic paint and oil sticks. The painting is 100% handmade by Ilgvars Zalans . The painting is signed, dated, and comes with a cert...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
colorful landscape 38/22, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
When someone mentions “different dimensions,â€
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
magnetism, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Magnetism is a force of nature produced by moving electric charges. Sometimes these motions are microscopic and inside of a material known as magnets. Magnets, or the magnetic fields...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Setting Sun, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In awe of the images from the James Webb Telescope, artist Diana Elena Chelaru creates a series inspired by the depths of the universe. The mystery and vibrant ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Paysage a Ceret - Pyrennes - Expressionist Landscape Oil by Pinchus Kremegne
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Signed expressionist landscape oil on canvas circa 1950 by Lithuanian-French painter Pinchus Kremegne. This stunning and vibrantly coloured piece trees in Ceret in the Pyrenees in th...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sea. Sailboat
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I've infused the canvas with the tranquil yet invigorating spirit of the sea. The sailboat, a focal point, carries within it a sense of adventure and freedom. ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Music of the sea. Transparent water
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In crafting this piece, I poured my spirit into the interplay of light and water, setting oil to canvas to capture the dance of sunlight as it kisses the water's surface, creating a...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The winter day
Located in Bayonne, NJ
This is an excellent, expressive oil on canvas, framed painting by Yuriy Savchenko. Very heavy impasto. In excellent condition.
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Waiting for spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
In crafting this piece, I poured my soul into the vivid hues of the landscape, seeking to evoke the feeling of anticipation as nature teeters on the cusp of rebirth. With each stroke...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Moonlight, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork portrays an abstract depiction of the moon emerging in the sky. It invites exploration of artistic interpretations of a cosmic landscape. Captivated...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Рicturesque pomegranate
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this passionate dance of colors, I've captured the vibrant essence of life itself through the allegory of pomegranates. Oil paint weaves a textural symphony, blending realism with...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Autumn Breeze, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A group of trees stands close together, their autumn-tinted canopies blending into one. Their hazy surroundings mirror the softness of the cloud above. In the f...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
My evening
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've poured my soul into capturing the tranquil interplay of light on water as the day whispers to a close. The thick oil paints give life to the vivid hues and soft g...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Summer, sea, beach
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've captured a serene moment where tranquility and the vast expanse of the sea converge. The subject's contemplative pose, her gaze cast towards the shimmering...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Golden Autumn
Located in Bayonne, NJ
This is a heavy impasto oil on canvas painting masterfully created by Yuriy Savchenko. The artist died in Detroit in 2018, where he lives the last 10 years of his life.
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Roses
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I sought to capture the soft elegance of roses – symbols of love and grace. Blending expressionism with touches of realism, the piece exudes a gentle strength....
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Blossoming
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I've poured my heart into capturing the ephemeral beauty of nature's awakening. Each brushstroke is an expression of vitality, as delicate blossoms burst forth...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Female Nude Study Black and Blue Pencil Drawing by P. Chem
By Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff
Located in Atlanta, GA
Charming woman nude pencil study by Russian-French painter Alexandre Pavlovitch Chemetoff (or Chemetov,) also known as Chem (1891 - 1981). It is a striking representation in which on...
Category
1940s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Carbon Pencil
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