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
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Located in London, GB
Artist: Olga Volha Piashko
"Sails”100x70x2 cm
Acrilyc on canvas.
hand signed
unframed
A world of energy and vibration, of subtle nuances and hidden dimensions. It is a world tha...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring
Located in Zofingen, AG
White tulips on a pink background. Morning, spring. The painting is in a modern interior, the baguette is perfectly matched. Gentle morning lighting. Gorgeous beautiful white flowers...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
"Landschaft mit Frauen" original woodcut
By Aloys Wach
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. The title means "Landscape with Women". Printed in 1920 for the German Expressionist art revue Das Kunstblatt, published in Berlin by Verlag Gustav Kiepenhe...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Reflective Pool, Original Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork presents an expressionist view of a Massachusetts woodland, featuring simplified details and muted colors. It exemplifies reduction, offering only t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Embossed textured orange flowers on a blue backgraund.Still life abstraction
Located in Zofingen, AG
Still life of scarlet, orange flowers on a blue background. An interesting composition. The canvas space is completely filled with flowers. But!There is air in the gaps. This makes t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Epoxy Resin, Canvas
original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1984 on Cartiere Magnani paper at the atelier of Bruce Chandler in an edition of 1500. This work was executed by Leonard Baskin to illustrate the...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
original etching
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original etching. Printed in 1984 on Cartiere Magnani paper at the atelier of Bruce Chandler in an edition of 1500. This work was executed by Leonard Baskin to illustrate the...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
Screen Time, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The artwork offers a glimpse of a peaceful summer day at the beach. The tranquil sea stretches into the distance, while the sandy, pink shore gradually transi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Robert Rauschenberg - OVERDRIVE. Limited Skate Deck Modern Design Pop American
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Robert Rauschenberg - OVERDRIVE
Date of creation: 2017
Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood
Edition: 300
Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate)
Condition: In mint conditions and never...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Maple, Screen
R. Poch 6 Purple Ladies Lilac acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
6.-Purple ladies 130 x 100 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production company La C...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Benavente Solis 11 Vertical. Big. green. Bull- original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Bull- original expressionist acrylic painting
During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla".
Honorary Member of the MECOART (Mediter...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
R. Poch 15 Women Couch original acrylic painting
By Ramon Poch
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
8.-Maria de las Mercedes 115 x90 cm acrylic painting
Born in Badalona (Barcelona).
Photographer and advertising film director.
Founding partner of the advertising production compan...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Benavente Solís Coast BeachB original figuratif acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
landscape- original figuratif acrylic painting .l framed
of the Spanish artist BENAVENTE SOLIS.
Watercolor on paper.
Perfect state
Transport costs included
During its first exhib...
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Raventos Abstract Music Sheet Music original expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930)..
s original expressionist acrylic painting
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona....
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic
Ignasi Mundo. Barcelona watercolor original paper expressionist painting
By Ignasi Mundó
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Barcelona watercolor original paper expressionist painting.
framed
MUNDO Ignasi
Ignasi Mundó trained at the School of La Lonja, with Joaquín Mir, Mariano Pidelaserra and Manolo Hugu...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Old Riga motif. 1972. Paper, watercolor, 50x41 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Riga motif
1972. Paper, watercolor, 50x41 cm
The central focus of the artwork is on an old town, a historic district known for its antiquated architecture, cobbled streets, and...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Marc Chagall "In the Sky of the Opera"
By Marc Chagall
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Marc Chagall (Russia/France 1887‑1985)
"In the Sky of the Opera"
color lithograph on Arches
1980
Pencil-signed lower right, numbered 31/50 lower left; published by Editions Maeght,...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Carefree Day, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A cluster of trees stands in the middle of a vast field, their canopies merging to create a unified presence. Against the coolness of the blue sky, the orange l...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Abeni
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Adetutu
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
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 Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A wet November
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I sought to capture the reflective mood of an urban evening, emboldening the canvas with the vibrant contrast of city lights against the brooding blues of a ra...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Homeland Figures - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Homeland figures from Ecce Homo is an original offset and lithograph, realized by George Grosz in 1922.
The artwork is the plate n. 47 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published betwee...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Chagall, David (Mourlot 250; Cramer 42), Verve: Revue Artistique (after)
By Marc Chagall
Located in Auburn Hills, MI
Lithograph on wove paper. Inscription: Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the volume, Drawings from the Bible by Marc Chagall, Verve: Revue Artistique et...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Morning (series lotus) - ( 3panel - 65cm x 135cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I paint the lotus flower early in the morning when the sun has not yet risen and is still covered with mist. Lotus is a pure flower with a very gentle, ethereal fragrance, it is a sy...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Parade Ring at the Races
By Maurice EMPI
Located in London, GB
'The Parade Ring at the Races', gouache and pastel on art paper, by Maurice Empi (circa 1970s). The Parade Ring, otherwise known as the paddock, is the pla...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Gouache
Dive into the water
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Dive into the water
100X70 oil
expressionism
Personally, the underwater world causes exciting feelings for me. I am a good swimmer, but I have never been able to dive underwater. ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Peach blossom in Spring (60cm x 80cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Peach blossom in Spring (85cm x 105cm), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Peach blossom is the most beautiful and popular flower in the North of Vietnam, loved by many people and displayed during Tet. Peach tree is considered the quintessence of the Five ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Morning (series lotus), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
I draw lotus flowers at different times of the day. Lotus is a pure flower with a very gentle, ethereal fragrance, it is a symbol of purity in Buddhism. Painting in the spirit of abs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Pink blooming. Rhododendron . Oil painting by Liubov Kriuchkova / Momalyu
Located in Zofingen, AG
The contrast of the shadows colors and the lighting of the blossoms gives us a warm mood.
30 -40 cm (11.8-15.8 inches)
oil painting on canvas. Ready to hang, wired, and signed.
Yo...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1970s Belgian Gouache Still Life Provençal Tablescape of Fruit and Tableware.
Located in Cotignac, FR
1970s expressionist still life gouache on paper by Belgian artist André Pierard painted in Provence in the south of France. Colourful representation of table laden with tableware and...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Gouache
The Thief. Original Drawing.Welsh Artist. Magpie.Late 20th Century.Black & White
Located in Sutton Poyntz, Dorset
Julian Ruddock.
British ( b.1965 ).
The Thief.
Pastel on Paper. Signed.
Image size 29.1 inches x 21.3 inches ( 74cm x 54cm ).
Frame size 38.4 inches x 29.9 inches ( 97.5cm x 76cm )....
Category
Late 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
The ballet team II
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've woven together the raw intensity of expressionism with the precision of realism. The canvas breathes life with bold colors and emotive subjects. The dancer...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Florentine Wall with Trees
By Gandy Brodie
Located in Lawrence, NY
Gouache on artist board
An artist whose work was simultaneously figurative and abstract, Brodie was praised as "one of the best painters of his generation" by art historian, Meyer Sc...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Gouache
La dispute, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
La dispute when nobody can agree on anything. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Sleeping Woman" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate #1 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
Birch in the Forest
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
Pastel, Gouache
Tenement Storm
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
Gouache, Pastel
"Masturbating Woman" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate #9 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
Mrs Applepie, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Mrs Applepie, the most annoying women in the entire universe. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Re...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Le fou, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Le fou, he has no boundaries, willing to do whatever it takes to please himself. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Esquisse, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Esquisse of a dream, noir et balnc. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: Signe...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Dramatic, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Always looking to find trouble in every corner.. Dramatic. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
instagram profile picture of a Zombie, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram profile picture of a Zombie, everybody is in it now for no reason. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lonely man, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Portrait of a Lonely man, solitude is his only way of living, he doesn't know better. :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity si...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
La lesson de morale, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
"la lesson de morale" Dad, why do you give me a lecture about things you're doing yourself? :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentic...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Let's scooter to the nude beach, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Let's scooter to the nude beach and hold me tight I have a Vespa LX 150.. Yeah... :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Disorganized mind, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Disorganized mind, nowhere to find peace :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes :: S...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
"Sleeping Couple" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate #15 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kl...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
Raventos Vertical Musics original expressionist acrylic little
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930)..
original expressionist acrylic painting
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona.
...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Two Sleeping Women" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print from Courtesans Folio
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate #10 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kl...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
"Reclined Woman w/Necklace" by Gustav Klimt - Original Print - Courtesans Folio
By Gustav Klimt
Located in Chicago, IL
Plate #7 from Gustav Klimt's 1907 "Dialogues of the Courtesans" portfolio, consisting of 15 collotypes on cream japon paper. The drawings in this folio are said to be studies for Kli...
Category
Early 1900s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
Colorful woman portrait
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil piece, I have channeled sheer vibrancy, blending expressionism with elements of pop art. The woman's portrayal bursts with emotive color, suggesting a blend of thoughtfu...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Galaxy
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this oil painting, I've poured my fascination with the cosmos onto canvas, creating a vibrant expression of energy and emotion. The abstract form intertwines with impressionist t...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Charlotte Pulitzer" collotype
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #19, Bildnis einer alten Dame; sepia-toned monochrome collotype after the 1917 painting in oil on canvas.
GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLI...
Category
1930s Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Paper
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
Raventos 8 Buildings City Blue original painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Especulacion del suelo. original painting
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelona.
Raventós expanded her studies in etching and lithography at the F...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Girl with Flowerpot, Expressionist Portrait by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Girl with Flowerpot" is a portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 40" x 36" oil on board portrait is painted in a vibrant color palette. The...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Board, Oil
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