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
"Volto con Figure" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Wood, Figurative Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face with figures".
Acrilic paint on beech panel.
The frame is included.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"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 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
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
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
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
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
Arborescence
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
The Dance
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
"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
Bowie Trip
By Kokian
Located in Saint Ouen, FR
Kokian makes a series "pop art is dead" in tribute to Andy Warhol. Each painting is an original work worked by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Spray Paint, Acrylic
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
"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
"Vita mia" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic on Canvas, Colorful Words on Black
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "(Oh) my life!"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Catch me !
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, Oil Pastel
"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
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 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
"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
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
EL REGALO DE LA GATA
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Gouche on hand made paper
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Glaze
"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 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, 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
Untitled, 2003, abstract, framed
Located in New York, NY
24 x 24" Abstract oil painting by Russell Sharon done in 2003. Bright blue and mostly white painting with expressive painterly brush strokes, this paint...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cupid Under Construction valentine hearts cupid mythology humorous overtones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with boundless imaginat...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
"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
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
"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
Las Ratas
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Gouche on hand made paper
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paint, Paper, Glaze
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
"Due figure" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Two figures".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"La casa e il teschio" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The house and the skull".
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
Sun Circus II
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
"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
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
"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
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
"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
"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
"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
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
"Senza Narrazione - 7 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 7"
Acrylic enamel 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
"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
"Teschio Tropicale" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical skull".
Acrylic on canvas.
It features a lacquered wooden frame with brass studs.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Brass
"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
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
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
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