Neo-Expressionist Art
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
Color: Black
"Black Lotus" Mixed media Painting 43" x 31" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli
Located in Culver City, CA
"Black Lotus" Mixed media Painting 43" x 31" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli
Mixed media on canvas
43" x 31" inch
110 x 80 cm
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Italy...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
The Figure In The Shadows
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "The Figure In The Shadows", 2018
Technique: Medium Format Film Photography on Kodak Endura Print
Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
C...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Black and White
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 Art
Materials
Oil
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 Art
Materials
Oil
066R Jazz
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
006R Cowboy at Pond
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
007R Cowboy NM
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
048R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
061V
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem CRK02828 2016
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
This sophisticated modern acrylic painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2016. It presents a stylized bunny rabbit, rendered with loose and expressive brush strokes in grisaille paint in profile against a sky blue background. Bold, graphic and beautiful this piece represents an especially strong example of his practice.
Represented by the International blue...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
Located in London, GB
"Untitled, 2024" Part 2 of 4 canvases is a compelling 20cm x 20cm painting skillfully crafted with acrylic paint, ink, and glass beads on hand-stretched linen. Using opaque, transl...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Archival Ink, Acrylic
Owen
Located in Natchez, MS
This gorgeous loose portrait of the bon vivant "Owen" is very much in line with Bailey's instantly recognizable style.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
VILLERS, Pride, Oil on Canvas, 1972
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by VILLERS, France, 1972. Pride. With frame : 84.5 x 65 x 5 cm - 33.3 x 25.6 x 2 in. , without frame : 80 x 60 x 2 cm - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 in. Signed and dated lower ...
Category
1970s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tamara
Located in Natchez, MS
"Tamara" is another favorite at the gallery. From the series of diminutive portraits the artist created in 2020, Tamara is an homage to the artist Tamara de Lempicka. While Bailey p...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Morgan
Located in Natchez, MS
We are huge fans of this work at the gallery. "Morgan", while very much a wonderful and recognizable example of Bailey's work, incorporates almost a Cubist structure to his often so...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Andy
Located in Natchez, MS
Here Bailey depicts "Andy", from his series of diminutive portraits created in 2020. Andy is a dandy, beautiful and well dressed. Though Bailey paints him in his loose blocked in st...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Wooster
Located in Natchez, MS
"Wooster" is another from Bailey's series of diminutive portraits created in 2020.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madame Lee
Located in Natchez, MS
"Madame Lee" is the portrait of a beautiful woman from a bygone era. From his series of diminutive portraits created in 2020. Bailey is gifted in that he is able to portray his subj...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Young Foote
Located in Natchez, MS
"Young Foote" is a portrait of one of the artist's professors as a young man. Clearly Bailey has warm feelings for the teacher; the painting is soft and kind to the viewer's eye. As...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mark Jenkin in La La Land : Contemporary Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A term familiar to most of us as a state of mind, Berlin has crafted his own idiosyncratic, ultra contemporary piece of Neo-Expresionism to reflect on this delusional condition. He h...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
WILD DOG MOUNTAIN
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
I can do commissioned works
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Untitled
Located in Summit, NJ
Great piece by Peter Keil. The piece is from his family's private collection. It is framed in its original gold wood frame with a linen liner. Background is a beautiful blue with ma...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Have We Evolved ? ( Don't, don't hang back with the brutes ! )
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Have we evolved since 9/11? Are we embarking on the dark march to whatever it is we’re globally approaching? It’s not easy to pose such an emotive philosophical question on canvas; but using the literary reference from Tennessee Williams’ heroine Blanche DuBois...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Oil
"Heroin Kills" Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Heroin Kills is a cry from the soul from Berlin. A contemporary of Basquiat in the New York art scene of the 1980's Berlin was very much on the frontline when it came to witnessing t...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
“Monster”- Fine Art, Mixed Media Abstract Painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Acrylic, Latex, Mixed Media on Canvas, include upcycled tin from a food product that has been painted gold, highly textured with molding paste and crackling paste.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic
"Summer Day" Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas 104" x 53" inch by Erik White
Located in Culver City, CA
"Summer Day" Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas 104" x 53" inch by Erik White
Loose canvas. Ships rolled.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
LaLa Land. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting on Canvas
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A term familiar to most of us as a state of mind, Berlin has crafted his own idiosyncratic, ultra contemporary piece of Neo-Expresionism to reflect on this delusional condition. He h...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Figurehead
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
In the days when every seaport had its figurehead to show, this same day calls for free, I must go save these countrymen, my honorable crew if they still breathe.
I must sail deep down north again, with strong men and skillful hands.
All I ask this day is dread naught and a star to steer her as the people blare for salvaging;
And all I ask again is a windy day and a friendly storm at night,
And a sweet dream with my shipment when the long cruise is over.
(Written by the Artist)
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About Artist
Osoba Omoayo George...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Polymer
WILD HEAD
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
The expressionist style is evident in the energetic and torn strokes, which convey the emotional intensity of the scene. The colors are bold and contrasting, creating a vibrant and c...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
ABSTRACT FACE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper
Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed
I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
SERENGETI
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
I can do commissioned works
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Experience
Located in Spetses, GR
An old bearded man, a philosopher, in dark green and black shades.
Smooth lines and geometrical forms , by E. Malafouris. Oil on canvas ,ready to hang.
A closer look at Malafouris’...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Space X. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This is a naive and quirky painting that combines humour with street culture and the Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style for which Berlin is renowned. Berlin's little character is absolutely endearing, he apppears to be ready to leave the canvas to embark on all kinds of adventures courtesy of Elon...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
INMORTAL LIFE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by DARIA KUSTO.
the magic flow reality.
Acrylic and markers on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
From Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Cocaine Beach Day" Abstract Acrylic Painting 71" x 57" by Erik White
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cocaine Beach Day" Abstract Acrylic Painting 71" x 57" by Erik White
Loose canvas. Ships rolled.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Whirlwind 1979, paper, lithography, 59x46 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Whirlwind
1979, paper, lithography, 59x46 cm
Ivars Poikans 1952. Riga
Ivars Poikāns works in painting, graphics, book illustration, cinema art.
Born on O...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
"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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inspiration. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Inspiration offers a beautiful portrait, one is aware of the nods to previous portrayals of iconic faces yet this painting is totally unique. This piece is classic Neo-Expressionism,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
ALL UNDER THE SAME SUN
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic painting on canvas
Unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
So many influences can be seen in this painting, however it is unmistakenly from Sax Berlin's hand. It's a classic work of the renaissance of Neo-Expressionism of which Berlin is at ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Heartland 2
By Ford Crull
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art is the heart of the matter.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
Untitled 1
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Just The Two Of Us
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Untitled (Brown Landscape), landscape, bold colors
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting of a landscape with painterly, expressive brush strokes representing trees are blowing in the wind.
Russell Sharon was born on a farm in Minnesota. He studied in Mexico City, Boston and New York. He is known for his wildly colorful works with imagery drawn from the Minnesota landscape...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Hands Up - Friends and Family Neo-Expressionist Large Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Urban abstract expressionism artist Tommy Lennartsson draws on the visual culture of street and pop art when creating his original vibrant mixed-medi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
DUCK
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Made with recycling metal items
by Dani Broglio artist from Granada Spain
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Metal
Portrait of a Buddha
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Manuel Pardo (1952-2012). Portrait of a Buddha, 1985. Oil on canvas, 16 x 24 inches. Unframed. Signed and dated upper left. Excellent condition.
Manuel P...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Bob Vylan. Spartan Warrior : Footprint Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Berlin has his finger firmly on the pulse of modernity. In this piece he acknowledges the London based punk/grime/rap band Bob Vylan. The social commentary of their lyrics are beau...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Untitled III
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Family Potrait II
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
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Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"No King: One Route". Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sharp edged and sassy from Sax Berlin.
A bang on trend, urban street painting with an undercurrent of the darkness of the city.
Oil and acrylic on canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Sleepwalking monochromatic, mysterious interior black/white w dramatic windows
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype on paper
Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennett creates representational images of human figures and animals, emphasizing movement in a manner reminiscent of Lucien Freud, Edgar Degas and the photographer Eadweard Muybridge. Elongated and blurry, the horse racing up a hill (Canter Fritz, 2002) and the sinister cat landing a leap (Chien Blanc, 1998) elicit a sense of foreboding enhanced by Bennett’s somber palette; his female figures too reflect a grim sense of humor with their distorted nude bodies. The face of Untitled Figure (1997), for example, is obscured by layers of dark paint. Classically trained as a painter, he initially worked in oil on canvas but discovered that monotype printing enabled him to “literally push the image around,” creating an essential element of motion. To overcome the limited scale of monotypes, however, he switched to painting on slick-surfaced plastic.
Tom Bennett’s practice is rooted in the classical tradition where painting and drawing from life is highly regarded. Bennett’s work is heavily influenced by Francis Bacon, Frank Auberbauch and foremost his father, Harry Bennett, who was also an artist. Tom’s time living abroad in Spain and traveling through Eastern Europe and Africa provided the artistic freedom to explore many of the techniques and subject matter that continue to define his practice. Bennett was born and raised in Connecticut.
His mediums include monotypes, oil on paper, canvas or styrene board. In a technique that Tom started over 4 years ago, several of his monotypes have been painted over with oil paint using a palette knife, brush, or his fingers to re-purpose the underlying image. These works are a testament to Bennett’s ability to quickly and concisely compose an image with expressive brush strokes, foreshortened figures and expertly rendered light.
Tom’s work has been featured in group and solo exhibitions worldwide. Bennett lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. He is currently represented by Tabla Rasa...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Monotype, Paper
"Angel of Manhattan". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
A large, monochrome painting that maximises Berlin's skill. In this piece, which appears deceptively simple Berlin has channeled his raw energy into a painting that has massive impa...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
BLACK ANIMALS
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic painting on wooden
Ready to hang
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
ADANNE
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Painting
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy.
Signed on the front side and accompanied by a Certificate of Auth...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
Neo-expressionist art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Neo-Expressionist art 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 art 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, purple, 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 art, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for art 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 $3,444.
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