Movement Expressionism
Unlike Impressionism, Expressionism sought not to reproduce a depiction of the world but rather illustrate the artist's emotional response to their surroundings. Garish colours, dynamic brush stokes, distorted compositions, primitive influences, strident and even violent subject matter; the Expressionists replaced visual reality for their own emotionally-charged perceptions of the truth. Expressionism first manifested itself in Germany in 1910, embodying the increasing anxiety that surrounded humanity's cacophonous relationship with spirituality and the world. The rapid urbanisation of the world and increasingly afflictive relationship to nature, inspired the Expressionists to explore the subjects alienated by industrialisation. Lonely products of capitalism, emotionally starved individuals, prostitutes and solitary souls were depicted through inflated and distorted brush strokes.
German Expressionism in particular can be divided into two distinctive groups: Die Brücke et Der Blaue Reiter. Despite their different approaches, these two movements are often merged into the single German Expressionist movement. Die Brücke (“The Bridge") was formed in 1905 in Dresden. It explored an emotional sensitivity that was divorced from intellect, and the weariness surrounding the German society that edged towards an inherent collapse. Artists leading the movement were Emil Nolde, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, and Erich Heckel. Der Blaue Reiter (“The Blue Rider") came after Die Brücke, and was a product of thinkers and philosophers. Intellectuals interrogated the boundaries of art and the power it had on society. It lasted from 1912 to 1914, and its key artists included Vassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Munter, Franz Marc, August Macke, and Alexej von Jawensky.
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner: one of the most important figures of the Die Brücke movement. Through his use of unusual compositions, figures in motion, stimulated renderings of the human form, an inflated hypersensitivity and vivid colours, Kirchner depicted Berlin's transforming bohemian life.
Emil Nolde: a significant painter of the movement, who was heavily influenced by Vincent Van Gogh. Nolde found inspiration in primitive art, and Van Gogh's influence can be felt in his acute preoccupation with flowers in his work. Golden hues and deep maroons resonate on his canvas, transforming these otherwise muted tones into vivid and captivating works of art.
Wassily Kandinsky: intensely inspired to create art that surpassed physical frontiers, he explored profound levels of spirituality in his work. His heavily abstracted compositions depict the vast extent of human emotion, and he considered music as the ultimate form of non-objective art.
Edvard Munch: a key figure in Expressionism, and an endlessly troubled artist, Munch was plagued by thoughts of death, illness, sex and religion. He channelled his agitated thoughts through complex and vivid compositions and subject matter, using the depiction of sex to convey the increasingly bohemian habit of using sexual experiences as a means of liberating oneself from social resignation.
Enter the distorted and hyperbolic psyches of the great Expressionist masters through our talented contemporary artists. Whether you're guided by Caroline Vis' colours, captivated by Alexander Bagrat's visceral nudes, or hypnotised by Joëlle Kem Lika's psychologically-charged compositions; Artsper has the Expressionism-inspired work for you.
Bram van Velde
La Chapelle sur Carouge
Bram van Velde
Painting - 100 x 74 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 29.1 x 0.4 inch
€220,003
Bernard Buffet
Le Toréador Escamillo (Grand format)
Bernard Buffet
Print - 100 x 65 x 0.3 cm Print - 39.4 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
€7,500
Tête de Torero (Rehaussée)
Bernard Buffet
Print - 74 x 54 x 0.3 cm Print - 29.1 x 21.3 x 0.1 inch
€4,500
Ulyana Korol
Spring in the garden of Eden - blossoms, spring in France, flowers garden
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,999
Tree of love - cherry blossoms, spring in France
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,000
Pink wind - blossoms, spring in France, flowers garden
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Early spring in the mountains - cherry blossoms, spring in France, flowers garden (1)
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Enamorada... (In love...) - blossoms, spring in France, flowers garden
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 65 x 54 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 21.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,000
Pink blossom - spring, flowers garden
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
€700
Tree of love Early spring 2024 - spring in France, flowers garden
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 50 x 50 x 1.5 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.6 inch
€700
Azure serenity - blue turquoise water, sea, waves
Ulyana Korol
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
Fred Borghesi
Evening Smoke
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch
€700 €595
Abstract Study N20
Fred Borghesi
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0.2 inch
€700 €595
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
€1,700 €1,445
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Evening silence
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 50 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,800
In chamomile-3
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 80 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€4,100
Rose fairy tale-2
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€3,300
Whispers of the autumn forest
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 62 x 77 x 2 cm Painting - 24.4 x 30.3 x 0.8 inch
€1,600
Through the storm
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 60 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
€1,700
Warmth of the evening sun
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 40 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Bathing horses on the Desna
Vasyl Khodakivskyi
Painting - 70 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch
€2,200
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
€2,500
La culture de nos ambitions
Christos Kalfas
Painting - 90 x 100 cm Painting - 35.4 x 39.4 inch
€4,000
Retrouver les bons souvenirs
Christos Kalfas
Painting - 30 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch
€1,500
Miguel Branco
Untitled (Diana)
Miguel Branco
Sculpture - 25 x 36 x 10.5 cm Sculpture - 9.8 x 14.2 x 4.1 inch
€5,500
Landscape with submarine (After Joachim Patinir)
Miguel Branco
Painting - 14.5 x 31 x 2 cm Painting - 5.7 x 12.2 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
The Temptations of St. Anthony
Miguel Branco
Painting - 26 x 18 x 2 cm Painting - 10.2 x 7.1 x 0.8 inch
€3,500
Xavier Albert Fiala
Fossile
Xavier Albert Fiala
Fine Art Drawings - 36.5 x 23 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 14.4 x 9.1 x 0.1 inch
€630
L'homme assis
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 60.6 x 50.6 x 0.5 cm Painting - 23.9 x 19.9 x 0.2 inch
€1,921
Petit orchéstre de rue avec accordéon et clarinette
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 64.5 x 54.7 x 0.5 cm Painting - 25.4 x 21.5 x 0.2 inch
€2,124
La Cathédrale
Xavier Albert Fiala
Painting - 108.5 x 89 x 1 cm Painting - 42.7 x 35 x 0.4 inch
€1,046
Shahi Dayekh
Toni Caldentey
Serie Mallorca 1
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.04 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,800
Serie Mallorca 2
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.04 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,800
Serie Mallorca 3
Toni Caldentey
Painting - 70 x 100 x 0.04 cm Painting - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0 inch
€1,800