Expressionist Paintings

Inner feeling made visible through distorted form and charged color.

1905–1925. 28 paintings here, dated 1893 to 1922, with works by Amedeo Modigliani, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Franz Marc and Alexej von Jawlensky. They suit the apartment or dorm, kids' room and staircase most often.

28 paintings

Large painting, standing man blue turtleneck, sitting woman with white collar.

Amedeo Modigliani Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz, 1916 Art Institute of Chicago

Loosely painted scene of a brown-haired girl in her nightgown standing in a dark room, gazing out a window into a brighter night, her face unseen and her hand drawing back the pale curtain.

Edvard Munch The Girl by the Window, 1893 Art Institute of Chicago

Wrestlers in a Circus, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, 1909, oil on canvas

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Wrestlers in a Circus, 1909 Cleveland Museum of Art

Madam Pompadour, Amedeo Modigliani, 1915, oil on canvas

Amedeo Modigliani Madam Pompadour, 1915 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman, Amedeo Modigliani, c. 1917/19, oil on cardboard

Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a Woman, c. 1917/19 Art Institute of Chicago

Portrait of a Woman, Amedeo Modigliani, c. 1917–18, oil on canvas

Amedeo Modigliani Portrait of a Woman, c. 1917–18 Cleveland Museum of Art

Jeanne Hébuterne, Amedeo Modigliani, 1919, oil on canvas

Amedeo Modigliani Jeanne Hébuterne, 1919 The Met

Girl in a Sailor's Blouse, Amedeo Modigliani, 1918, oil on canvas

Amedeo Modigliani Girl in a Sailor's Blouse, 1918 The Met

Shown from the lap up, a person with peach-colored skin sits facing us as he looks down and to our left in this vertical, stylized, portrait painting.

Amedeo Modigliani Monsieur Deleu, 1916 National Gallery of Art

This vertical portrait painting shows the head and shoulders of a person with pale peach skin and an auburn, cheek-length bob hairstyle. The person has high cheek bones, deep pink lips, and an angular, pointed chin.

Amedeo Modigliani Madame Kisling, c. 1917 National Gallery of Art

The Italian Woman, Amedeo Modigliani, ca. 1918–19, oil on canvas

Amedeo Modigliani The Italian Woman, ca. 1918–19 The Met

This painting shows a portrait of a woman, depicted from the thighs up. She is seated with her body and head facing forward.

Amedeo Modigliani Madame Amédée (Woman with Cigarette), 1918 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a woman with peach-colored skin and dark hair sits facing us and holding a baby in this stylized, vertical portrait painting.

Amedeo Modigliani Roma Woman with Baby, 1919 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a pale-skinned woman with an oval face and long neck sits facing us in this vertical painting. The portrait is created with areas of mottled colors outlined with black lines.

Amedeo Modigliani Girl in a Green Blouse, 1917 National Gallery of Art

Houses at Murnau, Wassily Kandinsky, 1909, oil on cardboard

Wassily Kandinsky Houses at Murnau, 1909 Art Institute of Chicago

This painting is a portrait showing a man from the chest up.

Amedeo Modigliani Léon Bakst, 1917 National Gallery of Art

A woman with peachy skin and dark auburn hair is shown from her chest up sitting in a wooden chair in this vertical portrait painting.

Amedeo Modigliani Adrienne (Woman with Bangs), 1917 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a woman with peach-colored skin sits leaning sideways against the back of a wooden chair with her head tilted to our left on her long neck in this vertical, stylized portrait.

Amedeo Modigliani Woman with Red Hair, 1917 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the knees up, a woman wearing a black dress is painted with areas of mottled color in this vertical painting. The woman’s body faces us, her shoulders sloping steeply down from her elongated neck.

Amedeo Modigliani Café Singer, 1917 National Gallery of Art

Shown from the lap up, a cleanshaven man with black hair and dark clothes faces us as he sits with his hands resting together in his lap in this stylized, vertical portrait painting.

Amedeo Modigliani Chaim Soutine, 1918 National Gallery of Art

In saturated, vivid tones of mint green, marigold orange, dandelion yellow, sky blue, and rose pink, a long building stretches away from us along a walkway.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner Dance Hall Bellevue [obverse], 1909/1910 National Gallery of Art

Vibrantly colored geometric painting of a central white and blue waterfall with birds visible through it. A stylized red jungle cat and black wild boar drink at bottom right.

Franz Marc The Bewitched Mill, 1913 Art Institute of Chicago

In this painting, abstract shapes and bright colors give the impression of two tall people standing outdoors.

August Macke People by the Blue Lake, 1913 National Gallery of Art

Two creamy-white, long-haired dogs facing our right in a snowy field fill this horizontal painting. The scene is painted with visible, textured strokes in shades of white and ice blue. The dogs have floppy ears and long muzzles.

Franz Marc Siberian Dogs in the Snow, 1909/1910 National Gallery of Art

This painting presents a series of curved and bending lines intersecting with each other in an abstract pattern. The lines create a design resembling tree branches and leafy canopies.

Franz Marc Weasels at Play, 1911 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts three individuals in a colorful interior. A man on the left is standing on steps that are coming up from below. He wears a green suit with a white shirt underneath it and holds a hat.

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner The Visit - Couple and Newcomer, 1922 National Gallery of Art

This painting is an abstract composition of irregular shapes and vibrant colors. The different sections overlap and intersect in shades of green, blue, red, purple, and pink.

Alexej von Jawlensky Red Path, St. Prex, 1915 National Gallery of Art

The painting shows a landscape with a large, dark blue mountain in the background. Below the mountain are blocks of color, suggesting fields and structures.

Alexej von Jawlensky Murnau, 1910 National Gallery of Art

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