Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
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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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Handmade Paper
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil, Paper
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil, Paper
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil, Paper
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil, Paper
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil, Paper
1990s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel
1990s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel
1990s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel
1990s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Oil Pastel
1990s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Acrylic
1980s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Charcoal
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Pastel, Color Pencil
Gabriel RiesnertAu Bord de l'eau, Original Drawing, Pastel, Trees and House along the seafront, 2019
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel, Archival Paper, Color Pencil
Gabriel RiesnertAu Bord de l'eau, Original Drawing, Pastel, Seascape, Trees along the seafront, 2019
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paint, Paper, Color Pencil
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Color Pencil, Pastel, Watercolor
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor, Color Pencil, Pigment
Early 19th Century Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Color Pencil, Graphite, Crayon
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil, Graphite, Paper, Gouache
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Pigment, Acrylic, Color Pencil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Color Pencil, Pigment, Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Watercolor
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Archival Paper, Color Pencil
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Oil
2010s Neo-Expressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Oil, Canvas