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Expressionism

Expressionism established itself as one of the founding movements of modern art, emerging at the beginning of the twentieth century as a reaction against Naturalism and Impressionism, with the ambition of conveying inner states rather than faithfully representing the visible world.

Appearing through groups such as Die Brücke in Dresden and Der Blaue Reiter in Munich, it developed a pictorial language based on the expressive distortion of forms, chromatic intensity, and a radical subjectivity inherited from Van Gogh, Munch, and Ensor, whose works had paved the way for a painting rooted in raw emotion.

Kirchner, Kandinsky, Franz Marc, and Egon Schiele illustrate the diversity of approaches within a movement united by a shared conviction: that color, line, and material should serve as vehicles for anxiety, vitality, and existential intensity rather than instruments for describing reality.

Far from being confined to the German art scene, Expressionism had a lasting impact on international artistic creation, from Chaïm Soutine in France to the American Abstract Expressionists of the 1940s, the Neue Wilde movement of the 1980s, and numerous contemporary figurative painters who continue to claim this legacy.

On Artsper, this selection brings together works that extend this Expressionist tradition through chromatic intensity, freedom of gesture, and the exploration of the most intimate dimensions of human experience.

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Painting, Long Dog, Zakhar Shevchuk

Long Dog

Zakhar Shevchuk

Painting . 70 x 105 x 2 cm Painting . 27.6 x 41.3 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,782

Painting, Sans titre, Paul Jenkins

Sans titre

Paul Jenkins

Painting . 79 x 110 x 1 cm Painting . 31.1 x 43.3 x 0.4 inch

CHF 8,669

Painting, Night Pool, Kosta Morr

Night Pool

Kosta Morr

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 771

Print, Homard, Bernard Buffet

Homard

Bernard Buffet

Print . 56.5 x 75.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 22.2 x 29.7 x 0 inch

CHF 3,371

Painting, Heartbeat, Bogdana Antoniuk

Heartbeat

Bogdana Antoniuk

Painting . 60 x 155 x 0.3 cm Painting . 23.6 x 61 x 0.1 inch

CHF 819

Painting, The Spy, Kosta Morr

The Spy

Kosta Morr

Painting . 59.9 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 1 inch

CHF 1,074

Print, Souffler le chaud 1, Jazzu

Souffler le chaud 1

Jazzu

Print . 40 x 60 x 3 cm Print . 15.7 x 23.6 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,697

Painting, Capitale, Gilbert Morales

Capitale

Gilbert Morales

Painting . 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting . 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

CHF 1,445

Painting, River side, Mea Ambrozo

River side

Mea Ambrozo

Painting . 36 x 46 x 1 cm Painting . 14.2 x 18.1 x 0.4 inch

CHF 2,408

Sculpture, Senza titolo, Sandro Chia

Senza titolo

Sandro Chia

Sculpture . 41 x 42 x 25 cm Sculpture . 16.1 x 16.5 x 9.8 inch

CHF 28,895

Painting, Summer Heat, Kosta Morr

Summer Heat

Kosta Morr

Painting . 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting . 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

CHF 771

Fine Art Drawings, Pointman, Futura 2000

Pointman

Futura 2000

Fine Art Drawings . 20.4 x 27.3 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 8 x 10.7 x 0 inch

CHF 3,371 CHF 2,528

Painting, Restez Zen, Jazzu

Restez Zen

Jazzu

Painting . 97 x 130 x 2 cm Painting . 38.2 x 51.2 x 0.8 inch

CHF 3,275

Print, Corrida 3, Eric Fischl

Corrida 3

Eric Fischl

Print . 70 x 100 cm Print . 27.6 x 39.4 inch

CHF 1,926

Print, Sans-titre, Antoni Tapies

Sans-titre

Antoni Tapies

Print . 25.2 x 35.2 x 0.1 cm Print . 9.9 x 13.9 x 0 inch

CHF 819

Painting, Dark Dream, Ivan Schwebel

Dark Dream

Ivan Schwebel

Painting . 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting . 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

CHF 6,709

Painting, Sylves, Christophe Faso

Sylves

Christophe Faso

Painting . 114 x 162 x 2.5 cm Painting . 44.9 x 63.8 x 1 inch

CHF 3,467

Print, MP 16, Bram van Velde

MP 16

Bram van Velde

Print . 33 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print . 13 x 19.7 x 0 inch

CHF 963

Print, Cercle II, Antoni Tapies

Cercle II

Antoni Tapies

Print . 55 x 74.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.3 x 0 inch

CHF 2,119

Print, La Place, Bernard Buffet

La Place

Bernard Buffet

Print . 55 x 75 x 1 cm Print . 21.7 x 29.5 x 0.4 inch

CHF 1,926

Painting, Respect mutuel, Jazzu

Respect mutuel

Jazzu

Painting . 46 x 195 x 3 cm Painting . 18.1 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

CHF 2,986

Fine Art Drawings, Composition, Edgar Stoebel

Composition

Edgar Stoebel

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 36.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 14.4 x 0 inch

CHF 674

Fine Art Drawings, Useless Dream, Fred Borghesi

Useless Dream

Fred Borghesi

Fine Art Drawings . 30 x 42 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11.8 x 16.5 x 0.2 inch

CHF 1,637

Print, Iris, Bernd Zimmer

Iris

Bernd Zimmer

Print . 80 x 121 x 0.1 cm Print . 31.5 x 47.6 x 0 inch

CHF 963

Fine Art Drawings, Radeau, Christos Kalfas

Radeau

Christos Kalfas

Fine Art Drawings . 67 x 103 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 26.4 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch

CHF 2,408

Print, Lamp, Bernard Buffet

Lamp

Bernard Buffet

Print . 49.8 x 65 x 0.1 cm Print . 19.6 x 25.6 x 0 inch

CHF 2,312