Neo-Expressionist Art
NEO-EXPRESSIONIST STYLE
A resurgence of interest in Expressionism, Pop art, Surrealism, Abstract Expressionism and other movements gained steam among artists of the 1970s and ’80s, in part as a reaction to the austerity of the prevailing minimalism and Conceptual art of the era. A decadent, bold and brash art style called Neo-Expressionism saw painters returning to figural representation, creating highly textured works that were imbued with intensely personal narratives.
Neo-Expressionist paintings are sensuous in nature and highly subjective in meaning. Expressive brushwork, highly pigmented colors and layered forms and materials lent sculptural attributes to the work and were used to depict symbolic narratives from history, mythology and the artist’s personal experience.
Prominent figures such as Jean-Michel Basquiat led the Neo-Expressionist movement in the United States with paintings and prints that were raw, emotional and often violent in nature. In Germany, Die Neuen Wilden (the “New Fauves”) was the name given to a group of postwar artists that included the likes of sculptor Georg Baselitz and Gerhard Richter, a painter and photographer who explored the possibilities of both abstraction and realism, sometimes in a single piece. The work of the New Fauves — labeled as such for its return to Fauvism’s textured brushwork and use of vibrant colors — shares commonalities with Neo-Expressionism, and Baselitz was a pioneer of the movement in Europe. In addition, Willem de Kooning’s pulsating action paintings and Julian Schnabel’s experimentation with the materiality of paintings also took shape during this period.
“I was trying to make paintings different from the paintings that I saw a lot of at the time, which were mostly minimal, and they were highbrow and alienating, and I wanted to make very direct paintings that most people would feel the emotion behind when they saw them,” said Basquiat.
Neo-Expressionism generated some polarizing opinions, with some celebrating the revival of personal subjectivity in art while others criticizing the movement for being too commercially driven and nostalgic. But most experts agree that Neo-Expressionism was a huge commercial success and culturally impactful, paving the way for the postmodern work of artists like Richter and Sigmar Polke.
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Style: Neo-Expressionist
"Composizione" by Enzio Wenk, 2021-Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Hummingbirds Lupin" on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Hummingbirds Lupin" on Yellow
Green hummingbirds with flowers on a yellow background in an antiqued wood and gold frame.
Unframed: 48 x 26 inches
Framed: 56 x 33 inches...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Swoon Swan Lake" Butterflies on a Rainbow Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Swoon Swan Lake" Butterflies on Rainbow Metallic
Light pink butterflies outlined in black on a multicolored swirled with metallic paint background. Framed in an antique ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Question mark & Comma (again)" Butterflies on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Question mark & Comma (again)" Butterflies on Yellow
Multicolored butterflies on a yellow scored background in an antique gold wooden frame.
Unframed: 16.5 x 10.5 inche...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pink Ascension (After Storm)" Butterflies on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Owl Seattle" Bird on Yellow
Light pink butterflies outlined in black on a gold and pink scored metallic background. Unframed.
Unframed: 59x59 inches
*Painting is frame...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Tricolor" Painting 49" x 30" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tricolor" Painting 49" x 30" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Born In Cairo 1987 Where He Currently Lives And Works. He Received His Bachelor’s Degree In Information Systems In 2008 From The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Homage to Dali
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Coupe d'Abondance
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
"Divine Vibes" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Divine Vibes" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
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The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portrai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
DANCE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
by artist Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed
Curated by Art Reserve & Angel Rivas
We can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, conta...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape, oil on canvas with aluminum frame, sea blue, waves texture
Located in Carballo, ES
Landscape painted by Luis Moscardo, from his series with oil paintings "Land of Storms", in which he paints the waves of the wild sea, the shapes and textures that are generated in i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Cotton Canvas
"Ascent" Abstract Painting 67" x 63" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Ascent" Painting 67" x 63" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or is it what...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Location" Acrylic Painting 51"x82"inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Location" Acrylic Painting 51"x82"inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Nabokov’s Signs Ahmed Gaafary takes Vladimir Nabokov’s phenomenal short story “On Signs and Symbols” as an instigator to ser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Abstract Desert" Painting 37" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Abstract Desert" Painting 37" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Freedom" Painting 49" x 79" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Freedom" Painting 49" x 79" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or is it what...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Passage of Time" Painting 59" x 69" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Passage of Time" Painting 59" x 69" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
SKATER DOG
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
i can ship several drawings t...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
WONDERFUL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
Original art by DARIA KUSTO
The magic flow reality..
Shipped well protected, unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
"Due figure" by E. Wenk, 2020-22- Watercolor and Marker, Abstract Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Two figures"
Blue watercolor and black marker on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
"Arrivano le bombe" by E. Wenk, 2020-22- Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Bombs are coming"
Acrylic paint and pencil paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, w...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Acrylic
"Sulle onde" by E. Wenk, 2020-22- Watercolor and Pencil, Abstract Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "On the waves"
Watercolor and pencil paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
"Albero" by E. Wenk, 2020-22 - Pencil on Paper, Abstract Tree, Still-life
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tree"
Pencil on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure and with a continuou...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil
Caldentey Serie Mallorca original Neo Figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Testa" by E. Wenk, 2020-22 - Pencil on Paper, Abstract Portrait
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Head"
Pencil on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure and with a continuou...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pencil
"Traces"by E. Wenk, 2020-Green, Red an Yellow Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Traces"
Acrylic paint and pencil on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Traces" by E. Wenk, 2020-Black and Red Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract Words
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Complete title: "Tracciati ( cerca di non dire cazzate )"
Translated title: "Traces ( try not to bullshit )"
Acrylic paint and pencil on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmad...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Tracciati" by E. Wenk, 2020 - Green Acrylic Paint, Abstract Lines, Graffiti
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Traces"
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure and with a c...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020 - Red Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition"
Acrylic paint and pencil paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with n...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
Caldentey serie Mallorca original neo figurative acrylic paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Tracciati" by E. Wenk, 2020 - Green Acrylic Paint, Abstract Lines, Graffiti
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Traces"
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure and with a c...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Patterson. 7 Square Yellow. Brown. Ship. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en
Restauración y Conservación de pintura Mural y caballete.
Ha ejercido como profesor de pintura en e...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Percorso interrotto" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Interrupted path".
Marker on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Caldentey Paris Character original neo-expressionist acrylic painting- 2014
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Caldentey Paris.original neo-expressionist mixed media acrylic painting- 2014. framed
composition of the artist Español Toni CALDENTEY.
Mixed technique on canvas.
CALDENTEY, Toni - ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Phlox
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Basel
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Del Mar
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Red Tulip
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Cosmic Gaze" Abstract Painting 51" x 59" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cosmic Gaze" Abstract Painting 51" x 59" inch by Vera Kochubey
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The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portrait...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Red Acrylic Paint, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Watercolor and acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single dr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Acrylic Paint, Abstract Animal, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Patterson 2 Boat Ocher Vertical Yellow abstract acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Patterson. boat. ocher. vertical. abstract acrylic painting
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en
Restauración y Conservación de pintura ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Lilac" Purple Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lilac" Purple Diamond Dust Bunny
A light purple gestured bunny on a lilac diamond dust background. Framed in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
"Casa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Landscape, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Home".
Marker on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Riera i Arago 100 ELICE vERTICAL engraving.
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Josep Maria Riera i Aragó (Barcelona, 1954), is a Spanish plastic artist.
He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Throughout his career he has dedicated himself to scul...
Category
Early 17th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Engraving
"Uomo con Fiori" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Acrylic Paint, Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Man with flowers".
Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor, Acrylic, Paper
Hunt Slonem "Spring Jonquils" Flowers on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Spring Jonquils" Flowers on Gold
Light flowers with colored accents on a gold metallic background in an antique wooden frame.
Unframed: 27 x 13 inches
Framed: 36 x 22.5...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Magico momento" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Acrylic Paint, Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Complete title: "Magico momento, mi auguro di essere protetto da una donna"
Translated title: "Magic moment, I hope to be protected by a woman".
Watercolor and acrylic paint on high...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Reclining light, 55x120cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Reclining light, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Immersion, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Immersion , 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Volto con Fiore in Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Portrait
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face with a flower on the head".
Marker on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
Hunt Slonem "Owl Seattle" Bird on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Owl Seattle" Bird on Yellow
A back gestured owl on a yellow background. Framed in an antique gold wooden frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
*Pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Acrylic Paint, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Watercolor and acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single dra...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Pink, 80x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Pink, 80x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020-21-Black and Red Acrylic Paint, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Diptych “Interaction 2”, 100 x 160cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dialogue, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Dialogue, 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Generalization, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Generalization, 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Neo-expressionist art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Neo-Expressionist art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, purple, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Enzio Wenk, Sax Berlin, and Jean Sanglar. Frequently made by artists working with Paint, and Acrylic Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Neo-Expressionist art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $39 and tops out at $215,000, while the average work sells for $3,444.