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
"Bionic Figure II" Acrylic & Oil pastel Painting 47" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bionic Figure II" Acrylic & Oil pastel Painting 47" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Born In Cairo 1987 Where He Currently Lives And Works. He Received His Bachelor’s Degree In Informat...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Paired
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Red Eye
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "3 Flights" White Butterflies on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "3 Flights" White Butterflies on Yellow
Black outlined white butterflies on a yellow etched background in an antique frame.
Unframed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches
Framed: 17.5 x 1...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Owl
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Banff Night
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Double Owl
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Guilded
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil, Canvas
Honer
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
"Bionic Figure III" Acrylic & Oil pastel Painting 43" x 39" in by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bionic Figure III" Acrylic & Oil pastel Painting 43" x 39" in by Ahmed Gaafary
Born In Cairo 1987 Where He Currently Lives And Works. He Received His Bachelor’s Degree In Informati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Bionic Figure I" Acrylic & Oil pastel Painting 47" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bionic Figure I" Acrylic & Oil pastel Painting 47" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Born In Cairo 1987 Where He Currently Lives And Works. He Received His Bachelor’s Degree In Informati...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
France
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Lawn Romp
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Maelstrom
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, Photographic Film, Oil Crayon, Oil
Coral Gables
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Green IV
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Woods
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood, Canvas
Caldentey Black and White original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" La lluita. original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Night Watch Blue Diamond
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil, 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
Oil, Canvas
Sax Berlin, Emissary Of Peace. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Master artist Sax Berlin has turned his attention and considerable skills to creating this signature work, a self portrait. It's a complex piece that takes inspiration from the peace...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
She Walks in Beauty Like the Night
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 itsel...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Moon Void
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold metallic background.
Multicolored Finches birds on a metallic gold background. Framed in an antique gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Totem" Bunny on Multicolored Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Toem" Bunny on Multicolored Metallic
Single gestured black bunny on a multicolored rainbow background with mixed metallics. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Fountain of Youth" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fountain of Youth" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
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The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, 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
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
Caldentey original Neo-expressionist acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Tuta- original neo-expressionist acrylic painting. framed
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The active noti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Caldentey Mallorca original neo figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting . framed
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Patterson boats in the sea. acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Patterson boats in the sea. acrylic canvas painting. acrylic canvas painting. signed
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en
Restauración y ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Red Roses In The Dark
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "Red Roses In The Dark", 2020
Technique: Oil on Wood
Image dimensions: 23.5 x 19.75 in (59.69 x 50.16 cm)
Hand signed by artist
Excellent condi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Self
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "Self", 2020
Technique: Oil on Wood
Image dimensions: 27 x 19.5 in (68.58 x 49.53 cm)
Hand signed by artist
Excellent condition
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil
Tulip
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Neo-expressionist Painting by Kevin Samuel Murphy "Shadows in the Flag"
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Abstract Painting , Shadows in the Flag , acrylic on canvas
Contorted figures set against the back drop of a burning Stars and Stripes . Representing Lies & corruption within govern...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Art
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Julio" Green Bird on Pink
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Julio" Green Bird on Pink
Single green bird on a pink background, in a new gold-leafed frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 15.5 x 13.5 inches
*Painting is framed - P...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Artists stamp to verso; pictured. Provenance: From the artists estate.
Oscar Murillo (Mexican American 1940-2017) was a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles art scene...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"The Prince" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Prince" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
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The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Flight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hutch Spring
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ocelots 16 Managua
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hutch Pet Place
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Maybe" Black Bunny on Light Lavender Background Oil Painting - Oval Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on Light Lavender background with thick use of paint. ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Neo Expressionism Renaissance. Volume 1
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Neo-Expressionism has a justified place in the art pantheon and is currently experiencing a revival on both sides of the Atlantic. The human condition is laid out in this piece which...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Molucans Square Hawaii" Multicolor Cockatoos with Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of multicolor oil pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Heart Felt" Heart Shaped Diamond Dust Turquoise Bunny Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a double bunny on a turquoise blue gradient background with thick use of paint and diamon...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
"Divine Lovers" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Divine Lovers" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
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The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portra...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Caldentey Vertical Grey Characters Original Neo-expressionist Acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
characters- Originall Neo-expressionist Acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
Th...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Ireland" Black Outline Bunny on Emerald Green Background Oil Painting Wood
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on an Emerald green background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Butterflies" Multicolor Butterflies on Brilliant Golden w Gold Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful brilliant golden l...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Vicente Cristellys, Oil on canvas "Gina Lollobrigida", Late 1950s
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Vicente CRISTELLYS (1898-1970), School of Paris, late 1950s. "Lolo", portrait of Gina Lollobrigida in Notre-Dame de Paris (film).
Arriving in Paris during the 1920s, Vicente Cristellys settled in Montparnasse like many of his colleagues from the Ecole de Paris. He paints characters and scenes largely inspired by his native Spain. It was after a bohemian period that he began to illustrate cinema posters and he managed to settle in the Parisian cinematographic milieu. For example, he will sign posters for The Big Sleep, The Man in The iron mask...
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1950s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Question Mark & Comma" Butterflies on Silver and Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate multicolor butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden silver land...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
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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