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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
Round Abstract Figures, Neo-Expressionist Painting, Late 20th Century
Round Abstract Figures, Neo-Expressionist Painting, Late 20th Century

Round Abstract Figures, Neo-Expressionist Painting, Late 20th Century

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

The Proposal
The Proposal

The Proposal

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

Another Woman
Another Woman

Another Woman

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

Oil Crayon, Oil, Archival Paper, Graphite

Beach Game Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Mixed Media, Late 20th Century
Beach Game Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Mixed Media, Late 20th Century

Beach Game Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Mixed Media, Late 20th Century

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

"Frozen In Ice, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag Portrait signed by Reginald K. Gee
"Frozen In Ice, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag Portrait signed by Reginald K. Gee

"Frozen In Ice, " Oil Pastel on Grocery Bag Portrait signed by Reginald K. Gee

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Frozen In Ice" is an oil pastel on grocery bag signed by Reginald K. Gee. The figure is quickly sketched in blue, with yellow around the throat and green along the leg. The backgrou...

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1990s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Oil Pastel, Other Medium

Portrait of a Gray Andalusian Horse
Portrait of a Gray Andalusian Horse

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"

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Under A False Flag
Under A False Flag

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

Bubbles Are Forever
Bubbles Are Forever

Bubbles Are Forever

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Within this piece by Haleh Mashian, the artist skillfully integrates an array of diverse media, such as resin spheres and a meticulously crafted crystal formation cast by her own han...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

A Far Better View
A Far Better View

A Far Better View

By Taher Jaoui

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Neo Expressionist Abstracted Figurative paintings

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

New Star
New Star

New Star

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

"Love is the Souls of a Genius" Painting 30" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey
"Love is the Souls of a Genius" Painting 30" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey

"Love is the Souls of a Genius" Painting 30" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

Anthropoid VIII
Anthropoid VIII

Anthropoid VIII

By Taher Jaoui

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Neo Expressionist Abstracted Figurative paintings

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Love Your Fucking Self" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey
"Love Your Fucking Self" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey

"Love Your Fucking Self" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey

By Vera Kochubey

Located in Culver City, CA

"Love Your Fucking Self" 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 lowe...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

"My True Will" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey
"My True Will" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey

"My True Will" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey

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 Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

"Izapa 2", Colorful Neo-Expressionist Oil Painting
"Izapa 2", Colorful Neo-Expressionist Oil Painting

"Izapa 2", Colorful Neo-Expressionist Oil 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

1990s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ten Front

Ten Front

By Carlos Tirado

Located in Atlanta, GA

Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. With plenty of personal art exhibitions, Tirado has participated in numerous collective exhibitions, receiving different awards such as “III Premio de Escultura” del Certamen Aires de Córdoba in 2004 and other recognitions, among them, at the Venezuelan Embassy in DC (2005), and the X Latin Art Festival of Atlanta (2005). Childhood Tirado grew up in an upper-middle-class family environment. His inclination for the arts started from an early age. At 8 years old, he was already experimenting with tridimensional forms, creating molds out of cast lead from pieces previously gathered on the streets. These first artistic experiences led by his inquisitive nature, provided the ground to continue exploring the possibilities with different materials like wood, waste and plaster. His childhood games were centered around painting and sculpting, which played an important role that ranged from recreational to aesthetics. When Tirado turned 12 years of age, his parents agreed for him to attend private art classes with professor Javier Hernandez in Caracas. Later on, he realized that Art was a profession that required investment in materials, reason that led him to work at a furniture store painting landscapes and figurative art to decorate the exhibit room. He created numerous paintings of Caracas’ famous mountain: El Avila...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Blue Song
Blue Song

Ford CrullBlue Song, 2023

$17,600Sale Price|20% Off

Blue Song

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. Ultimately every work really just decides itself. I love to paint. I love the smell of paint (oil) and the way it does different things depending on how you apply it. I love how if you use a lot of turpentine, it forms these rivulets like streams in the desert. Acrylics just can’t match the intensity or viscosity of oils. In early days, I painted landscapes and portraits, but I tried to infuse them with my own nomenclature. The colors, brushstrokes, and marks that I put on a canvas transfigure into a profound sensibility that I cannot deal with in any other way. And color is a way of expressing my emotions, and the way it is planted in my works helps tell the story. When I was a boy I drew incessantly. I had sheets of paper roughly 10 by 15 inches, and I covered them with Civil War soldiers. Literally hundreds of them, each drawn with the same delicacy as if they were alive. Later I advanced to WW2, with German soldiers attacking the well-meaning but hapless British, grey against ochre, tanks and explosions, and beautiful landscapes where it happened. As I became older, I wondered what it was that had so intrigued me with these war scenarios. I became fascinated with the symbols, icons and pictograms that were behind these historic conflicts. They had a substance and meaning for me that far outweighed their prescribed meaning. A cross meant Christianity, but in the films of Sergei Eisenstein, there was a distinction between the Teutonic knights with their iron helmets invading the Russian orthodox warriors to the east. A cross could mean many things, we bow down before a cross, but are repulsed by a swastika. Yet they are related. If you cut the corners of a circle with a cross bisecting it, an early Christian icon...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Green Cross Flower
Blue Green Cross Flower

Blue Green Cross Flower

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 Crayon, Oil

Untitled

Untitled

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Fairfield, CT

Oil on wood This work is framed. Bunny on blue. Price includes frame.

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Wood, Oil

Sun Song
Sun Song

Sun Song

By Matthew Marcot

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Matthew Marcot is an American, self-taught artist specializing in Abstract and Neo-Expressionism, and primary mediums are semiotics and collage. An unde...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Charcoal, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Void
Void

ETTEVoid

$7,040Sale Price|41% Off

Void

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Collaboration with Berlin based artist BIC

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Poptart", playful neo-expressionist painting
"Poptart", playful neo-expressionist painting

"Poptart", playful neo-expressionist painting

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"Poptart", a playful neo-expressionist painting.

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Babybel
Babybel

Babybel

By Jordan Barker

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Jordan Barker is a New York City based mixed media artist. Initially inspired by found objects, his first piece was a coffee table that was created from a wooden palate found in the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Foam Board

Blood Moon
Blood Moon

ETTEBlood Moon, 2022

$4,320Sale Price|20% Off

Blood Moon

By ETTE

Located in Brooklyn, NY

The artist is experimenting with controlled strokes and intentional composition. Her success is found in this piece's subdued monochromatic tonal background with bold pop of color. S...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

The Farmer
The Farmer

ETTEThe Farmer, 2021

$11,840Sale Price|20% Off

The Farmer

By ETTE

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This painting was created for ETTE's late grandfather and paternal family, who own and work on dairy farms in Westphalia, Michigan to this day. ETTE was raised in this environment and its influence is exponential to her influence and career as an artist. “The Farmer...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Yoda was In Love
Yoda was In Love

Yoda was In Love

By Rose-Agathe Steiner

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

New revelation and blow of heart for the gallery: Rose-Agathe Steiner. We like its themes (comics, superheroes, series and sagas), its technique (linen cloth, glossy varnish ...) an...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Ink, Spray Paint, Acrylic

Abstraction 1919

Abstraction 1919

By Carlos Tirado

Located in Atlanta, GA

Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. With plenty of personal art exhibitions, Tirado has participated in numerous collective exhibitions, receiving different awards such as “III Premio de Escultura” del Certamen Aires de Córdoba in 2004 and other recognitions, among them, at the Venezuelan Embassy in DC (2005), and the X Latin Art Festival of Atlanta (2005). Childhood Tirado grew up in an upper-middle-class family environment. His inclination for the arts started from an early age. At 8 years old, he was already experimenting with tridimensional forms, creating molds out of cast lead from pieces previously gathered on the streets. These first artistic experiences led by his inquisitive nature, provided the ground to continue exploring the possibilities with different materials like wood, waste and plaster. His childhood games were centered around painting and sculpting, which played an important role that ranged from recreational to aesthetics. When Tirado turned 12 years of age, his parents agreed for him to attend private art classes with professor Javier Hernandez in Caracas. Later on, he realized that Art was a profession that required investment in materials, reason that led him to work at a furniture store painting landscapes and figurative art to decorate the exhibit room. He created numerous paintings of Caracas’ famous mountain: El Avila...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Fifty Front
Fifty Front

Fifty Front

By Carlos Tirado

Located in Atlanta, GA

Carlos J. Tirado (born on April 3, 1964 in Caracas, Venezuela) is an artist, painter and sculptor who has developed a very personal and precise line of work linked to Neo-Pop art. Wi...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Photomaton
Photomaton

Photomaton

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

Astro Boy - Street Art
Astro Boy - Street Art

Astro Boy - Street Art

By Diego Tirigall

Located in OIA, ES

🔸 _Title: Astro Boy 🔸 _Artist: Diego Tirigall 🔸 _Year of Creation: 2023 🔸 _Dimensions: 1 meter by 1 meter 🔸 _Medium: Acrylic, enamel, spray paint, oil pastel 🔸 _Support: Canvas stretched on wooden frame 🔸 _Condition: New work sold directly by the artist 🔸 _Provenance: Directly from the artist's studio 🔸 _Location: Spain 🔸 _Signature: On the front and back 🔸 _Detailed Description: Diego Tirigall's "Astro Boy" is a nostalgic tribute to the iconic animation character, presented through the distinct lens of urban art. This work invites deep reflection on our digital age, depicting Astro Boy as a white specter, suggesting the loss of an authentic childhood now supplanted by the flickering lights of screens. This message of resistance against the omnipresence of digital technology is reinforced through Astro Boy's stance, akin to Michelangelo's David, an iconic symbol of resistance and humanity. This piece is part of Tirigall's "Cracking the Kids Code" series, reflecting his concerns about the growing role of technology in child-rearing. "Astro Boy" invites the viewer to contemplate the space screens...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Emportés par la foule
Emportés par la foule

Emportés par la foule

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

Cache Cache
Cache Cache

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

Industrielle
Industrielle

Industrielle

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

La Nuit M'enchante...
La Nuit M'enchante...

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...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings

Materials

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.