Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
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 con personaggio" by Enzio Wenk, 2008 - Acrylic , Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
"Translated title": "Composition with character".
Acrylic on board.
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"Quante cose ho visto" by Enzio Wenk, 2016 - Mixed Media, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "How many things I've seen..."
Mixed media on canvas.
The dimensions refer to the painting with the frame.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Modern Contemporary Abstract Spiritual Black Artist Tapestry Sunrise Bold Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spirit Sunrise" is an abstract acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. It includes a red orb at the top of the painting with beige, green, and yellow marks in front of a dark...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Weaveworld Etc
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With both cultural icons and world events often acting as inspiration, Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through both figures and colors. Each of his artworks conveys both pe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Sunrise, " an Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas signed by Matthew Schaefer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sunrise," by American artist Matthew Schaefer, is a fauvist expressionist painting with bold, bright colors and gestural marks in a style similar to the abstractionists Willem de Ko...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2015 - Acrylic on Masonite, Pink and Green Shades
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on masonite
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
"Study in Tonal Change, " Acrylic on Canvas signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Study in Tonal Change" is an abstract Neo-Expressionist acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. It is signed by the artist in the lower right corner.
72" x 66" canvas
Regi...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Coppia di innamorati di diversa etnia" by Enzio Wenk, 2016 - Acrylic on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Couple of lovers of different ethnicities"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"After Party", Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Abstracted Symbolist Figurative
Located in Soquel, CA
"After Party", Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Abstracted Symbolist Figurative
Striking abstracted figurative titled "After Party" by Michael Eggleston (Ame...
Category
1970s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Aver ancora vita per cercare" by Enzio Wenk, 2016 - Acrylic on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Still having life to look for"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Large-Scale Modern Argyle Abstract
By D.S. Silver
Located in Soquel, CA
Whimsical large-scale abstract presenting a modernist take on old-fashioned argyle shapes with contemporary color palate by D.S. Silver (American, 20th Century), a San Francisco, Cal...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Air Kiss" Black Bunny on Periwinkle Sky Blue Background Oil Painting 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 a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Periwinkle blue background with thick use of pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Rose Garden
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artist Statement:
“My paintings serve as records of a process of disclosure, drawn from my own life events, literature, and dreams. Finding inspiration in the movements of color-base...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cosmic Neighborhood
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Artist Statement:
“My paintings serve as records of a process of disclosure, drawn from my own life events, literature, and dreams. Finding inspiration in the movements of color-base...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem, "Melon", 10x8 Orange Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Melon" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a orange background.
*Painting is framed - Pleas...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Deep Lawn", 10x8 Forest Green Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Deep Lawn" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary black abstract rabbit in black against a deep forest green background backgrou...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Sun Stands Still
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Influenced by the movements of color field and action painting, Francine Tint’s paintings are the result of a process of disclosure, drawn from her own life events, dreams, and liter...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"The Red Priest" Abstract Painting 87" x 62" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Red Priest" Abstract Painting 87" x 62" inch by Vera Kochubey
* * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * *
The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Pink Diamond" Diamond Dust Bunny on Pink Background Oil Painting Wood Panel
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 dark pink bunny on a pink background with thick use of paint and d...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
"Golden Hour" Abstract Painting 39" x 59" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Golden Hour" Abstract Painting 39" 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"FRESH START" Abstract Painting 59" x 39" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"FRESH START" Abstract Painting 59" x 39" inch by Vera Kochubey
* * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * *
The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portrait...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Wimhof
By Noah Becker
Located in Dallas, TX
"I start to paint every day beginning with breathing techniques Wimhof uses. He has inspired me and my girl to practice breathing as much as possible, we need analog perspectives in ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Valley of Kings 2
By Noah Becker
Located in Dallas, TX
"This is the super bowl after party in Vegas after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, and Berghain my favorite club in Berlin was running the party. This piece is inspired by the time I ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Valley of Kings 1
By Noah Becker
Located in Dallas, TX
"This is the super bowl after party in Vegas after the Chiefs won the Super Bowl, and Berghain my favorite club in Berlin was running the party. This piece is inspired by the time I ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Melrose
By Noah Becker
Located in Dallas, TX
"On February 3, 2024 I Took a trip to Melrose Blvd, and I got some lunch at swingers, then went to church boutique to meet Rodney and set up the show we are having February 22. I wen...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Lenny - Rock N Roll Hall of Fame
By Noah Becker
Located in Dallas, TX
"Lenny's face when he found out he going HALL OF FAME"
Lenny Kravitz is Noah's God-father. This artwork was created to commemorate that Lenny was going to be inducted in the Rock N ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Leather, Wood
Jerry Jones
By Noah Becker
Located in Dallas, TX
"I was watching the Dallas cowboys vs the Green Bay packers game and the cowboys lost really bad. I imagined Jerry Jones being super upset and ticked off, I really wanted the cowboys...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem, "Untitled", 10x8 Multicolored Stripe Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Untitled" is a 10 x 8 multicolored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract bunny in white. The unique background features 6 blocks of co...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Hunt Slonem, "Untitled (Orange Bunny)" Contemporary Orange Bunny Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Untitled (Single Red Bunny)" is a 10.5 x 8.75 black and orange oil painting on wood board of a contemporary abstract rabbit in his choice of antique fr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
Slonem's work is full of textural color and expressive brushstrokes, leaving an exotic and vibrant feel.
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rise of the Fall
By Taher Jaoui
Located in Boca Raton, FL
With the idea of continuing the legacy of abstract expressionism, Taher Jaoui's paintings are rich assemblages of layered forms, vibrant colors and expressive gestures, varying from ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Blue Tsunami Ascension" White & Blue Butterflies w Silver 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 silver landscape. Slonem traces his famous crosshatch details throughout the piece, with thick use of paint and elegant accents. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn from the world. While viewing this piece in person, it is as if we are surrounded by beauty and encased effortlessly in a golden seascape. This painting invites us to celebrate nature and the simplicity of flight from the elegant world of the butterfly. The piece is signed and dated on verso with the artist SKU#CX1865 and it is painted on thick gallery wrap canvas.
Art measures 48 x 48 inches
Hunt Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, York County Maine. He is a renowned American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. Slonem is best known for his abstract depictions of animals, specifically Birds, Butterflies, and Bunnies. His whimsicality has captured the hearts of many across the globe, enchanting us all with a phenomenal power to elevate and inspire effortlessly. His works can best be described as monumental and uplifting as these forces certainly are the cornerstones of his inspiration. His pieces draw upon a spiritual connection celebrating nature, animals, and history. This bond stems from a love of exotic birds, as he has over 90 of them in his studio, painting them from life almost every day. His travels around the world since a young age has brought much passion for landscapes, as his father was in the Navy, living in Hawaii, Nicaragua to Mexico. And lastly, his unique joy in preserving historic homes has brought him to collect over 8 historic properties in the US, realizing too many of the country’s architectural gems have fallen into disrepair, bringing them back to their original beauty while decorating them with genuine antiques and his own creations.
Hunt possesses a unique gift, a gift that stretches far beyond his creations in art. Stepping inside his studio is an experience to behold. It is like stepping into a magical world, where you feel anything is possible; similar to the feelings you get when gazing at one of his enchanting paintings. The music of birds echoes and creates the soundtrack while enjoying other treasures placed perfectly in the design of his studio. You can find a family of harps positioned in a centered arrangement, a forest of tropical plants in another, objects and vases situated and resituated, as Slonem is inspired by the decorations arranged almost daily with-in this seemingly endless stretch of space. And that’s not all, there is a collection of antique top hats...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
Women Who Dance With Wolves. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin's Sharp Edge 21st Century NYC Style
Sometimes there is a coming together of spirit or intuition, it happens for no discernible reason and is a jolt to the psyche to find others in step with ones own dance. I am not a "feminist" but I do come from a line of women who were strong and happy in their own skins and who lived their lives in their own unique ways. Imagine how astounded I was to find these latest paintings from Sax Berlin arrive as I was starting to delve into Prof. Estes book Women Who Run With The Wolves. A happy coincidence and I must confess that I did a little wild woman wolf dance...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
Open Hearted (Candice O). Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin's Sharp Edge 21st Century NYC Style
Sometimes there is a coming together of spirit or intuition, it happens for no discernible reason and is a jolt to the psyche to find others in step with ones own dance. I am not a "feminist" but I do come from a line of women who were strong and happy in their own skins and who lived their lives in their own unique ways. Imagine how astounded I was to find these latest paintings from Sax Berlin arrive as I was starting to delve into Prof. Estes book Women Who Run With The Wolves. A happy coincidence and I must confess that I did a little wild woman wolf dance...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"The Angel", colorful, large neo expressionist mixed media painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"The Angel", colorful, large neo expressionist mixed media painting.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Babybel
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic & mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Foam Board
Elon Musk - Perpetuation of the Species: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Perpetuation of the Species is Berlin's symbolic portrait of a modern man, Elon Musk. Painted in the most cutting edge on trend style, Sharp Edge 21st Centur...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Artists stamp to verso; pictured. Provenance: From the artists estate.
Oscar Murillo (Mexican American 1940-2017) was a prominent figure in the 1960s an...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Macaco" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Macaque".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Come un insetto" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
"Come un insetto al sole sulla cima di un albero"
Translated title: "Like an insect in the sun on top of a tree".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Lakers" mixed media painting 80x54 inch by John Paul Fauves
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lakers" mixed media painting 80x54 inch by John Paul Fauves
ABOUT John Paul FAUVES:
John Paul Fauves (born in 1980) is a contemporary Artist from Costa Rica . His artistic journey started at a very young age after he became a student of Joaquin Rodriguez del Paso , one of the most important Costa Rican modern art tutors. John Paul spent 15 years studying and mastering his technique, and only a few years ago he finally started showcasing his work.
In his paintings he engages questions of identity as they relate to art history as well as our everyday interactions with mainstream culture and social media. Greatly inspired by modernist masters as wellas pop-artists, Fauves mixes fragments of different iconic images in vivid and colourful compositions. Of his experimental and high eclectic style, he says, “art is an expression from the soul, and the soul is somethinglimitless. This is why I am always searching for different elements to bring into the work.”
2019:
Portraits of Someone, London
2018:
[ Mi / Me ] solo exhibition at DOPENESS ART LAB, Taipei, Taiwan
Arte de La Peer
Papi Chulo group exhibition, Krause gallery, NYC
Down the Rabbit Hole group exhibition, Imitate London, London, UK
ARCO Madrid
Art Palm Beach, Miami
2017:
Art Basel Miami
PIXELS Pre-Basel group exhibition by JM Art Management at Laurent & Martin gallery
LA Style Fashion week
FACES, group exhibition by JM Art Management at HOMME gallery
A Loss of Innocence, solo exhibition Guy Hepner...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Neo-expressionist abstract paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Neo-Expressionist abstract paintings 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 abstract paintings 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, red, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including CLoD, Sax Berlin, and Taher Jaoui. Frequently made by artists working with Acrylic Paint, and 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 abstract paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for abstract paintings 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 $266 and tops out at $215,000, while the average work sells for $5,530.