Neo-Expressionist Figurative 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
DOG LOVE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Shipped from Thailand because i am living here in 2025
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
ANIMAL CREW
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
LONG LOVE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Shipped from Thailand because i am living here in 2025
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
"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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
Daydream, 80x60cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Daydream, 80x60cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$1,921 Sale Price
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Untitled
Located in Summit, NJ
Great piece by Peter Keil. The piece is from his family's private collection. It is framed in its original gold wood frame with a linen liner. Background is a beautiful blue with ma...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
$1,400 Sale Price
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"Pink Summer KMH 010, " Acrylic & Mixed Media signed by Katherine Hartley
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Pink Summer KMH 010" is an original acrylic and mixed media painting by Katherine Hartley. The artist signed the piece lower right. This piece depicts a line of girls in dresses amo...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Banksy Working. Time is of the essence. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This Neo-expressionist piece from Berlin's Atlantic studio conveys all the immediacy of creating street art or graffiti. Outsider and street/graffiti artists have, since the inceptio...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
"Ophelia". Contemporary, Realism, figurative, expresionism, impresionism, nude
Located in MADRID, ES
"Ophelia". Contemporary, Realism, figurative, expresionism, impresionism, nude
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic on canvas.
It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker, Acrylic
Cate Blanchett Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR addressing European Parliament
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Cate Blanchett, Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR addressing the European Parliament" is a wonderful Neo-Expressionist interpretation of the event by master artist Sax Berlin. This pai...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Back to Source : We All from Africa. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A gripping piece referencing our mitochondrial roots. Berlin has created an image that is simultaneously urban jungle graffiti and African tribal mask. It would enhance any space an...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Esosa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,280 Sale Price
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LIFE IS WONDERFUL
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Shipped from Thailand because i am living here in 2025
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$347 Sale Price
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"Holy Trinity" Painting 90.5" x 83" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Holy Trinity" Painting 90.5" x 83" inch by Vera Kochubey
Medium: Oils and acrylic on canvas
ATTENTION: please contact us if you want this painting to be shipped rolled to lower ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Silent harmony, 60x40cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Silent harmony, 60x40cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$709 Sale Price
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ANIMAL FACE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
No Kings No War, Wisdom of Washington. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sticking to his 1980s Neo-expressionist roots Sax Berlin produces a topical piece close to his heart. Let his work do the talking
Oil and acrylic paint on stareched canvas
Signed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
MODEL FACE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker, Acrylic
LOVE NATURE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Shipped from Thailand because i am living here in 2025
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Hymne à la Joie
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"My True Will" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"My True Will" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey
Medium: Wall paint on canvas
ATTENTION: please contact us if you want this painting to be shipped rolled to lower the cost...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Mysteries of the Night Garden, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Mysteries of the Night Garden, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$2,096 Sale Price
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Hunt Slonem, "2 Fly", 10x8 White Butterfly Oil Painting in Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "2 Fly" is a 10x8 purple and scored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract yellow and blue butterflies in his choice of antique framing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Deux Iris
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mad Hatters bright colorful fashionable ladies humorous view
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on
cradled wooden board signed and dated on reverse contemporary figurative expressionism
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel, Wood Panel
Michael Hafftka Figurative Neo Expressionist Oil Pastel Painting The Wave
By Michael Hafftka
Located in Surfside, FL
MICHAEL HAFFTKA
"The Wave"
Hand signed lower right "Hafftka"
Oil and pastel on paper, 30.5" x 22.25". Framed 39" x 31.5".
Michael Hafftka (born 1953) is an American figurative exp...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
SNAKE DOG
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Shipped from Thailand because i am living here in 2025
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker, Acrylic
$177 Sale Price
25% Off
SNAKE DOG
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
VILLERS, Pride, Oil on Canvas, 1972
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on Canvas by VILLERS, France, 1972 – "Pride".
This striking oil painting by French artist Villers, titled "Pride," was created in 1972. The artwork reflects the artist's unique ...
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1970s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Looking Glass - Colorful Vibrant Basquiat Inspired Figurative Artwork
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural icons and world events acting as inspiration, artist Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through figures and colors. He paints in a street art-inspired Neo-expressionist style inspired by artists such as Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat. Grau's work engages the viewer with color and symbolism, inviting each person to unscramble the mystery behind his paintings. He explores social commentary and individuality using bold colors and emotive lines.
This unique 24 inch high by 18 inch wide painting...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
ABSTRACT SPACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
by artist Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
SWEET DEREAMS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
2024y.
acrylic on canvas.
The magic flow reality...
It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Noah, 100x100 cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Noah, 100x100 cm, acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$3,375 Sale Price
25% Off
PORTRAIT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
by artist Daria Kusto.
Shipped well protected, unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
Hands Up - Friends and Family Neo-Expressionist Large Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Urban abstract expressionism artist Tommy Lennartsson draws on the visual culture of street and pop art when creating his original vibrant mixed-medi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Neo Expressionism Renaissance. Volume 1
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Neo-Expressionism has a justified place in the art pantheon and is currently experiencing a revival on both sides of the Atlantic. The human condition is laid out in this piece which...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
BLACK SUN
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Rare Jewish Yemenite Family Oil Painting Israeli Judaica Itamar Siani
By Itamar Siani
Located in Surfside, FL
Itamar Siani, Israeli artist, painter, engraver, born 1941, Yemen
His art commemorates the unique cultural heritage and traditions of the Yemenite Jewish community, who returned to the Promised Land on "Eagles' Wings," the code name of the Israeli rescue of Yemenite Jewry in 1949. Among his notable works is a ten-meter long oil painting depicting the immigration of the Yemenite Jews, which he worked on for 30 years.He did a celebrated series titled "The Magic Carpet" etchings depicting stages in the artist’s life including: Liberation, The Magic Carpet, Refugees, New life in Israel, Family, Mount Sinai. published in Jerusalem 1973. The artist was born in Sana’a in Yemen and flown to Israel aged 5 years old as part of operation ‘Magic Carpet’ the mass migration that transported almost the entire Jewish population of this part of the Arabian peninsula to the new State. The etchings continue and develop a long tradition of Yemenite artistry. Yemenite born Israeli painters Avshalom Okashi...
Category
1970s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Wild Side". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
In the 1980's New York was a very different place to the shiny, cosmopolitan city we know today. Dark forces roamed the streets and subway, violence lurked on street corners. The cit...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Most Young Kings Get Their Head Cut Off
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This is a stunning, subtle painting from Sax Berlin that evokes the phrase used by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Berlin's interpretation of the quotation draws on his own personal knowledge ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
PORTRAIT WITH CAT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic on canvas.
It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Green, 55x120cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Green, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,275 Sale Price
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Painting of the series “Not a dicky bird”, 81x65cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Painting of the series “Not a dicky bird”, 81x65cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$1,921 Sale Price
25% Off
MARITIME
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO
The magic flow reality..
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped From Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Wise Up We All From Africa. Large Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Painted in Sax Berlin's iconic Sharp Edge style, Wise Up displays motif's from Africa, see the display of flags at the bottom of the canvas for example, and instantly recognisable sy...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Guardian Angel Selfie. Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Sharp Edge" Neo Expressionism from the studio of Sax Berlin
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem, "One Luna and Monarch", Yellow Colorful Butterfly Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "One Luna and Monarch" is a 30x26 colorful yellow scored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract butterflies in multiple colors in his choic...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Nucleus - Science Physics Math Neo-Expressionist Artwork
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural icons and world events acting as inspiration, artist Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through figures and colors. He paints in a street art-inspired Neo-expres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
TRIPLE FACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on watercolour paper.
by artist Daria Kusto
The magic flow reality...
Shipped well protected, unframed
Curated by Art Reserve & Angel Rivas
We can do commissioned work...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
INMORTAL LIFE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by DARIA KUSTO.
the magic flow reality.
Acrylic and markers on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
From Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
$2,364
"ABSTRACT IN THE AIR"
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
2024y.
Abstrct, acrylic on canvas.
The magic flow reality...
It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
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...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
ABSTRACT FACE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed
I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
$189 Sale Price
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Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
Located in Soquel, CA
Large Scale Neo-Expressionist Figurative Composition in Oil on Canvas
Compelling and large scale neo-expressionist figurative painting by San Jose, California area artist Daniel Dav...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Human Evolution 1 - Large Colorful Street Art Wall Painting
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural icons and world events acting as inspiration, artist Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through figures and colors. He paints in a street art-inspired Neo-expres...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Odoziaku
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Odoziaku is an original painting by Paschal Ugwu. Ugwu created Odoziaku with Acrylic on a 36W by 48H inches primed canvas.
Odoziaku preaches that a hardw...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,300 Sale Price
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"Olotera" contemporary, Mexican, oil, figurative
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Contemporary, Mexican, oil, figurative
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Big Little Angel Of SoHo. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Berlin has loved Manhattan & New York City for decades. This love is passionately brought to life in the dynamic & vibrant series of Guradian Angels that he's created to protect the ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Who is the Loneliest Monk?" Contemporary Surreal Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Large-scale contemporary figurative abstract on red, evoking the style of Basquiat, by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957), 2008. A man in a tuxedo sips a martini in the foreground, surrounded by chaotic layers of faces and figures in a surreal, dream-like space.
Signed "Michael Paulker...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
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Canvas, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Oil
$4,400 Sale Price
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Neo-expressionist figurative paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Neo-Expressionist figurative 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 figurative 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, pink, purple and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Sax Berlin, Enzio Wenk, Jean Sanglar, and Ahmed Gaafary. 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 figurative paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative 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 $39 and tops out at $200,000, while the average work sells for $2,000.