RUSSIAN EXPRESSIONISM AND EXPRESSIONIST PAINTERS - BUY PAINTINGS ONLINE AT ARTRUSSIA GALLERY
Expressionism appeared as a sharp reaction to the major processes of the 20th century – the WW I, revolutionary movements and the overall ugliness of cynical non-humanistic capitalism. The generation that survived the war and got really influenced by it, perceived the reality very subjectively, in the light of disappointment, anxiety and fear. The angular, bent lines, fast rough strokes, shouting colours – all of these are the result of the artists’ dissatisfaction with the contradictory and deformed post-war society. The images are very contrasting and touching, as if showing the rebel of artists against the all-bright and not credible enough art of impressionists. Expressionists strive at returning art its spiritual element and charge it with new, diverse senses, seeking to express the very essence of emotional experiences instead of simply reflecting the physical world. The dramatic canvases of Edward Munch and James Ensor just knock you off your feet with its storm of emotions. The style, which indeed was a treasure to discover, developed really rapidly. Today in any part of the world you will be able to find a museum displaying pieces created by expressionist artists, which will amaze you with the immense energy that they carry.
EXPRESSIONISM PAINTINGS
Bathing
2005, canvas, oil, 60x50 cm
From series "Circus". See in root!
2007, canvas, acrylic, 60x45 cm
Prophet
2007, canvas, acrylic, 57x46 cm
Remembrances
1999, cardboard, oil, 49x39 cm
Quixote
2000, cardboard, oil, 41x32 cm
Easy supper
2004, canvas, oil, 100x89 cm
Lady with the fan #2
2004, cardboard, oil, 40x30 cm
Meeting
1995, canvas, oil, 72x51 cm
From a series Circus #9
2003, cardboard, oil, 50x40 cm
Youth and maturity
2003, cardboard, oil, 70x50 cm
Ballerina
1887, cardboard, oil, 50x35 cm
I am the young ballerina
2001, cardboard, oil, 60x45 cm
Young clown
1996, cardboard, oil, 35x25 cm
Infanta
2002, canvas, oil, 90x60 cm
Sleeping Angel
2004, canvas, oil, 20x20 cm
MASTERPIECES OF EXPRESSIONISM
