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
Forest Walk
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
"Davanti all'immenso" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic on a Vintage Mirror
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "In front of the immense".
Black, blue and yellow acrylic paint on a vintage mirror.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mirror, Acrylic
The Blue Window
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
"Vanità necessità" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic on Canvas, Colorful Words
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Vanity necessity"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Testa d'asino" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic on Canvas, Colorful Words
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Entire title: "Testa d'asino tagliata che grida e brucia nel fuoco"
Translated title: "Head of a donkey that screams and burns in a fire"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"La forza dei miti" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 -Acrylic on Canvas, Words on Red Shades
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The strength of the myths / legends /mild-mannered"
In Italian "Mito" means "fallacy", "myth" and also "mild-mannered".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Maschera" by E. Wenk, 2023 - Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Mask ".
Acrilic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Il cantore del bosco" by E. Wenk, 2023 - Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Singer of the woods ".
Acrilic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Volto" by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Figurative NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face".
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Jazz
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
$9,000
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2022- Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
The black frame is included.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
La Danse des Dahlias
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
Homage to Dali
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
Cornucopia
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
"Senza titolo (Cane)" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translate title: "Untitled (dog)"
Acrylic on canvas.
The artist painted the frame.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Una figura con albero, toro e bambino" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: " A figure with a tree, a bull and a child".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Poder Bravo" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Red Figures, Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"In un mare di pittura" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "In a sea of painting".
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Animali" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Animals"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
"Affiorano immagini" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Images emerge"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Periferia" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism, Landscape
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Outskirts"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Senza Narrazione - 6 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 6"
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Senza Narrazione - 5 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 5"
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Senza Narrazione - 4 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 4"
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Senza Narrazione - 2 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 2"
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"Composizione" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Lacquer and Oil on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Lacquer and Oil paint on canvas.
This is a diptych.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
"Cuori in trappola" by Enzio Wenk 2018-Acrylic on Canvas Board, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Trapped hearts".
Acrylic on framed canvas board.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Board
"Teschio Rosso" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Red skull".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
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, 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, 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
"Aver ancora vita per cercare" by Enzio Wenk, 2016 - Acrylic on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Still having life to look for"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2016 - Blue and Gold, Mixed Media, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Mixed media on wood.
It features a frame painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Wood Panel
"São Paulo" by Enzio Wenk, 2011 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
The Invitation
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
Road XIII, monochromatic landscape, black and white and grey
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Textural work by collaborative artists Asya Dodina and Slava Polishchuk is created with Japanese paper and acrylic paint on canvas.
Image of moody winter landscape with road and tre...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Rice Paper
Eterno 1609
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, and other art pieces that not only served as a source of income, but more importantly, led him to deepen his figurative expression.
In 1985, he started drawing comic sets for a renowned newspaper El Diario de Caracas, alongside Jorge Blanco...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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
Three nudes
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
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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Man with a Hat on a Yellow & Blue background with a Red Flag floating
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
Mixed Media, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Oil, Acrylic
Les Aériennes
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
Cinema
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
$8,500
The Lonely Romantic strong red colors humorous theme flowers tattoos
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on cradled wood board framing not necessary
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Ms. Violet and the Kaiser people and their pets human condition purple colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas unframed signed on reverse part of an ongoing series of people relationships with their pets
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tir à l'Arc
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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
$4,500
Run
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
$9,000
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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
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
The Flying Carpet
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
The Acrobat
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
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Jugando en la cosecha" acrylic, figurative, orange, Mexican
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Acrylic, figurative, orange, Mexican
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Sikuamiecha" oil, acrylic, figurative, blue, Mexican
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
Oil, acrylic, figurative, blue, Mexican
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
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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