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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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Fine Art Drawings, Portrait 09, Barbara Kroll

Portrait 09

Barbara Kroll

Fine Art Drawings . 54.9 x 34.8 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 21.6 x 13.7 x 0.1 inch

€607

Painting, Fleur rouge 4, Isabelle Marie

Fleur rouge 4

Isabelle Marie

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Fleur rouge 4, Isabelle Marie

Fleur rouge 4

Isabelle Marie

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€3,000

Painting, Cristal, Isabelle Marie

Cristal

Isabelle Marie

Painting . 100 x 100 x 4.5 cm Painting . 39.4 x 39.4 x 1.8 inch

€3,000

Photography, Falaise, Aurélie Trabaud

Falaise

Aurélie Trabaud

Photography . 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Pan-Africa, Ansgar Dressler

Pan-Africa

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 81.3 x 162.6 x 4.1 cm Painting . 32 x 64 x 1.6 inch

€4,733

Painting, Immortal, Ansgar Dressler

Immortal

Ansgar Dressler

Painting . 142.2 x 142.2 x 3 cm Painting . 56 x 56 x 1.2 inch

€4,777

Painting, The painter, Mike Jacobs

The painter

Mike Jacobs

Painting . 81.5 x 50.5 x 0.4 cm Painting . 32.1 x 19.9 x 0.2 inch

€1,600

Painting, Psychoanalysis, Mike Jacobs

Psychoanalysis

Mike Jacobs

Painting . 51 x 82 x 0.4 cm Painting . 20.1 x 32.3 x 0.2 inch

€1,600

Photography, Altitude, Aurélie Trabaud

Altitude

Aurélie Trabaud

Photography . 30 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography . 11.8 x 15.7 x 0 inch

€350

Painting, Jousting Mayhem, Mike Jacobs

Jousting Mayhem

Mike Jacobs

Painting . 50.5 x 81.5 x 0.4 cm Painting . 19.9 x 32.1 x 0.2 inch

€1,800

Fine Art Drawings, The Nocturne, Kirill Postovit

The Nocturne

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings . 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings . 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€500

Fine Art Drawings, Gathering, Purvis Young

Gathering

Purvis Young

Fine Art Drawings . 27.9 x 20.3 x 0.3 cm Fine Art Drawings . 11 x 8 x 0.11 inch

€1,116

Print, Recul, Bram van Velde

Recul

Bram van Velde

Print . 91 x 64 cm Print . 35.8 x 25.2 inch

€2,800

Print, Croisé, Bram van Velde

Croisé

Bram van Velde

Print . 63 x 63 x 1 cm Print . 24.8 x 24.8 x 0.4 inch

€3,000

Print, Le violoncelliste, Gen Paul

Le violoncelliste

Gen Paul

Print . 36.6 x 27.8 x 0.1 cm Print . 14.4 x 10.9 x 0 inch

€300

Sculpture, Bush, Victor Prodanchuk

Bush

Victor Prodanchuk

Sculpture . 23 x 15 x 15 cm Sculpture . 9.1 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch

€2,232

Fine Art Drawings, Veiller à nos sens, Jazzu

Veiller à nos sens

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings . 45 x 35 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings . 17.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

€750

Painting, Destiné, Gilbert Morales

Destiné

Gilbert Morales

Painting . 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting . 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

€980

Painting, Brave, Ivana Olbricht

Brave

Ivana Olbricht

Painting . 139.7 x 188 x 4.1 cm Painting . 55 x 74 x 1.6 inch

€6,251