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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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Item Ships From: Europe
Style: Neo-Expressionist
"Composizione" by Enzio Wenk, 2021-Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition". Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hymne à la Joie
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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

"Happiness" Abstract Painting 51" x 59" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Happiness" Abstract Painting 51" x 59" inch by Vera Kochubey * * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits,...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Landscape, oil on canvas with aluminum frame, sea blue, waves texture
Located in Carballo, ES
Landscape painted by Luis Moscardo, from his series with oil paintings "Land of Storms", in which he paints the waves of the wild sea, the shapes and textures that are generated in i...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Cotton Canvas

MULTIFACE
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.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Permanent Marker

"The Kite Eaters" Mixed media Painting 59" x 43" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Kite Eaters" Mixed media Painting 59" x 43" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli Mixed media on canvas 59" x 43" inch 150 x 110 cm ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Italy in 1989, Emanuele discovered painting in the very first years of his life together with his father, Dario, who is also an artist and has been painting and creating sculptures with all types of material for over 40 years. At the age of 7, Tozzoli created his first small sculpture by assembling objects, and painted his first informal abstracts, discovering a side of creative and fascinating art. Deeply attracted by the most intimate nature of artistic research, in the following years, he extended his studies to the field of music, forming adolescence as a sound engineer. From 2007 he began composing electronic music, carrying out his research in the field of sound. In the following years, he studied musical composition and played his productions in clubs in Italy and Europe, also published on various underground record labels. He learned the restoration of antique woodworking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media

"Il lago nel cielo" Painting 30" x 24" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli
Located in Culver City, CA
"Il lago nel cielo" Painting 30" x 24" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli Mixed media on board 30" x 24" inch 75 x 60 cm ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Italy in 1989, Emanuele discovered painting in the very first years of his life together with his father, Dario, who is also an artist and has been painting and creating sculptures with all types of material for over 40 years. At the age of 7, Tozzoli created his first small sculpture by assembling objects, and painted his first informal abstracts, discovering a side of creative and fascinating art. Deeply attracted by the most intimate nature of artistic research, in the following years, he extended his studies to the field of music, forming adolescence as a sound engineer. From 2007 he began composing electronic music, carrying out his research in the field of sound. In the following years, he studied musical composition and played his productions in clubs in Italy and Europe, also published on various underground record labels. He learned the restoration of antique...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media, Board

Coupe d'Abondance
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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Casa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Landscape, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Home". Marker on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Permanent Marker

Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020 - 2021 - Black and Blue Acrylic, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Uomo con Fiori" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Acrylic Paint, Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Man with flowers". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Acrylic

Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020 - 2021 - Orange and Yellow Acrylic, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020-21 -Blue and Yellow Acrylic on Paper, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Divine Vibes" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Divine Vibes" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey * * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portrai...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

"Maschera" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021-Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Mask". Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Maschera" by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Gray Watercolor on Paper, Figurative Portrait
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Mask". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Georg Baselitz, Bäume - Signed Print, Contemporary Art, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Hamburg, DE
Georg Baselitz (German, born 1938) Bäume, 1974/75 Medium: Etching and aquatint on paper Dimensions: 70 × 50 cm (27 3/5 × 19 7/10 in) Edition of 30: Hand-signed and numbered
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

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 Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2021 -Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Afro" by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Black India Ink Drawing on Paper, Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
India ink on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, India Ink

"Anime" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Blue Watercolor on Paper, Abstract Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Souls". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Studio per scultura" by Enzio Wenk, 2020/2022 - Watercolor on Paper, Abstract
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Study for a sculpture". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Angelo ribelle" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Watercolor on Paper, Figurative Angel
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Rebel angel". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Studio per scultura" by Enzio Wenk, 2020/2022 - Watercolor on Paper, Abstract
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Study for a sculpture". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Studio per scultura" by Enzio Wenk, 2020/2022 - Watercolor on Paper, Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Study for a sculpture". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Studio per scultura" by Enzio Wenk, 2020/2022 - Watercolor on Paper, Abstract
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Study for a sculpture". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2021 -Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Uccello Tropicale" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical bird". Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Georg Baselitz, Farewell Bill #4 - Signed Print, Edition of 15, Abstract Art
Located in Hamburg, DE
Georg Baselitz (German, b. 1938) Untitled #4 (from Farewell Bill), 2013 Medium: Aquatint and line etching on wove paper Dimensions: 85.1 x 64.9 cm Edition of 15: Hand-signed and numb...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Cose Acerbe in Tasca" by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Acrylic on Cardboard, Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Unripe things in a pocket". Acrylic paint on cardboard. The blue frame is included.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Cardboard

"Volto con Figure" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Wood, Figurative Abstract
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face with figures". Acrilic paint on beech panel. The frame is included.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Il Mare Dentro" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The sea inside". Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Grandi Occhi" by E. Wenk, 2018 - Acrylic on Canvas, Figurative NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Big Eyes". Acrilic paint on canvas. The painted beech frame is included.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sax Berlin, Emissary Of Peace. Contemporary Figurative Painting
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"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 * * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic po...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, 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...
Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

"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 * * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

"Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic on Canvas Board, Neo Expressionism
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.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Board

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 ...
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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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Archival Pigment

056V
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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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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

052R
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

041R
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

Neo Expressionism Renaissance. Volume 1
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 Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"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 * * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * * The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portra...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic, Spray Paint

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 Art

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Canvas, Oil

Water drops, sea, green, signed, neo-expressionist painting
Located in Carballo, ES
Green Neoexpressionist Painting. This is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2018. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The dimensions of the painting are 42 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper

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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