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Expressionism

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Ad SnijdersArtist · SculptureAd Snijders (born 1929 in Eindhoven) was a painter, collagist and social activist.
Adamson-EricArtist · CeramicsErich Carl Hugo Adamson (more commonly known as Adamson-Eric; 18 August 1902 – 2 December 1968) was an Estonian artist who worked mainly within the medium of painting in applied art.
Adolf ErbslöhArtist · PaintingsAdolf Erbslöh (27 May 1881, New York – 2 May 1947, Icking) was a German Expressionist painter; one of the founders of the Neue Künstlervereinigung München.
AffandiArtist · Paintings1907 – 23 May 1990) was an Indonesian artist. Affandi was born in Cirebon, West Java, as the son of R.
Ahmed Al SafiArtist · PaintingsAhmed Al Safi (born 1971) is an Iraqi sculptor and painter.
Albert Paris GüterslohDesigner · Modern designAlbert Paris Gütersloh (born Albert Conrad Kiehtreiber; 5 February 1887 – 16 May 1973) was an Austrian painter and writer.
Alexej von JawlenskyEngraver · PrintsAlexej Georgewitsch von Jawlensky (13 March 1864 – 15 March 1941), surname also spelt as Yavlensky, was a Russian expressionist painter active in Germany.
Alfred DöblinAuthor · BooksBruno Alfred Döblin (German: [ˈalfʁeːt døːˈbliːn]; 10 August 1878 – 26 June 1957) was a German novelist, essayist, and doctor, best known for his novel Berlin Alexanderplatz (1929).
Alfred KrupaArtist · Paintings
Aloys WachEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Self-portrait (date unknown)
Alvar CawénArtist · PaintingsFrans Alvar Alfred Cawén (8 June 1886, Korpilahti – 3 March 1935 Helsinki) was a Finnish expressionist painter.
Amadeo de Souza CardosoArtist · PaintingsAmadeo de Souza-Cardoso (14 November 1887 – 25 October 1918) was a Portuguese painter.
August StrammAuthor · BooksAugust Stramm (29 July 1874 – 1 September 1915) was a German war poet and playwright who is considered the first of the expressionists.
Bernhard HoetgerArtist · SculptureBernhard Hoetger (4 May 1874 – 18 July 1949) was a German sculptor, painter and handicrafts artist of the Expressionist movement.
Byron RandallEngraver · PrintsByron Randall (October 23, 1918 – August 11, 1999) was an expressionist artist and social activist.
Camille ClaudelArtist · SculptureCamille Rosalie Claudel (8 December 1864 19 October 1943) was a French sculptor known for her figurative works in bronze and marble. She died in relative obscurity.
Camilo MoriArtist · PaintingsCamilo Mori Serrano (September 24, 1896 – December 7, 1973) was a Chilean painter and a founder of the Grupo Montparnasse.
Carl GrossbergDesigner · DesignCarl Grossberg, originally Georg Carl Wilhelm Grandmontagne (6 September 1894 – 19 October 1940) was a German painter associated with the New Objectivity movement.
Chaïm SoutineArtist · PaintingsChaïm Soutine (Khaim Solomonovich Sutin; Chaim Sutin; 13 January 1893 – 9 August 1943) was a French painter of Belarusian-Jewish origin of the School of Paris, who made a major contribution…
Charles EyckIllustrator · IllustrationCharles Hubert Eyck (24 March 1897 – 2 August 1983) was a Dutch visual artist. Together with Henri Jonas and Joep Nicolas, he was a pioneer of the Limburg School.
Charley TooropIllustrator · IllustrationAnnie Caroline Pontifex Fernhout-Toorop (24 March 18915 November 1955), known as Charley Toorop, was a Dutch painter and lithographer.
Christian RohlfsArtist · SculptureChristian Rohlfs (November 22, 1849 - January 8, 1938) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the important representatives of German expressionism.
Claire BertrandArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Claire Bertrand, painting by her daughter Evelyn Marc
Corneliu BabaIllustrator · IllustrationCorneliu Baba (18 November 1906, Craiova – 28 December 1997) was a Romanian painter, primarily a portraitist, but also known as a genre painter and an illustrator of books.
Dimitrie PaciureaArtist · SculptureIllustration — Dimitrie Paciurea
Edvard MunchArtist · PaintingsEdvard Munch (12 December 1863 – 23 January 1944) was a Norwegian painter. His 1893 work The Scream has become one of the most iconic and acclaimed images in all of Western art.
Ellen ThesleffArtist · PaintingsEllen Thesleff (5 October 1869 – 12 January 1954) was a Finnish expressionist painter, regarded as one of the leading Finnish modernist painters.
Else BergDesigner · Modern designElse Berg (19 February 1877–19 November 1942) was a German-born Dutch painter of Jewish descent; associated with the Bergense School. She was married to the Dutch painter, Mommie Schwarz.
Emily CarrArtist · CeramicsEmily Carr (December 13, 1871 – March 2, 1945) was a Canadian artist who was inspired by the monumental art and villages of the First Nations and the landscapes of British Columbia.
Erich BüttnerIllustrator · IllustrationErich Büttner (7 October 1889 – 12 September 1936) was a German expressionist painter known for his vibrant contributions to early 20th-century art.
Erich HeckelIllustrator · IllustrationErich Heckel (31 July 1883 – 27 January 1970) was a German painter and printmaker, and a founding member of the group Die Brücke ("The Bridge") which existed 1905–1913.
Erich KahnArtist · PaintingsErich Kahn (1904–1979) was a German Expressionist, and a survivor of the Nazi persecution of Jews and Romani people during the events that led to World War II.
Ernst Ludwig KirchnerEngraver · PrintsErnst Ludwig Kirchner (6 May 1880 – 15 June 1938) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker.
Ernst NeizvestnyArtist · SculptureErnst Iosifovich Neizvestny (born Erik Iosifovich Neizvestny; 9 April 1925 – 9 August 2016) was a Russian sculptor, painter, graphic artist, and art philosopher.
Francis BaconDesigner · Modern designFrancis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery.
Francis GruberArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Francis Gruber Self-portrait (1942) at the Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy.
Franz MarcArtist · PaintingsFranz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism.
Franz NölkenArtist · PaintingsFranz Nölken (born 5 May 1884 – died 4 November 1918) was a German Expressionist painter; occasionally associated with Die Brücke, an artists' society in Dresden.
Fritz BleylDesigner · DesignHe was born in Zwickau and died in Bad Iburg.
Fritz LangPerson · Film memorabiliaFriedrich Christian Anton Lang (lang; December 5, 1890 – August 2, 1976), better known as Fritz Lang (lang), was an Austrian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who worked in Germany…
Fritz StuckenbergArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Fritz Stuckenberg (self-portrait; 1915)
Gabriele MünterEngraver · PrintsGabriele Münter (19 February 1877 – 19 May 1962) was a German expressionist painter who was at the forefront of the Munich avant-garde in the early 20th century.
Georg KaiserAuthor · BooksFriedrich Carl Georg Kaiser, called Georg Kaiser, (25 November 1878 – 4 June 1945) was a German dramatist.
Georg SchrimpfArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Man With A Long Coat, Georg Schrimpf's self-portrait (drawing on paper, 32 x 38 cm), private collection
Georg TappertArtist · PaintingsGeorg Tappert (20 October 1880, in Berlin – 16 November 1957, in Berlin) was a German expressionist painter.
Georg TraklAuthor · BooksGeorg Trakl (lang; 3 February 1887 – 3 November 1914) was an Austrian poet and the brother of the pianist Grete Trakl. He is considered one of the most important Austrian Expressionists.
Gina PellónArtist · PaintingsGina Pellón (December 26, 1926 – March 27, 2014) was a Cuban painter who lived in France. She was known for her abstract expressive paintings in strong colours, usually depicting women.
Gottfried BennAuthor · BooksGottfried Benn (2 May 1886 – 7 July 1956) was a German poet, essayist, and physician. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature five times.
Gustave De SmetEngraver · PrintsGustave Franciscus De Smet, also known as Gustaaf De Smet and Gust De Smet (21 January 1877 – 8 October 1943) was a Belgian painter and printmaker.
Gustaw GwozdeckiArtist · SculptureGustaw Gwozdecki (May 5, 1880 – March 3, 1935) was a Polish painter, sculptor, printmaker, and a representative of Post-Impressionist Kapists.
Gyula ZilzerArtist · PaintingsGyula Zilzer was a Hungarian Jewish artist who became a national of the United States. His engravings from the 1930s foresaw The Holocaust.
Hans PurrmannArtist · SculptureHans Marsilius Purrmann (10 April 1880 – 17 April 1966) was a German artist. He was born in Speyer where he also grew up.
Hedwig MarquardtArtist · PaintingsHedwig Marquardt (28 November 1884 – 14 April 1969) is one of a relatively small number of women artists whose work belongs to the German expressionist tradition.
Heinrich CampendonkIllustrator · IllustrationHeinrich Mathias Ernst Campendonk (3 November 1889 – 9 May 1957) was a painter and graphic designer born in Germany who became a naturalized Dutch citizen.
Heinrich NauenEngraver · PrintsHeinrich Nauen (1 June 1880 – 26 November 1940) was a German Expressionist artist. He created oils, watercolors, and prints; as well as murals and mosaics.
Helen DahmEngraver · PrintsHelen Dahm (May 21, 1878 – May 24, 1968) was a Swiss artist and a follower of the expressionist movement.
Hendrik Nicolaas WerkmanDesigner · Modern designHendrik Nicolaas Werkman (commonly called H. N. Werkman; 29 April 1882 – 10 April 1945) was an experimental Dutch artist, typographer, and printer.
Hermann StennerArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Self-portrait in Red Jacket (1911)
Ilse Heller-LazardArtist · Paintings
Isaac GrünewaldArtist · PaintingsIsaac Grünewald (2 September 1889 – 22 May 1946) was a Swedish-Jewish expressionist painter born in Stockholm.
Ivan MilevArtist · PaintingsIvan Milev Lalev (Bulgarian: Иван Милев Лалев; 18 February 1897 – 25 January 1927) was a Bulgarian painter and scenographer regarded as the founder of the Bulgarian Secession and a…
James EnsorEngraver · PrintsJames Sidney Edouard, Baron Ensor (13 April 1860 – 19 November 1949) was a Belgian painter and printmaker, an important influence on expressionism and surrealism who lived in Ostend for…
Jan SluijtersDesigner · Modern designJohannes Carolus Bernardus (Jan) Sluijters, or Sluyters (17 December 1881 in 's-Hertogenbosch – 8 May 1957 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch painter and co-founder of the Moderne Kunstkring.
Jan TooropEngraver · PrintsJohannes Theodorus "Jan" Toorop (20 December 1858 – 3 March 1928) was a Dutch painter who worked in various styles, including Symbolism, Art Nouveau, and Pointillism.
Jan WiegersArtist · SculptureJan Wiegers (Kommerzijl, 31 July 1893 – Amsterdam, 30 November 1959) was a Dutch expressionist painter.Wiegers was educated as a sculptor at the Academie Minerva in Groningen, but he also…
Jankel AdlerEngraver · PrintsJankel Adler (born Jankiel Jakub Adler; 26 July 1895 – 25 April 1949) was a Polish-Jewish avant-garde painter and printmaker active primarily in Germany, France and England.
Jēkabs KazaksArtist · PaintingsJēkabs Kazaks (18 February 1895, in Riga – 30 November 1920, in Riga) was a Latvian modernist painter.
Johannes IttenArtist · SculptureJohannes Itten (11 November 1888 – 25 March 1967) was a Swiss expressionist painter, designer, teacher, writer and theorist associated with the Bauhaus (Staatliches Bauhaus) school.
Josef ČapekPhotographer · PhotographyJosef Čapek (Czech pronunciation: [ˈjozɛf ˈtʃapɛk]; 23 March 1887 – April 1945) was a Czech artist who was best known as a painter, but who was also noted as a writer and poet.
Juan Manuel Ugarte EléspuruArtist · SculptureJuan Manuel Ugarte Eléspuru (1911–2004) was a Peruvian painter, sculptor, writer, academic administrator, and historian.
Karl HoferArtist · PaintingsKarl Christian Ludwig Hofer or Carl Hofer (11 October 1878 – 3 April 1955) was a German expressionist painter. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts.
Lazar DrljačaArtist · PaintingsLazar Drljača (10 October 1882 – 13 July 1970) was a Bosnia and Herzegovina painter, who self-identified as the Bosnian bogumil.
Leo GestelArtist · PaintingsLeo Gestel (11 November 1881, Woerden – 26 November 1941, Hilversum) was a Dutch painter. His father Willem Gestel was also an artist.
Léon SpilliaertIllustrator · IllustrationLéon Spilliaert (also Leon Spilliaert; 28 July 1881 – 23 November 1946) was a Belgian draughtsman, illustrator, lithographer and painter.
Lorenzo VianiEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Lorenzo Viani, The Blind Man's Pray, 1920-1923, Galleria d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Viareggio
Louis PevernagieArtist · PaintingsLouis Pevernagie (1904–1970) was a Belgian expressionist and later abstract painter.
Lovis CorinthEngraver · PrintsLovis Corinth (21 July 1858 – 17 July 1925) was a German artist and writer whose mature work as a painter and printmaker realized a synthesis of impressionism and expressionism.
M. H. MaxyArtist · PaintingsMax Hermann Maxy (also known as M. H. Maxy, born Max Herman; October 26, 1895 – July 19, 1971) was a Romanian painter, art professor, scenographer, and professor of German-Jewish descent.
Marcel GromaireEngraver · PrintsMarcel Gromaire (24 July 1892 – 11 April 1971) was a French painter. He painted many works on social subjects and is often associated with Social Realism, but Gromaire can be said to have…
Marcel JancoEngraver · PrintsMarcel Janco (lang, lang; common rendition of the Romanian name Marcel Hermann Iancu marˈtʃel ˈherman ˈjaŋku;
Marie von Malachowski-NauenArtist · PaintingsMarie von Malachowski-Nauen (1880 Hanover, Germany-1943 Kalkar, Germany) was a German painter. In 1905 she married the German artist Heinrich Nauen (1880–1940).
Mário EloyArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Mário Eloy
Mario SironiEngraver · PrintsMario Sironi (May 12, 1885 – August 13, 1961) was an Italian Modernist artist who was active as a painter, sculptor, illustrator, and designer.
Max BeckmannArtist · SculptureMax Carl Friedrich Beckmann (February 12, 1884 – December 27, 1950) was a German painter, draftsman, printmaker, sculptor, and writer.
Max PechsteinDesigner · Modern designHermann Max Pechstein (31 December 1881 – 29 June 1955) was a German expressionist painter and printmaker and a member of the Die Brücke group.
Max WeberArtist · SculptureMax Weber (April 18, 1881 – October 4, 1961) was a Jewish-American painter and one of the first American Cubist painters who, in later life, turned to more figurative Jewish themes in his…
Michel KikoineArtist · PaintingsMichel Kikoïne (Michail Kikóin; 31 May 1892 – 4 November 1968) was a Lithuanian Jewish -French painter who belonged to the Ecole de Paris art movement.
Mikhail EvstafievPhotographer · PhotographyMikhail Aleksandrovich Evstafiev (born 12 January 1963) is a Russian artist, photographer, and writer.
Milan KonjovićArtist · PaintingsMilan Konjović (28 January 1898 – 20 October 1993) (Милан Коњовић) was a Serbian painter whose works can be divided into six periods of artistic style.
Moseka Yogo AmbakeArtist · CeramicsMoseka Yogo Ambake or Yogo Ambake Moseka (29 August 19566 May 2019) was a Congolese-born painter who later lived and worked in Brussels, Belgium.
Mstislav DobuzhinskyIllustrator · IllustrationMstislav Valerianovich Dobuzhinsky or Dobujinsky (Russian: Мстислав Валерианович Добужинский, Lithuanian: Mstislavas Dobužinskis;
Nicolae TonitzaArtist · PaintingsNicolae Tonitza (nikoˈla.e toˈnit͡sa; April 13, 1886 – February 27, 1940) was a Romanian painter, engraver, lithographer, journalist and art critic.
Nikolai TriikEngraver · PrintsIllustration — Nikolai Triik, from Estonica
Oskar KokoschkaIllustrator · IllustrationOskar Kokoschka (lang; 1 March 188622 February 1980) was an Austrian (though, at times during his life, he had also Czech and British citizenship) artist, poet, playwright and teacher, best…
Otto HettnerArtist · SculptureIllustration — Otto Hettner, Rowers (n.d.)
Otto MuellerIllustrator · IllustrationOtto Mueller (16 October 1874 – 24 September 1930) was a German painter and printmaker of the Die Brücke expressionist movement.
Paolo SalvatiArtist · PaintingsPaolo Salvati (22 February 1939 in Rome – 24 June 2014 in Rome) was an Italian figurative artist, painter, and draftsman.
Paula Modersohn-BeckerEngraver · PrintsPaula Modersohn-Becker (8 February 1876 – 20 November 1907) was a German Expressionist painter and draftswoman of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Princess Fahrelnissa ZeidEngraver · PrintsPrincess Fahrelnissa Zeid (Fakhr un-nisa or Fahr-El-Nissa, born Fahrünissa Şakir (Kabaağaçlı);
Raul BrandãoAuthor · BooksRaul Germano Brandão (12 March 1867 in Foz do Douro, Porto – 5 December 1930 in Lisbon) was a Portuguese writer, journalist and military officer, notable for the realism of his literary…
Renato GuttusoArtist · PaintingsAldo Renato Guttuso (26 December 1911 – 18 January 1987) was an Italian painter and politician.
Richard GerstlArtist · PaintingsRichard Gerstl (14 September 1883 – 4 November 1908) was an Austrian painter and draughtsman known for his expressive psychologically insightful portraits, his lack of critical acclaim…
Róbert BerényArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Róbert Berény
Rudolf BellingArtist · SculptureRudolf Belling (26 August 1886 - 9 June 1972) was a German sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Rudolf LevyArtist · PaintingsRudolf Levy (15 July 1875, in Stettin – January 1944, in Italy or Auschwitz) was a German expressionist painter of Jewish ancestry.
Stanisław Ignacy WitkiewiczAuthor · BooksStanisław Ignacy Witkiewicz (24 February 188518 September 1939), commonly known as Witkacy, was a Polish writer, painter, philosopher, theorist, playwright, novelist, and photographer…
Sunil DasArtist · PaintingsSunil Das (4 August 1939 – 10 August 2015) was an Indian expressionist painter. He is known for the paintings in his Bull Series and his piece "Woman".
Theo van DoesburgArtist · SculptureTheo van Doesburg (born Christian Emil Marie Küpper; 30 August 1883 – 7 March 1931) was a Dutch painter, writer, poet, and architect. He is best known as the founder and leader of De Stijl.
Tivadar Csontváry KosztkaArtist · PaintingsTivadar Csontváry Kosztka born Mihály Tivadar Kosztka (ˈtivɒdɒr ˈt͡ʃontvaːri ˈkostkɒ;
Tsuguharu FoujitaEngraver · Prints27 November 1886 – 29 January 1968 was a Japanese-French painter. After studying Western-style painting in Japan, Foujita travelled to Paris, where he encountered the international modern…
Valerius de SaedeleerArtist · PaintingsIllustration — Valerius de Saedeleer
Victor BraunerArtist · PaintingsVictor Brauner (also spelled Viktor Brauner; 15 June 1903 – 12 March 1966) was a Romanian painter and sculptor of the surrealist movement. He became a naturalized French citizen in 1963.
Vilhelms PurvītisArtist · PaintingsVilhelms Purvītis (3 March 1872 – 14 January 1945) was a landscape painter and educator who founded the Latvian Academy of Art and was its rector from 1919 to 1934.
Vilmos Aba-NovákArtist · PaintingsVilmos Aba-Novák (Hungarian: Aba-Novák Vilmos, until 1912: Hungarian: Novák Vilmos; March 15, 1894 – September 29, 1941) was a Hungarian painter and graphic artist.
Walter GramattéEngraver · PrintsWalter Gramatté (8 January 1897 in Berlin – 9 February 1929 in Hamburg) was a German expressionist painter who specialized in magic realism.
Walter LeistikowEngraver · PrintsWalter Rudolf Leistikow (1865–1908) was a German landscape painter, graphic artist, designer and art critic.
Wassily KandinskyArtist · PaintingsWassily Wassilyevich Kandinsky (– 13 December 1944) was a Russian painter and art theorist active in Germany during the late Belle Époque and Interwar eras.
Wilhelm WorringerAuthor · BooksWilhelm Robert Worringer (13 January 1881 in Aachen – 29 March 1965 in Munich) was a German art-historian known for his theories about abstract art and its relation to avant-garde movements…
Wojciech WeissArtist · PaintingsWojciech Weiss (4 May 1875 – 7 December 1950) was a prominent Polish painter and draughtsman of the Young Poland movement.
Ximena CristiArtist · PaintingsLucía Ximena Cristi Moreno (13 December 1920 – 21 July 2022) was a Chilean painter, educator and professor.

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