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Expressionist Paintings

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
Autumn trees landscape, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this piece, I embraced nature's renewal, channeling the vibrant vitality of spring through my brush. Employing acrylics, I layered hues and textures to convey the blossoming energ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Winter landscape. 1984, canvas, oil, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Winter landscape. 1984, canvas, oil, 60x80 cm Slepyshev Anatoly Stepanovich (1932 - 2016) - Soviet and Russian painter, sculptor, graphic artist. Anatoly Slepyshev was a distinguished Russian artist and a recognised master who had a great talent and a distinctly recognisable style that cannot be confused with anyone. The most characteristic feature of his paintings is a swirl, maelstrom of colourful formations, vigorously, rapidly, almost frantically put on canvas in a burst of sudden emotion, of spontaneous sensuality. The artist brilliantly managed to blend the subjects of the Russian hinterland, simple village life with horse-driven carriages, small humble churches and familiar landscapes with refined, pompous images of French Rococo, the atmosphere inherent in the works of Jean-Antoine Watteau. This liberal, highly personal interpretation of the sophisticated French motifs of the XVIII century, processed by means of dashing Russian folklore, sometimes even containing vulgar, staggering elements, is very typical for many works by Slepyshev. Solo exhibitions 1967 Exhibition of watercolors by Anatoly Slepyshev. Central House of Artist, Moscow 1970 Anatoly Slepyshev. Drawing. Central House of architect, Moscow 1971 Anatoly Slepyshev. Print workshop, Moscow 1976 Exhibition in the flat of art historian Leonid Bazhanov, Moscow 1981 Anatoly Slepyshev. Painting. House of scientists of the Scientific Center of the USSR Academy, Troitsk 1982–1983 Ausstelung Anatoli Slepyschev, Nicolai Grizjuk. Kleine Galerie Hoger Sweda, Berlin, Germany 1983 Anatoly Slepyshev. Puskin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow 1984 Anatoly Slepyshev. Historical-Architectural and Art Museum of the New Jerusalem, Istra 1987 Anatoly Slepyshev. Exhibition of one picture. Dramatic theatre named after M. Ermolova, Moscow Anatoly Slepyshev. Drawing. Central House of Artist, Moscow 1989 Anatoly Slepyshev. Painting. AZLK Palace, Moscow Anatoly Slepyshev. MARS Gallery, Moscow Anatoly Slepyshev. Drawing. Moscow Gallery, Moscow Anatoly Slepyshev. Painting. Vadim Sidur...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paris. 2009, canvas on cardboard, oil, 30x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Paris. 2009, canvas on cardboard, oil, 30x40 cm Sunny day in Paris with people and cars
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Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

life is a dream, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In creating this vibrant tapestry of life, I poured my soul into every brushstroke, unleashing a symphony of color. With acrylics, I captured the essence of an aquatic dreamscape, wh...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Mid 20thCentury Modernist/Expressionist Still Life oil c1960
Located in Frome, Somerset
A fine mid 20th century Modernist/ Expressionist Still life oil circa 1960 Oil on canvas 47cmx 66cm Gallery frame 50cmx 66cm Wonderful bright expressionist palette painted with bold ...
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

WINTER SALE! Winter landscape 50X70 oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this serene oil on canvas, I aimed to capture the quiet majesty of a snow-covered landscape. The brushwork evokes a soft, almost ethereal atmosphere, where the gentle flow of the ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Angel above the City 40X50
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I channeled expressionistic energy to capture a guardian of the urban expanse. Her elongated form, draped in ethereal fabric, glides over the cityscape, showeri...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Forest in January days 40X40
Located in Zofingen, AG
I poured my soul into this canvas, channeling the serene stillness and gentle crispness of a January day. With oils, I melded impressionism and expressionism, capturing the dance bet...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Icy river in the Christmas forest 50X70
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've poured my soul into capturing the raw, serene beauty of nature's embrace during the winter. I've blended expressionism with touches of realism to evoke the stilln...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Winter coast 40X40
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this canvas, I've poured my soul into capturing the raw, chilling beauty of a serene coastal scene wrapped in the silence of winter. My brushstrokes dance between expressionism an...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Winter sketch Path to the river 30X30
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this piece, I've poured my soul into capturing the serene essence of a wintry landscape. With each oil stroke, I've embraced the interplay of light and shadow, crafting a path tha...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Happy snowman 30X30
Located in Zofingen, AG
In this oil painting, I've captured a moment of pure, childlike wonder—a cheerful snowman set against a winter twilight. Its bright, lively colors evoke innocence and nostalgia, invi...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Dixon Meadow #2 - Expressionist Colorado Colorful Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Boston, MA
Dixon Meadow #2 Oil on cavas 36.0 x 36.0 x 1.25, 7.0 lbs Artist's Commentary: "The Chamisa (Rabbit Brush) around here drives me crazy because, no matter what season it is, the st...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

pregnancy beauty, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
pregnancy beauty Bernard Simunovic, Deutschland, 2021 Acryl auf Leinwand, 100x70cm :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity sig...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Sardinian Cove, Evening Light original painting c2003 signed
Located in Frome, Somerset
Sardinian Cove in evening light, Costa Smeralda by Andy Gradwell circa 2003. Mixed media on paper 31cm x 32cm Silver giltwood glazed frame by Academy Framers ( Royal College of Arts, London) 52cm x56cm. 'Water and Dreams' .A semi abstracted romanticised view of a bay on the Mediterranean Island using expressive color.. Fluid lyrical forms and line work expessive of the flora and mountainous backdrop and ocean...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

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Watercolor

Strangers Kiss, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
This gentle painting comes to life with a swirling motion, with colours combining beautifully with generous amounts of paint and heavy brushstrokes giving us a sense of movement and ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Three figures. Oil on canvas, 65x60, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Three figures. Oil on canvas 65x60,5 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Masonite, Acrylic

two souls, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
TWO SOULS Bernard Simunovic, Germany, 2018 Acrylic on Canvas, 155x155cm :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by th...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Arc de Triomphe. 1988, canvas, oil, 100x92 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Arc de Triomphe. 1988, canvas, oil, 100x92 cm Biruta Delle (born 1944.17.I) Biruta Delle studied in Latvia Art academy (1964 – 67) and one of her most i...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Sand Pit Hungarian American Painting Workers Horses European Modernism 1928 WPA
Located in New York, NY
Sand Pit Hungarian American Oil Painting Workers Horses European Modernism 1928 WPA The board measure 10 3/4 x 15 1/2 inches. The work was painted in Hunga...
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1920s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Board

Profile, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic painting on archival quality paper. Done in the alla prima technique. I like to paint fast , not retouching. Sometimes things come out. Spontaneous painting. :: Painting ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Rolling Hills" by Rehfeld - Expressionist Muted Earth Tone Cloudy Landscape
Located in Carmel, CA
Steven H. Rehfeld (American, born 1954) "Rolling Hills" 2020 Oil paint, canvas, stretcher bars The artist signed the back of the painting. In "Rolling Hills", Steven H. Rehfeld rend...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

February Figure, female nude, greys earth tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil and oil stick over ink on paper. Neutral limited color, expressionist female nude with active brush strokes.
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Oil Pastel, Ink, Oil

Countryside. 1990. Paper, watercolor, 28x30 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Countryside. 1990. Paper, watercolor, 28x30 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits...
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Unfinished Thought, female nude, abstracted figurative painting earth tones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Expressionist, abstracted figurative female nude About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing mo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Acrylic on Canvas Titled: "Little Rita”
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Robert was born in 1949 to Dominick and Antoinette Catapano in Brooklyn New York. He is a self taught artist. He began drawing and painting as a child. He says he did it as a way of ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Evening on Kyiv Sea" Kyiv Ukraine, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Instagram: @chebotaru.a "Evening on Kiev Sea," painted in 2022 at the Kiev Reservoir, captures the ambiance of a summer evening slightly touched by a storm. In the distance, waves ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Tulips on the blue background. Oil on cardboard, 50x39, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tulips in vase on the blue background. Oil on cardboard, 50x39,5 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the St...
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Old Town. Catherine s square. 2011, acrylic on paper, 48x68 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Old Town. Catherine 's square. 2011, acrylic on paper, 48x68 cm Old Town landscape with old wooden houses Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Village road. 2003, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Village road. 2003, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm Bright, colorful landscape in pink colors Valdis Bush (1924-2014) studied at the Art academy of...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Music Scale, Bright colors, Musical instruments violin bass male female figures
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Collective farmer. 1980, watercolor on paper, 57, 5x58 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Collective farmer. 1980, watercolor on paper, 57,5x58 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions,...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Small city center. 2013. Cardboard, oil, 97x123 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Street view. 2013. Cardboard, oil, 97x123 cm
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Tulips bouquet. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Tulips bouquet. Oil on cardboard, 50x40 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stalingrad School of Art, S...
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Sue Carlson_ Indigo Pre-Dawn_ oil_pencil on linen_Landscape_Minimalism
Located in Darien, CT
Sue Carlson's first artistic training was as a classical musician. European musical language from Baroque to Contemporary is intricate, complex and express...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Color Pencil

City Dagda. 1984. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Dagda, city in Latvia. Oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm Bright, colorful cityscape Valdis Bush (1924-2014) studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite pr...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

"Famiglia" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 -Acrylic Paint on Canvas Figurative Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas. It features a painted wooden frame.
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Wood

Composition with tulips. Oil on cardboard, 49, 5x39, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Composition with red tulips. Bilateral. Oil on cardboard, 49,5x39,5 cm Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lac...
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1970s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Red trees. 1991, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Red trees. 1991, oil on canvas, 60x80 cm Bright, colorful landscape with trees in red colors Valdis Bush (1924-2014) studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorit...
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Tulips. Double-sided 1975, canvas, oil, 50x40.1 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Red tulips. Abstract. 1975, canvas, oil, 50x40.1 cm double-sided Aleksandr Rodin (1922-2001) Painter Born in a family of farmers. Wife Rasma Lace - art scholar. Studied at the Stal...
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1970s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

"São Paulo" by Enzio Wenk, 2004 - Acrylic on Cardboard, Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on press-prepared canvas.
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Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic, Cardboard

Shower at Night, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic work on archival quality paper depicting a man taking a shower at night. A faint light coming from an adjacent room. Done with the alla prima technique. The work would be v...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

+2, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
The work is made on canvas of 100% high-quality and thick cotton. The Italian canvas is stretched on a solid pine wood frame with a profile thickness of 1.5 cm and a width of 3,5 cm....
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Im Tobelweg, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Nature is always my inspiration as well as colors. I love nature here in Southern Germany (Bavaria) where my husband and I moved to a few years ago. Mountains, lakes, creeks, undergr...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Asters. 1993. Paper, watercolor, 44x19 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Asters. 1993. Paper, watercolor, 44x19 cm Oskars Berzins (1940)
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Mountain Ascent, Painting, Oil on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
"Mountain Ascent" is a mixed media impasto painting of a mountain ridge composed of ink, oil paint and cold wax. It was created with a palette knife and paint brushes. :: Painting ::...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

Water Lily #2., Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
pond :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: No :: Signed: No :: :: Canvas :: Diagonal :...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

The prison guard s wife
Located in Wien, 9
François Zdenek Eberl (born May 25, 1887 – October 8, 1962) was a painter born in the Austro-Hungarian Empire who primarily worked in Paris. The scene shows the wife of a prison guar...
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1950s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Little Things (Original)
Located in Toronto, ON
10” x 6” Unframed Original Acrylic on Canvas Board Hand Signed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the viewer’...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

After sunset. 2002, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm
Located in Riga, LV
After sunset. 2002, oil on canvas and cardboard, 50x70 cm Bright, colorful landscape with the river Valdis Bush (1924-2014) studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his ...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil, Cardboard

Iris Field, Painting, Acrylic on Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic work on archival quality paper. The work would be varnished before being sent. When spring arrives I always end up makig a series of works depicting the blossoming of trees...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

"Prowl" Red Abstract Figurative Landscape Signed P. Gonzalez
Located in Houston, TX
Unique red landscape of a man standing under a tree with black lightening overhead. Done in an expressionist style similar to that of Edvard Munch. Signed, titled, and dated by possi...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Deep Tonal Abstract Expressionist Textured Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Deep tonal abstract expressionist painting. The hues are mostly reds and deep greens. It is framed in a silver frame. It is signed by the artist and dated. Paul Sprohge is a Houston,...
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

colorful landscape 38/22, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Still life with blue drapery and fruits. 1980, oil on cardboard, 100x81 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Still life with blue drapery and fruits. 1980, oil on cardboard, 100x81 cm Valdis Bush (1924-2014) studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), h...
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1980s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

Memories of Italy. 1965. Oil on canvas, 42x75, 5 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Memories of Italy. 1965 Oil on canvas, 42x75,5 cm
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Suburb. 1963, watercolor on paper, 27x38 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Suburb. 1963, watercolor on paper, 27x38 cm Dzidra Bauma (1930) Dzidra Bauma works in watercolor technique. She paint figural compositions, portraits, l...
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1960s Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Watercolor

Landscape with trees. 1991, canvas, cardboard, oil, 34x49 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Landscape with trees. 1991, canvas, cardboard, oil, 34x49 cm Valdis Bush (1924-2014) studied at the Art academy of Latvia (1945 – 1950), his favorite professors being A. Skride, L....
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1990s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard, Canvas

Street lights, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original Oil painting by Ukrainian artist Alisa Onipchenko-Cherniakovska In this vibrant oil painting, I've captured the essence of energy and movement within an urban landscape. ...
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2010s Expressionist Paintings

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Oil

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