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
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
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
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
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Studies for the Frieze at Palais" 4 collotypes
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plates #13-16, black & white collotypes after the 1911 cartoon originally in crayon, graphite pencil, gouache and metal powders.
#13 Der Lebensbaum (An...
Category
1930s Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Paper
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
St Ives Shadows, Cornwall, Original painting, Oil on canvas, Coastal art, Beach
Located in Deddington, GB
St Ives Shadows is an Original Painting by Eleanor Woolley. Painted in the Artist's Gloucestershire Studio, St Ives Shadows is inspired by a trip to Cornwall last Summer. Photographs...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"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
Do Not Go Gentle Into that Good Night-Rare Large Artist's Proof #2/3-UK Awarded
Located in London, GB
A rare chance to collect a large painting by Shizico Yi at the lowest price possible. We offer this rare Artist Proof ( Only 3 proofs in this large size ever made, this is No2 of the...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Ink, Photographic Paper, Giclée
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
"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
"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
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
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
"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
"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
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
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
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
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
Raventos 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
ASU Portrait II /// Fritz Scholder Native American Indian Expressionist Surreal
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Fritz Scholder (Native American, 1937-2005)
Title: "ASU Portrait II"
Portfolio: Arizona State University Centennial Portfolio
*Signed by Scholder in pencil lower right
Year: ...
Category
1980s Expressionist Art
Materials
Lithograph
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Houses in Unterach on Lake Attersee" collotype
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #29, Am Attersee; brown-toned monochrome collotype after the 1915-16 painting in oil on canvas.
GUSTAV KLIMT EINE NACHLESE (GUSTAV KLIMT AN AFTE...
Category
1930s Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Paper
E. Strache, Handzeichnungen folio, "Reclining Female Nude" Collotype plate
Located in Chicago, IL
after Egon Schiele (1890 – 1918), AUSTRIA
“ART CANNOT BE MODERN, ART IS PRIMORDIALLY ETERNAL.” -SCHIELE
Defiantly iconoclastic in life and art, Egon Schiele is esteemed for his mas...
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
Glorious Crown
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Max Eisler Eine Nachlese folio "Gastein" collotype
Located in Chicago, IL
After Gustav Klimt, Max Eisler Plate #21, Gastein; grey-green monochrome collotype after the 1917 painting in oil on canvas. Original destroyed by fire May 1945.
GUSTAV KLIMT EINE N...
Category
1930s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper
Jaume Terrassa 5 BARCELONA realist original acrylic canvas
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" BARCELONA" realist original acrylic canvas.
Mallorcan artistic painter. He offers us a vision of the placid and calm reality, and a uniformity of tones, gives his works a manifes...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Angie
Located in London, GB
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
paper print
limited edition
hand signed
Art education:
2018 Sorbonne University, Paris
2014 – MA Fine Art at the Academy of Fine Arts of Rome;
2012 – A...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Color, Digital, Laser
Raventos Blue Boat original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Escritura y Barcos original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts...
Category
1990s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Crystal wave
Located in Zofingen, AG
"In this stirring dance of color and texture, I’ve endeavored to capture the raw power and beauty of the ocean. My hands birthed frothy waves onto the canvas with passionate strokes,...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
LLuis Ribas 41 Facade Urban Landscape. original figurative
By Lluis Ribas
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Lluís Ribas (El Masnou, Barcelona, 1949) is a Spanish painter whose large and hyper-realistic paintings reflect, above all, the beauty of women framed in nature, preferably in the se...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hugó Scheiber Pastel "Sailing", about 1930
Located in Berlin, DE
Pastel and carbon pencil on cardboard, ca. 1930 by Hugo Scheiber. Signed lower left: Scheiber H.
Dimensions: 14.96 x 12.99 in ( 38 x 33 cm ), Framed: 19.69 x 15.75 in ( 50 x 40 cm )
...
Category
Early 20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Pastel, Cardboard, Carbon Pencil
Birth of the Lamb. Cardboard, oil, 65x60 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Birth of the Lamb. Cardboard, oil, 65x60 cm
Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001)
Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, ...
Category
1970s Expressionist Art
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
Baltars - Decorative wall plate 1927, faience, d 20.3 cm; h 2.7 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Porcelain painting workshop Baltars - Decorative wall plate 1927, faience, d 20.3 cm; h 2.7 cm
The author of the painting is Dimitry Abrosimov, after L. Godkevich drawing
Category
1920s Expressionist Art
Materials
Faience
Large Israeli Watercolor Gouache Painting Jerusalem Landscape Moshe Gat
By Moshe Gat
Located in Surfside, FL
A signed watercolor gouache painting in frame.
Framed: 26.5 X 32.5
Image: 19 X 25
Moshe Gat was born in Haifa in 1935.
in 1952 he began his studies at the Bezalel School, in Jeru...
Category
Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
Not Bounded
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Mispa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Abou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Raventos Blue City Litle original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Ciudad original expressionist acrylic painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos trained at the elite Sant Jordi School of Fine Arts in Barcelon...
Category
Early 2000s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
The Harlequin
By Richard Mandin
Located in London, GB
'The Harlequin', oil on board, by Richard Mandin (1952). Harlequin's traditional diamond patterned costume, bicorn hat, and the wooden sword that denoted his buffoonery have appealed...
Category
1950s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Escape 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Elizabeth
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Abou...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
In Her Thought
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic expressionist canvas painting by Linda Coppola. The figures have multiple forms. Are they human, or are they rabbit?
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Figurative Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic expressionist canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Magic River
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Immersed in the dance of colors, I've crafted a serene escape with my oils—a tranquil river, guiding the gentle drift of thought and emotion. The soft hues and light, playing across...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Becky
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Abou...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sisters in Yellow 2
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
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Canvas, Acrylic
Portrait of African Man by African American Artist Expressionist Brush Strokes
Located in Miami, FL
This Portrait of an African Man by an African American artist exhibits penetrating psychological insight and is executed in vibrant colors with quick gestural post-expressionist brus...
Category
1960s Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pen
snowman
Located in London, GB
artist: Anastasia Kurakina
original painting on paper
one of a kind
hand signed
Collective exhibitions:
2023 London biennale, Chelsea, Old Town Hall;
2023 YICCA Internation...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Tempera, Watercolor
Reflection in Red Contemporary Women Portrait Original Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this artwork, the serenity of the figure is juxtaposed with the dynamic scarlet background, symbolizing comfort in passion and color.
The painting portrays the female form in a m...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Raventos Trumpet Violin Red Black original expressionist mixed media
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Raventos. trumpet. violin .score. red. black
Fiddle music sheet" original expressionist mixed media painting
RAVENTÓS Mª Assumpció – (San Sadurní d’Anoia, Barcelona 1930).
Raventos ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Contemplation in Blue and Green Nude Women Portrait Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original acrylic painting, rendered on a quality stretched canvas measuring 50 cm in width and 70 cm in height, compellingly explores the human form through a vibrant interplay ...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Figurative Acrylic Canvas Painting American
Located in Buffalo, NY
One of a kind acrylic expressionist canvas painting by Linda Coppola.
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nude at the Window Overlooking Sacré-Coeur
Located in London, GB
'Nude at the Window Overlooking Sacré-Coeur', oil on paper mounted on canvas, by Louis Latapie (circa 1930s). Although later in Latapie's career he embraced cubism and abstraction, t...
Category
1930s Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Paper, Canvas
Indigo Solitude Nude Women Portrait Painting by Lada Kholosho
Located in Zofingen, AG
This original acrylic painting on canvas is an impressive work created by artist Lada Kholosho in 2024. It depicts a solitary figure wrapped in an embrace and rendered in a vivid pal...
Category
2010s Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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