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Neo-Expressionist 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
"Selfie in Hell" Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
"Selfie in Hell", a large-scale figurative abstract evoking the style of Basquiat, where many faces and figures are layered in the chaotic space that is Paulker's hell, by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Signed "Michael Paulker...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

New York City Guardian Angel. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Figurative Oil
Located in Brecon, Powys
Bold and strong, these terms are synonymous with both the Guardian Angels and Sax Berlin’s Sharp Edge New York City style of Neo-Expressionist painting. The primary palette has been ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Aegean clouds. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic landscape painting by Polish artist Andrzej Borowski. Artist is fascinated with mediterranean views and how the landscape is changing during the day and with eve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Tropico" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Abstract, Framed
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropic" Acrylic paint on canvas. Its frame is painted by the artist and is included.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

"Save The Elephants." Contemporary Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A charging bull elephant is an image we are all familiar with, but we are increasingly only able to see images and not the reality of the elephant. Berlin understands the headlong ch...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Triple Halo Lil' Angel of SoHo
Located in Brecon, Powys
Truly an exceptional, statement piece from Berlin. His Lil’ Angel is perhaps the most eyecatching and iconic of his works depicting the Guardian Angels. The Guardian Angels loomed la...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

"Invisible Surf", Large-Scale Impasto Abstract Dreamscape by Duane Bousfield
Located in Soquel, CA
"Invisible Surf", Large-Scale Impasto Abstract Dreamscape by Duane Bousfield Stunning impasto abstract expressionist oil painting by Duane Bousfield (American, b. 1960.) 1994. In t...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"Albero" by Enzio Wenk, 2023 - Still Life Painting, Acrylic Paint on Canvas
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tree". Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, 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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portokali. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic landscape painting by Polish artist Andrzej Borowski. Artist is fascinated with mediterranean views and how the landscape is changing during the day and with eve...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

The Renaissance of Neo Expressionisation of Klee: Contemporary Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A tour de force of a neo-expressionist painting. This work is symbolic and contemporary, offering a bold, almost tribal visual. Klee was a revolutionary artist who used many techniqu...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Oil, Acrylic

Animal Rights
Located in Brecon, Powys
When Muhammad Ali appears in your dreams there's bound to be a message! As a compassionate man Berlin feels strongly about many of the issues that affect our world. Animal Rights...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Metanoia
By ETTE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting was created in a time of psychological hardship for the artist. She was under great physical and emotional distress which ultimately led to psychiatric care. During thi...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Metanoia
Metanoia
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Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Collage Painting African American Kids, Bicycle NY
Located in Surfside, FL
Loren Munk (American, b. 1951) Cut paper collage "Home Boys with Chicken & Bike", collage and mixed media on paper, signed "Munk '85", bears artist's stamp, label on back from Gabrielle Bryers Gallery NYC, 15" x 22" sheet, framed 23.5" x 30.5" .African American kids in a park. Done in a manner that recalls Romare Bearden. The artist Loren Munk (born 1951) is primarily known for his YouTube nickname James Kalm as an uploader of videos about New York exhibitions, amongst others. He presents himself as a maker of contemporary paintings for several decades and of cubist paintings of urban imagery. Munk has received accolades for his drawings and mosaics. He differs from traditional mosaic artists by the manner in which he incorporates glass into his decorative paintings. His unique and innovative use of materials such as mirror, gold-leaf and glass mosaic affirmed him as a founding force of Kitsch Art and a leading member of New York Neo-Expressionism. Munk's work debuted in SoHo in 1981 with a double show at J. Fields Gallery and Gabrielle Bryers. Since then, he has overseen an international career. In addition to exhibiting in Brazil, France, Germany and the United States, Munk has received national and overseas, public and private commissions. He is well represented in important collections throughout Europe, South and North America and the Middle East. Most recently, Munk has been producing a series of paintings which tackle the subject of art itself through a historical and diagrammatic lens. Munk documents the New York art world in YouTube videos, using the name James Kalm. Timeline: 1979 Attended Art Students League, New York 1973-75 Attended University of Maryland at Ramstein, Germany while in US Army 1969-72 Attended Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 1951 Born, Salt Lake City, Utah Select Group Exhibitions 2018 “Under Erasure” curated by Heather and Raphael Rubinstein at Pierogi Gallery New York 2016 "It Was Never Linear: Recent Painting" at the Sheldon Museum of Art Lincoln Neb. with: Robert Bordo, Dawn Clements, Lois Dodd, Michelle Grabner, Colin Prahl, Peter Saul, Barbara Takenaga, and Stanley Whitney 2014 "Some Artists" curated by Matthew Deleget at Minus Space. David Diao, Mary Beth Edelson, Alfred Jensen, George Maciunas, Loren Munk, Ward Shelley, John Zinsser 2013 "Coming Together: Surviving Sandy Year 1" curated by Phong Bui for the Dedalus Foundation, "The Decline and Fall of the Art World: Part I" curated by Nick Lawrence at Freight+Volume, N.Y. "Reticulate" at McKenzie Fine Art Inc., N.Y. "The Pyramids Along the Nile" at English Kills Gallery 2012 "When We Were Ancient" organized by Ethan Petitt at Teddy's Bar, Williamsburg "Heroes" curated by Julie Torres at Small Black Door, Ridgewood Queens, N.Y. 2011 "ABC123" curated by Janet Goleas at Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, N.Y. "6 Who Paint" curated by Fred Valentine at Big & Small/Casual, Long Island City, N.Y. "It's All Good: Apocalypse Now" curated by Richard Timperio, Side Show Gallery, Brooklyn, N.Y. "Paper 2011" at Janet Kurnatowski Gallery, Brooklyn. "NEW year NEW work NEW faces" by Jason Andrew and Deborah Brown at Storefront Gallery. "Unfinished Pictures" curated by Kristin Calabrese...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Paint, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker

1980's Mixed Media Painting Glitter Feminist Pop Art Miami Artist Sheila Elias
Located in Surfside, FL
Titled: SIlver Bullet, Hand signed, dated and titled. Sheet measures 22 X 30 From her Pompidou Series (1979-1981) built around the X in the raw, exposed architecture of the Centre Georges Pompidou in the center of Paris designed by Richard Rodgers and Renzo Piano. Sheila Elias (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist. Her work is Neo Expressionist, Feminist Pop Art. Her works have been featured in exhibitions across North America and at the Liberty show at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Elias graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, lives and works in Miami, Florida and in New York City. As an artist and art historian, Elias works with the layers of life and art history, seeking in it a connection between art aesthetics and social consciousness. She has exhibited with diverse artists, Larry Rivers, Bob Stanley, Ford Crull, Sol LeWitt, Mark Tobey, Walter Darby Bannard, Clyde Butcher. Her work spans the disciplines of painting, digital mixed media, sculpture, installation and performance. Her inspiration to be an artist began with the work that Matisse created (La Cirque) in the library of the Art Institute of Chicago. Paul Wieghardt (from the Bauhaus School in Germany), was her art teacher at SAIC. She was influenced by the Marisol, Claes Oldenburg and Jean Dubuffet. Her sculptures also reveal the influence of Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. Select Exhibitions: Museo Vault in Wynwood Art District, Miami Coral Springs Museum of Art, Sheila Elias: Somewhere-Anywhere, Coral Springs, Fla. Lila G. Martinez Gallery, Cambridge, Mass. “Painted Pixels” Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, FL (Solo Exhibition) “Salon Series” The Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL (Group Exhibition) “The Invisible Woman” Concrete Space, Doral, FL (Group Exhibition) “eye-Pad” Silvana Facchini Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, FL “Jewels” Buccellati, Bal Harbour, FL “Chai Contemporary” Jewish Museum, Miami Beach, FL “Tribute to Africa” Silvana Facchini Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, FL The Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood, Miami, FL Apple Store “iPaint on my iPad,” Chicago, IL The Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, Mass. The Napoleon Grand Salon at The Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Bass Museum, "I Wanna Be Loved by You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe," Miami Beach, Fla. Boca Raton Museum of Art Norton Museum of Art Bass Museum, Miami Beach, Fla. Jewish Museum of Florida Kim Foster Gallery, "Beyond the Camera...," New York, NY Silvana Facchini Gallery, "Living in Miami," Miami, Fla. South Florida / Art Center, "Reconnect," Miami Beach, Fla. Maryland Federation of Art, "Art on Paper 2001" Corcoran Gallery, Annapolis, MD, juror David C. Levy Veneto Gallery, Miami, Fla. Margulies Taplin Gallery, Bay Harbour, Fla. "Secret Gardens," Travelling Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, Fla. Public Art Program, City of Orlando, Fla. Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Fla. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Fla. Bernard Biderman Gallery, New York, NY Metro Dade Cultural Resource Center, Miami, Fla. Huntsville Museum of Art New England Center for Contemporary Art San Diego Art Institute, CA Anne Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbour, Fla. Ratner Gallery, Chicago, IL Santa Monica Heritage Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. Paula Allan Gallery, New York, NY. Otis Parsons...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic Polymer, Glitter, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Mi son ritrovato a volare" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 -Acrylic on Canvas, Blue Faces
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "I found myself flying" Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Il mare ti guarda" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The sea looks at you". Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. It's been drawn in one go, with no erasu...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Animal (after Michelangelo) Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
The goat plays a strange role in mythology and legend; perhaps its ambivalence, appearing on both sides of the spectrum, give it the appeal it enjoys. Most ancient cultures from the Assyrians via the ancient Greeks and Vikings have a goat appear in their legends. Berlin's goat skulls...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Gold Leaf

"Isaiah II--Quaspace for Cow, " Acrylic on Canvas Abstract by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Isaiah II--Quaspace For Cow" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts a cow in yellow, a graph, a landscape, and a bubble of text. The artist signed ...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Guardian Sista. Acrylic Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
New York City has immersed Berlin in the whole vibe of the street culture that existed in the city at that time. Guardian Sista pays tribute to the women who were an integral part of...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

21st Century Wild Man. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
With his Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo-Expressionist New York City Style series Berlin gifts us the fruits of complete abandonment in paint. He offers these works that map the evolutio...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Patterson abstract blue and green. boats. big. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en Restauración y Conservación de pintura Mural y caballete. Ha ejercido como profesor de pintura en e...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Blue Storm
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Blue Storm
Blue Storm
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"For the Soul Only" Floral Still Life Painting with Blue Orange White Red Green
Located in Austin, TX
Signed and inscribed on verso. A warm, energetic, and expressive still life depicting a floral arrangement. The painter, Dominique Boisjoli rendered the composition in bold, think ...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Vendémiaire", acrylic on paper, myth, humanity, loss, autumn, surrender
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Vendémiaire" is an acrylic paint and mixed media on paper, by Brooklyn, New York artist Dale Williams. It measures 50" high by 38" wide. This artwork is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Patterson Boats on the Coast Ocher and Black abstract acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en Restauración y Conservación de pintura Mural y caballete. Ha ejercido como profesor de pintura en e...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

Pink and Cyan Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Pink and cyan abstract, an abstract expressionist oil painting by an unknown artist (American, 20th Century). Unsigned and unframed. Canvas is wrapped around 2" stretcher and painted...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

Pink and Cyan Abstract
Pink and Cyan Abstract
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"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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Stretcher Bars

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2021 -Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

A Red Island- XXI Century, Contemporary Flora Acrylic Painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
ANDRZEJ BOROWSKI (born in 1969) He studied at the Academy of Fine Arts , at the Departments of Graphics and Painting in the atelier of professor Zbysław Maciejewski. In 1994 he was a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Alas", acrylic painting, drawing, portrait, democracy, politics, citizen lament
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Alas" is an acrylic painting with litho crayon, ink and collage elements on paper, measuring 36" high by 24" wide. It is one of 50 portraits that comprise Profiles in Democracy. Savage in their execution, they are nevertheless heartfelt expressions from the artist – politically, socially, culturally – in some cases featuring text and language in the portrait. From Dale Williams: "Profiles in Democracy is a group of 50 portraits completed in 2019. They are an expression of sorrow at the fracturing ideals that our country now teeters upon. The portraits are mostly – not exclusively – imaginary: a populace viewed from the inside out, people that someone like our current president might call losers. They perhaps “live in gaudy poverty, powerful destitution,” to quote Osip Mandelstam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Crayon

"Tracciati" by E. Wenk, 2020 - Green Acrylic Paint, Abstract Lines, Graffiti
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Traces" Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure and with a c...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Acrylic

Neo-Expressionist Linear Geometric Abstract #2 - In the Style of Basquiat
By Peter Costello
Located in Soquel, CA
Neo-Expressionist Linear Geometric Abstract #2 - In the Style of Basquiat Dynamic contemporary Neo-Expressionist abstract composition in red...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Pastel, Acrylic

"Lazarus from the Tombstone", acrylic painting, miracle, savior, myth, phoenix
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Lazarus from the Tombstone" is an acrylic painting with oil stick, graphite and collage elements on canvas measuring 86" high by 98" wide. It references the story of Lazarus risen f...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Graphite

Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Collage Assemblage Painting Sculpture Art Brut
Located in Surfside, FL
LOREN MUNK (american b. 1951) MUNKEY BUSINESS Signed and dated 'Munk 84' verso, mixed media construction with paint brushes, mirrored mosaic tile, gold leaf and oil paint 57 x 33 x 23 in. (144.8 x 83.8 x 58.4cm) Provenance: Malcolm Forbes collection The artist Loren Munk (born 1951) is primarily known for his YouTube nickname James Kalm as an uploader of videos about New York exhibitions, amongst others. He presents himself as a maker of contemporary paintings for several decades and of cubist paintings of urban imagery. Munk has received accolades for his drawings and mosaics. He differs from traditional mosaic artists by the manner in which he incorporates glass into his decorative paintings. His unique and innovative use of materials such as mirror, gold-leaf and glass mosaic affirmed him as a founding force of Kitsch Art and a leading member of New York Neo-Expressionism. Munk's work debuted in SoHo in 1981 with a double show at J. Fields Gallery and Gabrielle Bryers. Since then, he has overseen an international career. In addition to exhibiting in Brazil, France, Germany and the United States, Munk has received national and overseas, public and private commissions. He is well represented in important collections throughout Europe, South and North America and the Middle East. Most recently, Munk has been producing a series of paintings which tackle the subject of art itself through a historical and diagrammatic lens. Munk documents the New York art world in YouTube videos, using the name James Kalm. Timeline: 1979 Attended Art Students League, New York 1973-75 Attended University of Maryland at Ramstein, Germany while in US Army 1969-72 Attended Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho 1951 Born, Salt Lake City, Utah Select Group Exhibitions 2018 “Under Erasure” curated by Heather and Raphael Rubinstein at Pierogi Gallery New York 2016 "It Was Never Linear: Recent Painting" at the Sheldon Museum of Art Lincoln Neb. with: Robert Bordo, Dawn Clements...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Gold Leaf

ADVENTURE TIME
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Acrylic on canvas Shipped From Spain.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

R. Poch Two Characters Big Square. original acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
99 las diez y diez 150x150 cm. original acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production co...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Acrylic

"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 Paintings

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Acrylic, Canvas

Songbirds Sing
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Songbirds Sing
Songbirds Sing
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Love is Blue
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Love is Blue
Love is Blue
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"Canine Kaleidoscope" by L. A. Spowart - Vibrant Blue Neo Expressionist of Dogs
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Canine Kaleidoscope" 2024 Acrylic paint, Glue, Paper, Collage, Mixed Media, Wood Panel The artist signed the bottom right and back of the p...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Pencil, Wood Panel, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Glue, Paper

1979 Large Colorful Abstract Oil Painting "Nightlife" Jazz Inspired Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Richard Hennessy, 1972. Born in Rochester, NY, in 1941, Hennessy began as a gifted concert pianist studying at the Eastman School of Music from 1954-1959. He went on to study art his...
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1970s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

"One Waiting Too", acrylic, paper, angels, humanity, loss, myth, surrender
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Running To Running From" is an acrylic paint and mixed media on paper, by Brooklyn, New York artist Dale Williams. It measures 50" high by 38" wide. Thi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

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Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Abstract Painted Ceramic Tile Pop Art Painting Italian Neo Figurative Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted ceramic tile by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. Polychrome and vibrant art from the Memphis Milano era. This is signed with his initials. This is reminiscent of the mid century work of Jean Lurcat and Jean Picart le Doux. Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints. Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art. Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints. He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend. Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life. Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker who introduces him to welding and sculpture after his initial interest in photography. Also studies with Charles Pollock, the brother of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. His first teaching job was at University of Wisconsin (through 1964). where he met Harvey Littleton, a fellow instructor. He later moves to Providence, Rhode Island,I to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Is colleagues with artists Richard Merkin and Hardu Keck. Starts a correspondence with HC Westermann. Spends summers teaching at Brown University; colleague of Hugh Townley. Moves to State College, PA, and teaches at Pennsylvania State University for one year. Meets artists Juris Ubans, Harry Anderson, Richard Frankel, and Richard Calabro, who remain friends throughout his career. 1967: David Pease helps him get a tenure track position at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, . Artists he works closely with include Ernest Silva, Lee Jaffe, Donald Gill, and William Schwedler. Meets graduate student Dale Chihuly while lecturing at RISD and develops a lifelong friendship. 1969: One person exhibition, Baylor Art Gallery, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Works very closely with students Larry Becker and Heidi Nivling (who later run a gallery in Philadelphia, PA), and Harry Anderson. Welcomes many artists into his home including Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Bruce Nauman (a former student), Vito Acconci, Ree Morton and Rafael Ferrer. 1973: "Saints Glass" at 112 Greene Street Gallery, NYC. Installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Meets Gordon Matta Clark and contributes to an artist cookbook. Goes to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, founded by Dale Chihuly, as a visiting artist. He continues to work there annually through 2001. Works over the years with Pilchuck artists Richard Royal, Seaver Leslie, Jamie Carpenter, Joey Kirkpatrick, Flora Mace, Robbie Miller, Billy Morris, Buster Simpson...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Caldentey Serie Mallorca original Neo Figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY Painting on paper Perfect state CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

Original Painting of Urban Flower Patterns in Mauve, Pink, Turquoise, Street Art
Located in Barcelona, ES
Borneo's pieces are deeply influenced by various creative sources, with a particular focus on the culture of the late '80s and '90s: from high-brow Memphis-inspired design to urban c...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Oil Pastel, Oil, Paper

"Casa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Landscape, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Home". Marker on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Urban Flowers in Orange, Nineties Basket, Mural Painting on Paper, Graffiti
Located in Barcelona, ES
Borneo's pieces are deeply influenced by various creative sources, with a particular focus on the culture of the late '80s and '90s: from high-brow Memphis-inspired design to urban c...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Painted Ceramic Tile Pop Art Painting Italian Neo Figurative Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
This painted ceramic tile by Italo Scanga, epitomizes the characteristics of his oeuvre. Polychrome and vibrant art from the Memphis Milano era. This is signed with his initials. This is reminiscent of the mid century work of Jean Lurcat and Jean Picart le Doux. Italo Scanga (June 6, 1932 - July 7, 2001), an Italian-born American artist, was known for his sculptures, prints and, paintings, mostly created from found objects. In his youth in Calabria, Italy he worked as a cabinetmaker's apprentice and studies sculpture with a man who carved statues of saints. Italo Scanga was an innovative neo Dada, neo-Expressionist, and neo-Cubist multimedia artist who made assemblage, collage, sculptures of ordinary objects and created prints, glass, and ceramic works. Modern Italian abstract geometric folk art. Scanga's materials included natural objects like branches and seashells, as well as kitsch figurines, castoff musical instruments and decorative trinkets salvaged from flea markets and thrift shops. He combined these ingredients into free-standing assemblages, which he then painted. Although visually ebullient, the results sometimes referred to gruesome episodes from Greek mythology or the lives and deaths of martyred saints. He considered his artistic influences to be sweepingly pan-cultural, from African sculpture to Giorgio de Chirico. He often collaborated with the sculptor Dale Chihuly, who was a close friend. Constructed of wood and glass, found objects or fabric, his ensembles reflect a trio of activities—working, eating, and praying. These activities dominate the lives of those who live close to the land, but they are also activities that are idealized by many who contemplate, romantically, a simpler, bucolic life. Italo graduated from Michigan State University where he befriended fellow artists Richard Merkin and David Pease. He studied under Lindsey Decker who introduces him to welding and sculpture after his initial interest in photography. Also studies with Charles Pollock, the brother of Abstract Expressionist Jackson Pollock. His first teaching job was at University of Wisconsin (through 1964). where he met Harvey Littleton, a fellow instructor. He later moves to Providence, Rhode Island,I to teach at Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Is colleagues with artists Richard Merkin and Hardu Keck. Starts a correspondence with HC Westermann. Spends summers teaching at Brown University; colleague of Hugh Townley. Moves to State College, PA, and teaches at Pennsylvania State University for one year. Meets artists Juris Ubans, Harry Anderson, Richard Frankel, and Richard Calabro, who remain friends throughout his career. 1967: David Pease helps him get a tenure track position at Tyler School of Art in Philadelphia, PA, . Artists he works closely with include Ernest Silva, Lee Jaffe, Donald Gill, and William Schwedler. Meets graduate student Dale Chihuly while lecturing at RISD and develops a lifelong friendship. 1969: One person exhibition, Baylor Art Gallery, Baylor University, Waco, TX. Works very closely with students Larry Becker and Heidi Nivling (who later run a gallery in Philadelphia, PA), and Harry Anderson. Welcomes many artists into his home including Donald Judd, Dan Flavin, Bruce Nauman (a former student), Vito Acconci, Ree Morton and Rafael Ferrer. 1973: "Saints Glass" at 112 Greene Street Gallery, NYC. Installation at the Institute of Contemporary Art at University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA. Meets Gordon Matta Clark and contributes to an artist cookbook. Goes to Pilchuck Glass School, Stanwood, WA, founded by Dale Chihuly, as a visiting artist. He continues to work there annually through 2001. Works over the years with Pilchuck artists Richard Royal, Seaver Leslie, Jamie Carpenter, Joey Kirkpatrick, Flora Mace, Robbie Miller, Billy Morris, Buster Simpson...
Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Enamel

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...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Icarus"- Colorful Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
“It is terrifying to paint. When you start out, you are faced with this great unknown. And you think, am I ever going to paint again? Yet, as you work, it starts to formulate itself....
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Caldentey Paris Character original neo-expressionist acrylic painting- 2014
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Caldentey Paris.original neo-expressionist mixed media acrylic painting- 2014. framed composition of the artist Español Toni CALDENTEY. Mixed technique on canvas. CALDENTEY, Toni - ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Acrylic Paint, Abstract
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition". Watercolor and acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single dra...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor

The Incredible Combustible, colorful abstract of classical figure theme
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Abstract and figurative interpretation of a classic theme. Originally inspired by the Odalisque.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Oil, Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Portrait of a Gray Andalusian Horse
Located in Austin, TX
Artist: Daniela Nikolova Medium: Oil and sand on canvas Size: 47.2" x 31.5"
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Running Horse abstracted animal painting w poodle and reference to GertrudeStein
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on linen, dark purples, greens . This work conveys a sense of mystery.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

'Herculaneum, Night Walk', Mixed media on paper c 2005, original signed work
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Herculaneum ' , Southern Italy Historical Roman site. Mixed media piece circa 2005 : Mixed media on woven paper currently sited at 42cm x 55cm Aluminium glazed frame 53 x 72cm A ...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Contemporary Figurative Expressionism Warm Earth Tones Female Figures Painting
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Title: «Osadas en el Edén» Collection: Muses Description: Acrylic on canvas, figurative, red, pink, gestural, modern Being daring in the comfort zone, without fear of facing challenges or dangers... when rules and borders dissolve, freedom is the only law that governs our movements... we must destroy the shackles that grip a woman's will, take risks without any fear, and crush the mutilating taboos... the reward is immediate. This artwork celebrates and empowers women to break free from societal norms and restrictions, take risks, and embrace their freedom. It encourages women to be bold and daring, and to reject any taboos or constraints that might hold them back. The artwork or collection is likely to be visually striking and powerful, and may feature images of women breaking free from bondage or engaging in daring and courageous acts. The message of the artwork is one of empowerment and liberation, encouraging women to embrace their strength and independence. Victoria Tsemka...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Global Warming rich color humor art topical subject birds and human interaction
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas signed an dated on reverse. Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic yet thought provoking narratives. His whimsical works are alive wit...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

"Chiaro di luna" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Bird in a Dark Scene, Abstract Animal
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Moonlight" Acrylic on canvas panel.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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