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Neo-Expressionist Nude Prints

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
Beach scene, Inner Tube: Eric Fischl Aquatint Etching of sunlit nude woman
By Eric Fischl
Located in New York, NY
A glowing lemon-yellow wash of color floods this erotic beach landscape with light. Hidden in the dappled shadow of a tree, a nude woman glances downward as she applies sunscreen. A ...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Nude Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Beach scene, Inner Tube: Eric Fischl Aquatint Etching of sunlit nude woman
Beach scene, Inner Tube: Eric Fischl Aquatint Etching of sunlit nude woman

Eric Fischl
Beach scene, Inner Tube: Eric Fischl Aquatint Etching of sunlit nude woman, 1989

Olympia
By (after) Gerhard Richter
Located in New York, NY
Offset color lithograph poster. Signed by the artist in felt-tip pen and black ink. This color print is based on the same-titled painting in the Böckmann collection, Berlin.
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1960s Neo-Expressionist Nude Prints

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Lithograph, Color

Olympia

Olympia, 1967

Sitting Lady
By Sandro Chia
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Sandro Chia (Italian, born 1946) Title: Sitting Lady Year: 1984 Medium: Etching Edition: Inscribed A.P (Artist Proof) in pencil Paper: F...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Nude Prints

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Etching

Sitting Lady
Sitting Lady

Sandro Chia
Sitting Lady, 1984

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