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
FREAKY GIRL
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
2024y.
Acryic ,markers on watercolor paper.
THE MAGIC FLOW REALITY...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
YOGA
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Acrylicon wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
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Permanent Marker
ABSTRACT SPACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
by artist Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
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Permanent Marker
Electric Brain - Science Technology 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
BIRDIE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
ORIGINAL PAINTING BY DARIA KUSTO,
Acrylic on canvas.
Shipped rolled in a tube
From Spain.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Think
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
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Acrylic
La Nuit M'enchante...
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
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Mixed Media
Beach Time
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Beach Volley
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
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Mixed Media
Hommage à Munch
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
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Mixed Media
LOVE NATURE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
ANIMAL FACE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Caldentey Forest Mallorca original neo figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting virtual frame
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mal...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Solitude 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
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...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil Pastel, Archival Paper
LOVE AROUND
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, cont...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
MULTIFACE
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.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
"Falling Figure", acrylic painting, red devil, dream, myth, poetry, flight
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Falling Figure" is an acrylic painting on canvas measuring 16" high by 16" wide. The title may be somewhat disingenuous – falling figure indeed – with cloven hoofs, red skin and horns on head suggesting a demon's fall from grace. The demon? Mythic and humanitarian all at once, the figure appears to be wearing stylish shorts and gives the thumbs up sign on the way down. Perhaps an all too familiar predicament as we tumble toward our own destinies...
Press Release 2018: "Williams acknowledges a large range of influences on his vision: the moral lessons embodied in the works of 17th century engraver Jacques Lagniet, the darkling phantasms and tragic reportage of Goya’s Caprichos and Disasters of War, and the personal mythologizing of the late paintings of Philip Guston. Such works echo throughout Williams social surrealist re-visioning." – George Del Barrio, Vanderbilt Republic, Brooklyn NY
Dale Williams has exhibited in the New York City area for the past 25 years. He is a 2014 recipient of a Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts from the New York Foundation for the Arts. His most recent one-person show, “America Now Suite,” which re-visioned American history in service of the civic imagination, was held at Gowanus Loft, Brooklyn in October 2018. A selection of portraits from “America Now Suite” was included in the BRIC Biennial, Winter/Spring 2019. His portrait of Osip Mandelstam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Solitude 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
Nude , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Untitled , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
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
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
LOVE FACE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper, 300GR
Shipped well protected, unframed
I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
i can ship several dra...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
"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
ABSTRACT FLOWERS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic, oil , gold leaf, 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
Know This and Know Peace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, People
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
We Dem Boz - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, People
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
Love Unrequited - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
MAGIG
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
2024y.
Acryic ,markers on watercolor paper.
THE MAGIC FLOW REALITY...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
MONKEY
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
2024y.
Acryic ,markers on watercolor paper.
THE MAGIC FLOW REALITY...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
Village of Provence, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Michel Jouenne, France, Early 1960s. Village of France. Measurements : with frame : 38.7x28 inches - 98.3x71 cm, without frame : 36.3x25.6 inches - 92.2x65 cm, Forma...
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1960s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
"Little Miss" by L. A. Spowart - Small Bright Neo-Figurative Abstract Painting
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957)
"Little Miss" 2023
Acrylic Paint, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
The artist signed the bottom right and back of the painting.
"Lit...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars
RIVERS OF LOVE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas.
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Shipped rolled in a tube
From Spain
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
"Heroin Kills" Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Heroin Kills is a cry from the soul from Berlin. A contemporary of Basquiat in the New York art scene of the 1980's Berlin was very much on the frontline when it came to witnessing t...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Iversione orancione. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic landscape painting by Polish artist Andrzej Borowski. The Artist is fascinated with mediterranean views and how the landscape is changing during the day and with...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Philippe Cognee Carved Painting Expressionist Wood Relief Sculpture African Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Roughly hewn and painted, carved wooden sculpture. Hand signed and dated.
Provenance Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago, Illinois, (accompanied with copy of original invoice dated 1986.) This was from his show Out of Africa. Expressionist paintings and carved reliefs at the Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago His first one-man exhibition in the United States, the show featured multidimensional and multi-media work with influences from Africa and nature.
Philippe Cognée...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Black painting, water and plants, fractals, organic landscape, golden spiral
Located in Carballo, ES
Black Neoexpressionist Painting. This is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2018. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The dimensions of the painting are 65 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Celebrating Life - Colorful Stick Figure Pop Art
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 stre...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Mid-Century Modern Dancers Figurative Abstract, Bay Area Figurative School 1960s
Located in Soquel, CA
Mid-Century Modern Dancers Figurative Abstract, Bay Area Figurative School 1960s
A gorgeous and colorful mid-century modern figurative abst...
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1960s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Sikuamiecha" oil, acrylic, figurative, blue, Mexican
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Oil, acrylic, figurative, blue, Mexican
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Love is the Souls of a Genius" Painting 30" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Love is the Souls of a Genius" Painting 30" 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
Pallette Heads 2 -21st Century, Contemporary, Abstract Painting, Acrylic, People
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inspiration. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Inspiration offers a beautiful portrait, one is aware of the nods to previous portrayals of iconic faces yet this painting is totally unique. This piece is classic Neo-Expressionism,...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Skull. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
What better time than now to introduce Sax Berlin's Mortality series. Since people started creating art works there have been representations of human (and animal) bones; skeletons a...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, 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 Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
WILD FRIENDS
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original unique piece hand painted
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Vigneron: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
From Sax Berlin's Wine Drinkers series painted whilst he stayed at the famous Chateau Lescours in St Emillion, France. This Neo-Expressionist work is vibrant and relatable; a real to...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
BIRD'S -EYE VIEW
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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Permanent Marker
RAINBOW SPLASH
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Work done by my partner DARIA KUSTO
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
From Spain
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Hipster Games - Original Basquiat Style Figurative 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
LOVE 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
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
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.