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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$48,250
"Blue For You Diamond Dust" Ultramarine Blue Bunnies Diamond Dust Oil on Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts blue gestural figures of Bunnies against an ultramarine blue diamond dust background. Slo...
Glass, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
$18,250
"Hutch Seaview New Port" Bunnies on White Background Oil Painting Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 4 gestural figures of Bunnies against a white background. Inspired by nature and a genuin...
Oil, Wood Panel
$9,500
"Less" Black Bunny on White Background Oil Painting on Wood with Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on white background with thick use of paint. It is hou...
Oil, Wood Panel
$25,000
"New Birds" Multicolored Birds with White Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of birds. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with multico...
Oil, Wood Panel
$17,000
"Topper" Double Bunnies on Multicolor with Gold & Silver Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 2 gestural figures of back bunnies on a multicolor with gold and silver background with t...
Canvas, Oil
$70,750
"Butterflies Swoon" Colorful Butterflies on Gold Background Oil Canvas Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful brilliant golden l...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$11,750
"Cabbage Patch Pink" White Butterflies on French Pink Background w Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts white delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful french light pink lands...
Oil, Wood Panel
$920
Realities, Body and Nature Landscape, Nude Tones, Desert Modernism, Botanical
Located in Barcelona, ES
This beautiful painting by Perrine Honoré explores the intimate relationship between the human body and the natural world through a layered, abstract-figurative composition. Fragment...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
$8,000
"Australia" Black Outline Bunny on Soft Pink Background Oil Painting Gold Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a soft Pink background with thick use of paint. It ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$48,250
"Fluffle in Diamond Dust" White Bunnies Turquoise Blue Diamond Dust Oil on Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts white gestural figures of Bunnies against a turquoise blue diamond dust background. Slone...
Glass, Oil, Acrylic, Wood Panel
"The Gift" Black Outline Bunny on French Pink Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a French Pink background with thick use of paint. I...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Winged Kaleidoscope" Butterflies on Silver & Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful colorful, gold and silver ton...
Canvas, Oil, Mixed Media
$8,000
"Jeffrey" White Outline Bunny on Black Background Diamondust Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a white bunny on a black background with thick white paint and then ...
Oil, Wood Panel, Glass, Resin
Birdhead in Bloom - Original Figurative Black, Red, White Abstract Artwork
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...
Mixed Media, Canvas
$8,000
"Pink Morevia" Plum Bunny on Pink Diamond Dust Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a plum purple and white bunny on a cherry blossom pink background wi...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
"Nicole" Black Bunny on White Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on white background with thick use of paint. It is hou...
Oil, Wood Panel
$8,000
"Blue For You" Black Outline Bunny on Turquoise Oil Painting in Victorian Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Turquoise blue background with thick use of paint...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Pink Chat" Black Bunny on Cherry Blossom Pink Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Cherry Blossom pink background with thick use of ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$32,200
"Blue Streak" Black Bunnies Blue Accents Gold Background Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts gestural figures of Bunnies against a gold background with navy blue accents. Inspired b...
Oil, Canvas
$2,000Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 127 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 65x92 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Masonite, Oil
"Bayou Teche (St. Mary's)" Blue, Pink Purple & Green Contemporary Landscape
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
WIth a passion for restoring historic houses, one of Slonem's properties is in Lousiana, where he now spends a lot of his time painting and picking up inspiration for his pallet. Thi...
Oil, Canvas
$48,250
"Chinensis Today" Black Bunnies on Multicolored Background with Gold & Silver
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A stunning composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts gestural figures of Bunnies against a multicolored background. Slonem traces these 15 bunn...
Canvas, Oil
BASQUIAT : Caught in the Crossfire: Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Basquiat: Caught in the Crossfire is a very heartfelt and personal tribute to Basquiat and a large statement piece and with this painting Sax takes up the mantle and upgrades the con...
Gold Leaf
$1,435
Raygun Gothic - Vibrant Abstract Figurative Mixed Media Urban Artwork on Canvas
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...
Canvas, Mixed Media
$70,750
"Whydahs & Doves" Bunnies, Birds & Butterflies on Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies, Butterflies and Birds. This piece depicts 7 gestural figures of Bunnies, 10 Butterflies, 7 Doves, 1 Cardinal...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$4,320Sale Price|20% Off
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
Compelling and large scale neo-expressionist figurative painting by San Jose, California area artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 20th century), Circa 1995. Unsigned. From a colle...
Canvas, Oil
$23,750
"Panorama Flight" Multicolor Butterflies on Brilliant Gold Background Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful brilliant golden l...
Oil, Wood Panel
$920
Color-Driven Painting, Gestural Abstraction, Atmospheric Sunset Tones on Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
This original painting by muralist Perrine Honoré radiates warmth through sweeping gestures of coral, saffron, and turquoise layered over a luminous yellow ground. Fluid brushwork an...
Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic
$43,415
"Regines Black Diamond" White Bunnies on Monochrome Diamond Dust Oil on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts white gestural figures of Bunnies against a black diamond dust background. Slonem traces ...
Canvas, Oil, Glass
Untitled (Bunny Painting) - CHL 0330
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2016. It presents a stylized rabbit in profile, rendered with loose and ex...
Canvas, Oil
$12,250
"Green Hutch" Four Bunnies on Pale Mint Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 4 gestural figures of black bunnies on a bring orange background with thick use of paint....
Oil, Wood Panel
$32,750
"Macaws" Red & Blue Birds with Green Background Oil Painting on Canvas Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of birds. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with multico...
Canvas, Oil
$632Sale Price|20% Off
Thinking About Cy, Expressionist Shapes, Turquoise, Orange, Black Urban Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
"Thinking About Cy" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black and orange gestures unfolds across turquoise vertical b...
Acrylic, Paper, India Ink
$17,000
"Gold & Silver Bunny's" Double Bunnies on Gold & Silver Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 2 gestural figures of back bunnies on a gold and silver background with thick use of pain...
Oil, Canvas
$45,750
"Peace Plan" Birds & White and Yellow Butterflies on Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Birds and Monarch butterflies. They are placed in a wonderful golden background with black marks representing the "...
Canvas, Oil
"Daffodils" Colorful Flowers on Pink Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Daffodil flowers. This piece depicts 3 gorgeous flowers in ascension placed in a wonderful intense pink colorful back...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Lories Avalon Casino" Multicolored Birds with Gold Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of birds. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with multico...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Pat" Black and Purple Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pat" Black and Purple Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a purple background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 13 x 11 inches *Painting is frame...
Oil, Panel
$51,465
"White Ascension Northern Light" Butterflies Gold Background Oil Painting Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful gold tone landscape. Slonem t...
Canvas, Oil
$18,875
"Hawaiian Catelayas" Multicolor Flowers on Pink Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Catelayas flowers. This piece depicts gorgeous flowers in ascension placed in a wonderful intense pink colorful backg...
Oil, Wood Panel
"Chinensis Picul Rabbit" Multicolor on Gold & Silver Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts gestural figures of black bunnies on a multicolor, gold and silver background with thick ...
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "4 Square" Black and Pink Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "4 Square" Black and Pink Bunnies Four rabbits gestured in black on a pink background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12 x 10 inches *Painting is frame...
Oil, Panel
Harlequin in a Landscape
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Karlo Kacharava (1964-1994). Harlequin in a Landscape, ca. 1985. Enamel paint and marker on gloss paper, sheet measures 19.5 x 15.25 inches. Signed lower left. Unframed. Wit...
Enamel
$1,512Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 121 by Jean Krille - Oil on wood 73x60 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Wood, Oil
$10,500
"Orange Pair" Double Bunnies on Orange Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 2 gestural figures of black bunnies on a bring orange background with thick use of paint....
Oil, Wood Panel
$14,000
"Zebra Swallowtail" Multicolored Butterflies on French Pink Background Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor yellow and white delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful F...
Oil, Wood Panel
$2,120Sale Price|20% Off
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Composition in Oil on Canvas Bright, dynamic composition by an unknown artist (20th Century). Shapes and colors swirl around each other, creating depth...
Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
$8,000
"Good News" Three Colorful Butterflies on Gold Background with Scoring Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts three delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape. Slone...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
$300Sale Price|20% Off
Holy Fire, Abstract Expressionist Figurative Pastel
Located in Soquel, CA
A unique abstract expressionist pastel drawing by an unknown artist. Depicting a mans face as the focal point with what appears to be chu...
Paper, Pastel, Cardboard
Hunt Slonem "Sinatra III" Black and Silver Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Sinatra III" Black and Silver Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black and blue on a silver background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12 x 10 inches *...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Black and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is ...
Oil, Panel
$8,000
"Zero" Black Outlined Bunny on Gold and Silver Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a silver and gold background with beautiful accents...
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem "Delight" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Delight" Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches *Painting is...
Oil, Panel
Washington's Wisdom: No Kings. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin's Sharp Edge 21st Century NYC Style Renaissance Neo Expressionism A painting imbued with symbolism and cultural references, No Kings - Wisdom of Washington pays Berlin's ...
Oil, Acrylic
$17,500
"Owls Tatiana" Two Owl Birds with Golden Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of owls. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with deep red...
Oil, Wood Panel
Original ink on Paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
By TUSET
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. The painting is unframed, we can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The title of this w...
Ink, Handmade Paper
$22,875
"Winter 4:30" White Bunnies on Black Diamond Dust Oil Painting in Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts white gestural figures of Bunnies against a black diamond dust background. Slonem traces ...
Glass, Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Afternoon" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Afternoon" Black and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches *Pain...
Oil, Panel
$19,500
"Hoopoe" Multicolored Birds with White Background Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of birds. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with multico...
Oil, Wood Panel
"21" Black Outline Bunny on Wild Orchid Pink Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Wild Orchid Pink background with thick use of pai...
Oil, Wood Panel