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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
Still of Flowers in a Blue Vase Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985)
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"Still Life of Flowers in a Blue Vase"  Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) Oil on panel Circa 1960 15 3/4 x 20 (20 1/4 x 24 1/2 frame) inches If the artists Diego Velázquez (Spai...
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1950s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

"Kopf" original woodcut
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original woodcut. This bold and striking Expressionist woodcut was printed in 1920 for Genius. Image size: 9 1/2 x 7 inches (240 x 180 mm). This original Rouveyre print is fr...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Woodcut

Giner Bueno 41 Reparando redes original painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Giner Bueno (1935-2000) Reparando Las Redes Painter from Alicante, son of the painter Luis Giner Valls. He studied at the School of Arts and Crafts of Valencia and finished his stu...
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1990s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Benavente Solis. bull. dream of a bullfighter expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
bull. dream of a bullfighter original expressionist acrylic painting During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla". Honorary Member of...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Wood, Oil

R. Poch retrato familiar acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
149 acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cosa de las Peliculas: He ...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

"No More Electric Toothbrushes, " Oil Pastel signed on Verso by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"No More Electric Toothbrushes - Part I" is an original oil pastel drawing on illustration board by Reginald K. Gee. The Artist signed the piece on the back. This piece features abst...
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Illustration Board

Engures seaside. 1983, oil on canvas, 53x71 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Arijs Skride (1906.24.IX Madonna parish – 1987.22.XI Riga), painter. Arijs Skride was born into a farmer's family. Wife Gundega Vaska – graphic artist. At the age of 15, he passed ...
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1980s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"What is Joy, " Acrylic on Canvas Autumnal Landscape signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"What is Joy" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. 11" x 14" art Contemporary African American and Native ...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Return of the Fishermen - Fishermen German Expressionism
Located in London, GB
This chalk drawing is signed and dated in pencil by the artist "HMP 1931" in the lower right image. Note: The drawing was created in the region of Pomerania, Northern Poland, near t...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Chalk

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...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Oil

View from Window, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic work on archival quality paper. Painting windows has become a recurrent subject escpecially since confinement in 2020. The longing to go out and seeing the outside world th...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Bouquet of Roses
Located in New York, NY
A very rare composition by the artist Jean-Pierre Cassigneul, the woman holds a beautiful Bouquet of Roses by the artist, she is wearing a chapeau in front of a painting showing th...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

Eremitic, monotype powerful black and white, light and shadow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A monotype created with oil based etching inks and oil paint printed from a plexiglass matrix. Expressive, Figurative image with stark light and shadow.
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Monotype

FRIDA KAHLO Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace... Skate Deck Modern Design Pop
Located in Madrid, Madrid
Frida Kahlo - Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird Date of creation: 2025 Medium: Digital print on Canadian maple wood Edition: Open Size: 80 x 20 cm (each skate) Condi...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Wood, Maple, Screen

Self-Portrait 1986
Located in Zofingen, AG
With deep realism, I painted a quiet moment of tension and mystery, capturing the vulnerability and guarded strength of the figure. Using oil, I created rich shadows that pull you in...
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1990s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"9 Koi 23" - Bright Abstract Fish Underwater - red/orange/yellow/blue/green
Located in Wellesley, MA
"9 Koi 23" is a complex work of koi fish swimming underwater filled with light and brilliant color painted in a lush and fluid style bordering on abstraction. Fish are in shades o...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Resting, Expressionist Portrait of Young Man by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Resting" is an interior portrait of a young man resting on a sofa. This work was painted by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 24" x 32" oil on board painti...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

These Cost?
Located in Toronto, ON
26" x 24" Unframed Limited Edition Giclée with Hand Embellishment of 135 Hand Signed by Todd White “These Cost is a satirical piece on the fact that a beautiful woman has never paid...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Giclée

Woman with Earrings, Portrait of a Woman by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"Woman with Earrings" is an oil on board portrait painting by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon of an elegantly dressed woman sitting on a chair. This work features a second environmental portrait on verso. The painting is 40" x 34" in size and is signed "Harmon" on verso. Figurative expressionism in the style of Alice Neel. Provenance: Estate of the Artist; Gratz Gallery & Conservation Studio, Doylestown, Pennsylvania. Bernard Harmon was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1935. Harmon was primarily a portrait painter and a well loved teacher in the Philadelphia area. A graduate of the Philadelphia Museum School and Temples Tyler School of Art, Harmon traveled extensively in Europe and South America. Beloved by many, Harmon taught in the Philadelphia School District for 32 of his 54 years of life. Beginning his career as an art teacher at West Philadelphia High School, in the early 1960s he became one of the district's artists in residence, traveling from school to school to demonstrate for students how an artist works. Returning to the classroom, Harmon joined the art department at Central High School where he taught for 14 years and became an innovator in art curriculum, developing a program offering advanced placement art classes to gifted students. In his final years Harmon became a supervisor, mentoring teachers and overseeing programs in the Philadelphia school systems District #1. During his short life Harmon taught collage preparatory art classes at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, summer classes at the University of the Arts, and a Saturday program for gifted children at Drexel University. Among Harmon's portraits were commissioned by Philadelphia Jazz organist Jimmy Smith and Mayor Richardson Dilworth. Bernard Harmon was active in promoting African American Artist throughout his life time. He organized many early shows such as the "Afro American Artists 1800 - 1969" at the Museum of the Philadelphia Civic Center in 1969. He was considered a Renaissance man by friends and colleagues for his interests not only in art but music and theater as well. He was familiar and friends with many other African American artists such as Doc Thrash, Selma Burke...
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1970s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Evening Splendor, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA

Artist Comments
A beautiful depiction of an autumn evening, this painting by artist George Peebles captures an expansive panoramic view of the landscape. An endless blue horizo...

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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil

Shallows, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Quiet river in western US :: Painting :: Expressionism :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Han...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

R. Poch Jazz Quartet acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
7.-Jazz Quartet 100 x 80 cm acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production company La Cos...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Four Winds from One Cent Life
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Robert Indiana Title: Four Winds from One Cent Life Year: 1964 Medium: 2 page lithograph, as printed from One Cent Life As printed with Walasse Ting poem, from the One Cent ...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

Almazan Realistic Still Life Acrylic Painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Almazan Realistic Still Life Acrylic Painting framed MIQUEL was an artist focused on the art of realism. His structured works on his great mastery of drawing, are romantic and tran...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

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Pastel

Fantasy with Blue Tulips
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Fantasy with Blue Tulips" is a painting where the artist has poured their soul into the canvas, creating vibrant blue tulips that burst with energy and life. The artist skillfully b...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Balls and Strikes coney islandbeach brooklyn denizens summer baseball bathers
Located in Brooklyn, NY
this is an oil on cradled wood board, framing recommended but not necessary. the paint was mixes=d with a pumice like material to give it a rough sandy feel ABOUT Stephen Basso Ste...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Oil

Cherry Blossom Season, Still-Life Oil Painting, 2021
Located in Boston, MA
Artist Commentary: I planted a cherry tree to remind me of the one I had outside my window as a child. It was a Japanese Keanza and very beautiful. About the artist: Lynne's work ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Sans titre
Located in OPOLE, PL
Hans Bellmer (1902-1975) - Sans titre Drypoint etching from 1975. Edition of 49/99 on Lana paper. Dimensions of work: 50.5 x 32 cm. Hand signed. Publisher: Éditions Borderie, Pa...
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1970s Expressionist Art

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Etching

Cupid Under Construction valentine hearts quasi romantic theme strong red colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas heavy duty stretcher framing recommended but not required . painting part of a series of narrow vertical canvases depicting totem like stories ABOUT Stephen Basso Step...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil

"As I Waste Time on Earth, " Oil Pastel Abstract Landscape by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"As I Waste Time on Earth" is an original oil pastel drawing on rag board by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed it on the back. This piece depictts two faces in the lower left, two f...
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1990s Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Board, Rag Paper

Quiet Vessel - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Modern, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
So many memories, thoughts, and feelings we never want to forget—they refuse to fade away. In this place, the clock does not tick; everything is suspended in time. It is as if the w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Deserving More
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In "Deserving More," the central figure, a man, sits solemnly on a chair, his gaze piercing through the canvas to meet the audience's eyes. A subtle sadness etches his features, refl...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Fabric, Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Trumpet-Original Oil on Unstretched Canvas, Signed by Artist
Located in Chesterfield, MI
Original Oil on Unstretched Canvas. Image-25 x 20.25 in; with unstretched canvas border-27.25 x 23 in. Signed by Artist. Excellent/Good Condition.
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

Twilight Tapestry
Located in West Hollywood, CA
ABOUT THE PAINTING The artist skillfully portrays a scene of enchanting darkness and ethereal beauty. The canvas depicts a serene forest, where tall and majestic trees with thick, da...
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20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

Heart Ascension (To That I Once Loved) - 21st Century, Expressionist, Balloon
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Congregation, still life food peppers dark colors rough textured surface
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on wood with a rough texture surface. Signed and dated on reverse. Part ot an ongoing series if still life by the artist which is the artist refers...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Wood, Oil

White on White Blue, Expressionist Still Life by Philadelphia Artist
Located in Doylestown, PA
"White on White Blue" is a monochromatic, interior still life by Philadelphia born Expressionist painter Bernard Harmon. The 20" x 16" oil on canvas painting is framed and signed "B ...
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1950s Expressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Personnages Dans un Parc
By Pierre Anfosso
Located in Sheffield, MA
Pierre Anfosso French, 1928-2004 Personnages Dans un Parc Oil on Canvas 15 by 18 in, w/ frame 21 ½ by 24 ½ in Signed lower left Pierre Anfosso (1 Dece...
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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

It’s Alright if You Love Me
Located in Toronto, ON
40" x 16" Unframed Limited Edition Giclee on Canvas of 5 Hand Singed by Todd White Todd white captures restaurant, night and Hollywood scenes with contrasting colors serving the vie...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Giclée

Abstract Landscape #30, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Original abstract painting. It was painted in multiple layers with palette knife and brushes. The artwork is signed on the back and includes a Certificate of Authenticity. The pai...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

"The Lumberjacks" Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) circa 1950s
Located in SANTA FE, NM
"The Lumberjacks" Pierre Ambrogiani (France, 1905-1985) Oil on canvas Circa 1950's  27 x 22 1/2 (frame) inches The bright and balanced palette of this magnificent painting does noth...
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1950s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

signed original etching - Artist s Proof
Located in Henderson, NV
Medium: original soft ground etching. Signed in pencil and annotated "Artist's Proof". Printed in 1967 for the Dreigroschen Film portfolio and published by Touchstone Publishers. Thi...
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1960s Expressionist Art

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Etching

Silence, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
œWe sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel cont...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

The North. Richard K Blades. Oil painting of the sea and sky Turner influence.
Located in Coltishall, GB
The North presents a mesmerizing seascape under an expansive, tumultuous sky. Broad, dynamic brushstrokes in a palette dominated by purples and blues convey a sense of movement and d...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Fallobst, Painting, Acrylic on Watercolor Paper
Located in Yardley, PA
Fallobst, which means Windfall or Fallen Fruit in English is a nature inspired painting. I love the warm colors of autumn and the scent of apples in the air. I worked on strong wate...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

"Bouquet of flowers with mimosas", 20th Century Oil on Canvas by Moïse Kisling
Located in Madrid, ES
MOÏSE KISLING French-Polish, 1891 - 1953 BOUQUET OF FLOWERS WITH MIMOSA signed & dedicated "à Edith Mara", Kisling (lower left) oil on canvas 13 X 88-1/2 inches (33 X 22.5 cm.) frame...
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1930s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Côte d’Azur
Located in Sheffield, MA
Michel Dureuil French, born 1929 Côte d’Azur Oil on Canvas 15 by 18 ¼ in, w/ frame 22 ¾ by 25 ¾ in Signed lower right Michel Dureuil was born in Paris...
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Late 20th Century Expressionist Art

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Oil

Echoes of the Mind 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Floral
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. About Artist Bey...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Tarrasso square. House in the countryside. Original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Les Guilleries. Original acrylic canvas painting signed work Casimiro Martínez Tarrassó, a painter known simply as Tarrassó. He was trained at the La Llotja School in Barcelona. He c...
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1940s Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Marc Chagall, David and Bathsheba, from Drawings for the Bible, 1956
Located in Southampton, NY
This exquisite lithograph by Marc Chagall (1887–1985), titled David et Bethsabee (David and Bathsheba), from Marc Chagall, Dessins Pour La Bible (Drawings for the Bible), Verve: Revu...
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1950s Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

"Seven Koi 16" - Bright Abstract Fish Underwater - red/orange/yellow/blue/green
Located in Wellesley, MA
"Seven Koi 16" is a complex work of koi fish swimming underwater filled with light and brilliant color painted in a lush and fluid style bordering on abstraction. Fish are in shad...
Category

2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Benavente Solis 10 Campo de Mallorca original expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original expressionist acrylic painting. Framed During its first exhibition in Paris, the French press catalogs it like "The Catalan Sorolla". Honorary Member of the MECOART (Medit...
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1990s Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Acrylic

"Mystic Bond, " Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Chicago, IL
Chicago-based fine art painter Bruno A. Surdo is classically trained in drawing and oil painting in the tradition of Renaissance masters. With strong command of the human form, Surdo...
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21st Century and Contemporary Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Mixed Media

Las pirañas de mi vida, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
Large Abstract portrait Painting, , gray & black, White , on canvas ,work by Dimitris Pavlopoulos Painting created with acrylic . Colors: gray & black, White , Abstract Canvas Col...
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

"Three Muses" - Vertical expressionist female nude in yellow ochre and black.
Located in Miami, FL
Romantic and expressionist nude artwork on canvas.
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

WILD NATURE, skater dog
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube I can do commissioned works
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2010s Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Silence, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
œWe sit silently and watch the world around us. This has taken a lifetime to learn. It seems only the old are able to sit next to one another and not say anything and still feel cont...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Redbird and fireflies, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Located in Yardley, PA
In this acrylic expressionist painting, I infused vibrancy and life through bold colors and dynamic strokes, encapsulating the ephemeral dance of nature's energy. This piece is a cel...
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2010s Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Expressionist Still life with flowers and fruit. Yellow, turquoise, pink, purple
Located in Segovia, ES
DO DAISIES FLICK? ( ¿Parpadean las margaritas? ), Oil on linen by Chico Montilla. Measurements in centimeters (H) 100 x (W) 81 x (D) 2 cm. / In inches 39.37 x 31.89 x 0.79 " Expres...
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Early 2000s Expressionist Art

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Linen, Oil

Beim Kornpuppenbinden (Corn Husking)
Located in New York, NY
Lesser Ury (German, 1861–1931), Beim Kornpuppenbinden, drypoint, 1923, signed in pencil lower right and numbered 45/100, from the edition of 100. Reference: Rosenbach 17, only state...
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1920s Expressionist Art

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Drypoint

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Find a wide variety of authentic Expressionist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, blue, purple, green and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Iryna Kastsova, George Grosz, Stephen Basso, and Marc Chagall. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Oil Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Expressionist art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available.

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