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
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Il Mare Dentro" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The sea inside".
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Cose Acerbe in Tasca" by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Acrylic on Cardboard, Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Unripe things in a pocket".
Acrylic paint on cardboard.
The blue frame is included.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Chastellet 2"- Colorful, Neo-Expressionist Fine Art Painting
By Ford Crull
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 ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Diptych, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Diptych.
Acrylic paint on emulsified canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
As If You Care
By Ford Crull
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 ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
$19,200 Sale Price
20% Off
"Un volto" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 -Acrylic on Canvas Board, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "A face".
Acrylic on canvas board.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Abstract Oil Painting by noted Figurative Expressionist Israeli Artist Joel Kass
By Joël Kass
Located in Surfside, FL
Medium: Oil
Surface: Canvas
Country: Israel
Dimensions: 29" x 21 1/4" x 3/4"
Dimensions w/Frame: 29 1/4" x 22"
Kass paints in thick layers and realizes unique effects by sublimating...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Snowy landscape n°50 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
$2,512 Sale Price
28% Off
Marilyn Trip
By Kokian
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Original work
Painting
Technique Mixte
Signature overleaf
Kokian's "pop art is dead" collection is a tribute to Andy Warhol, master of pop art. Kokian chose to take over some icons a...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
$2,886
"Autoritratto di Qualcun Altro " by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Someone else's self-portrait".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Surrealist Evolution. Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic On Canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Quante cose ho visto" by Enzio Wenk, 2016 - Mixed Media, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "How many things I've seen..."
Mixed media on canvas.
The dimensions refer to the painting with the frame.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Oil Monoprint Portrait Painting on Paper 1/1 Neo Expressionist
By Marc Baseman
Located in Surfside, FL
Marc Baseman is a visual artist. Marc Baseman has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at The Harwood Museum of Art, University of New Mexico.He has been exhibiting with Dickinson Roundell and Edward Nahem in New York, and Nahem has helped him find an eager audience among collectors in London and Europe. Marc Baseman has Exhibited with these artists:
Larry Bell, Lynda Benglis, Vija Celmins, Ronald Davis, Wes Mills, Lee Mullican, Ken Price Mateo Romero, Fritz Scholder and Charles Strong...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, India Ink
Save Our World Now ! :Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Climate change, conflict and conflagration are todays global reality and has sparked the creation of this Neo-Expressionist painting from Berlin. Sir David Attenborough, in June 2023...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Oath"- Neo Expressionist Painting on Canvas
By Ford Crull
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....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"Tre teste" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Three heads"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic on Canvas Board, Neo Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Head".
Acrylic paint on canvas board, which is applied on fabric and wood.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Board
"Verso il cielo" by E. Wenk, 2010 - Mixed Media on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: " Towards the sky ".
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Ecstasy: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This painting from Sax Berlin's studio overlooking the wild Atlantic Ocean captures the essence of ecstasy. It's imbued with the hot sense of the urgency and frenetic energy of New Y...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Warning Code Red ! Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Primary, rich red defines this painting, yet the face is so magnetic. Berlin is hugely conscious of the environment and these highly immediate works are his way of trying to draw att...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"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 ...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Bosco Dorato" by Enzio Wenk, 2012 - Oil on Canvas Panel, Neo-Espressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Title: "Bosco Dorato"
Translated title: "Golden Forest".
Acrylic on canvas panel.
The wooden frame is included and is vintage, made in the 40s.
Canvas measures:
Width: 60 cm
He...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Senza Narrazione - 1 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 1"
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Untitled
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
Under A False Flag
By Taher Jaoui
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Neo Expressionist
Abstracted Figurative painting in black and white
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Memorie Tropicali" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical memories"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2022- Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
The painted frame is included.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"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 Paintings
Materials
Board, Acrylic
"Albero" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Still Life Painting, Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tree".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Verso il cielo" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 -Enamel on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Up to the sky"
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Guardian Angels, New York's Finest. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic and hand ground oils on canvas, From the artist's Hard Edge Series
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Stoked with street art and graffiti images this frieze painting from Berlin is epic, it showcases the very best of Renaissance Neo-Expressionism. It's full of flashing imagery, pulsi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Red Cross/Flower"- Colorful & Vibrant Neo-Expressionist Painting
By Ford Crull
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....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax Crayon, Oil
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2024 - Black, Red and Azureish Acrylic, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Figura con albero" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Figure with a tree".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spike Gold Tooth : Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style this painting showcases an iconic symbol of popular culture;the gold tooth or teeth. In this piece Berlin has comb...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"She Knows It"- Colorful Abstract/Figurative Energetic Mixed Media Painting
By Ford Crull
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...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Graphite
Acrylic Portrait series #1 by Albert Radoczy
Located in Pasadena, CA
In this minimalist acrylic portrait , Albert Radoczy deploys an aesthetic where simplicity becomes not only elegance, but also a form of plastic manifesto. Far from demonstrative exc...
Category
1960s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hommage à Baselitz
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates.
Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Coupe d'Abondance
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cache Cache
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Tracciato Polivalente" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Multi-purpose trace".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Libellula " by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Espressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Title: "La libellula in compagnia del suo animale volante é osservata e vociferata"
Translated title: "The dragonfly in the company of its flying animal is observed and rumored".
A...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"Embrione" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Green and Yellow Acrylic, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Embryo".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Paesaggio urbano" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Urban landscape".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Bosco" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Diptych, Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Forest"
Acrylic on double canvas.
This is a diptych.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Bosco verticale" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Diptych, Mixed Media, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Vertical forest".
Mixed media on canvas.
This is a diptych and each canvas measures: 100 x 150 cm.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Figura" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Wood Panel, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Figure"
Acrylic paint on wood panel.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Giocoliere" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Juggler".
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Neo-expressionist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Neo-Expressionist 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 paintings created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of blue, orange, red, pink and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Hunt Slonem, Enzio Wenk, Sax Berlin, and Jean Sanglar. 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for 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 $215,000, while the average work sells for $4,387.
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