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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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Style: Neo-Expressionist
"Ofort / Instantly", Miniature Abstract Expressionist Russian Etching
Located in Soquel, CA
A miniature abstract expressionist etching by Russian artist R. Silvestrov (Russian, 20th Century). Very finely detailed lines create an abstracted image that has elements resembling a mechanical drawing...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Ink

Abstract Expressionist Acrylic and Oil on Paper
Located in Cotignac, FR
Abstract Expressionist oil and acrylic on paper by Dutch artist Joep Goeting. Signed and dated 1972 to the bottom left and presented under glass in a gilt wooden frame. An early and...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Oil, Acrylic

FISH IN MY MIND
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper by artist Daria Kusto. Shipped well protected, unframed.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Permanent Marker

'Ruby Tuesday' Unique Painting
Located in New York, NY
Hunt Slonem's 'Ruby Tuesday’ is a signature gestural bunny oil painting. The gestural bunny can be found throughout Slonem’s Neo-expressionist body of work. The background of the pai...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood, Oil

"Selfie in Hell" Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
"Selfie in Hell", a large-scale figurative abstract evoking the style of Basquiat, where many faces and figures are layered in the chaotic space that is Paulker's hell, by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Signed "Michael Paulker...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Solitude 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard

'Spectacular' Unique Painting
Located in New York, NY
Spectacular' is a signature butterfly painting by Hunt Slonem. Butterflies can be found throughout Slonem’s Neo-expressionist body of work. The background of the painting is a beauti...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood, Oil

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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Cotton Canvas, Oil

Tall Totem Tuesday
Located in Denver, CO
A stunning verticle painting by renowned Artist Hunt Slonem. The artist's renowned, stylized depictions of rabbits take center stage, dancing across...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

Still life 114 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite - 50x70cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

"Homeless" Contemporary Figurative Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sociological Expressionism. From Grosz and Dix to Berlin, this movement gives voices and images to the conscience of the people trying to process the contemporary trauma of the hopel...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Liberty, Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
This eyecatching painting was an immediate reaction to 9/11. Berlin spent many years in New York and visits to this day, the city has aspecial place in his heart. The response visibl...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Gold Leaf

Ecstasy: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
This painting from the Atlantic studio of Sax Berlin captures the essence of ecstasy. It’s imbued with a special sense of immediacy and fluid movement. The painting draws one in and ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Solitude 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard

LOVE AROUND
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper by artist Daria Kusto Shipped well protected, unframed Curated by Art Reserve & Angel Rivas We can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, cont...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Permanent Marker

Landscape 117 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 70x50 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood, Oil

"ABSTRACT IN THE AIR"
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. 2024y. Abstrct, acrylic on canvas. The magic flow reality... It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Michael Hafftka Figurative Neo Expressionist Oil Pastel Painting The Wave
By Michael Hafftka
Located in Surfside, FL
MICHAEL HAFFTKA "The Wave" Hand signed lower right "Hafftka" Oil and pastel on paper, 30.5" x 22.25". Framed 39" x 31.5". Michael Hafftka (born 1953) is an American figurative exp...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Archival Paper

ABSTRACT FLOWERS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic, oil , gold leaf, on canvas. The magic flow reality... It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Empty and full, informalist painting with natural pigments on cotton with frame
Located in Carballo, ES
This series by the multidisciplinary artist TUSET (1997, A Coruña, Spain) titled "Land paintings (or what painting is not)", is a series of paintings that the artist had buried for a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Organic Material, Wood, Varnish, Cotton Canvas

Know This and Know Peace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, People
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard

We Dem Boz - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media, People
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard

Love Unrequited - 21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard

Landscape 110 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 100x100cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

Cate Blanchett Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR addressing European Parliament
Located in Brecon, Powys
"Cate Blanchett,  Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR addressing the European Parliament" is a wonderful Neo-Expressionist interpretation of the event by master artist Sax Berlin. This pai...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Gold Leaf

Anthropoid VIII
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Neo Expressionist Abstracted Figurative paintings
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

MAGIG
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. 2024y. Acryic ,markers on watercolor paper. THE MAGIC FLOW REALITY...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Permanent Marker

MONKEY
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. 2024y. Acryic ,markers on watercolor paper. THE MAGIC FLOW REALITY...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Permanent Marker

LOVE FACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper, 300GR Shipped well protected, unframed I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation i can ship several dra...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

Swimming jellyfish, fractal painting, naturalistic trompe l'oeil, water animals
Located in Carballo, ES
Black 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 65 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Landscape n°91 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 100x120 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 102x122 cm Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary art. Born in the...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

Back to Source : We All from Africa. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
A gripping piece referencing our mitochondrial roots. Berlin has created an image that is simultaneously urban jungle graffiti  and African tribal mask. It would enhance any space an...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

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

"Bosco Dorato" by Enzio Wenk, 2012 - Oil on Canvas Panel, Neo-Espressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Title: "Bosco Dorato" Translated title: "Golden Forest". Acrylic on canvas panel. The wooden frame is included and is vintage, made in the 40s. Canvas measures: Width: 60 cm He...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Village of Provence, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Michel Jouenne, France, Early 1960s. Village of France. Measurements : with frame : 38.7x28 inches - 98.3x71 cm, without frame : 36.3x25.6 inches - 92.2x65 cm, Forma...
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1960s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

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...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil

Still life 117 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite - 50x60cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Empty and full, informalist painting with natural pigments on cotton with frame
Located in Carballo, ES
This series by the multidisciplinary artist TUSET (1997, A Coruña, Spain) titled "Land paintings (or what painting is not)", is a series of paintings that the artist had buried for a...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Organic Material, Wood, Varnish, Cotton Canvas

Landscape 99 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 100x100cm
Located in Geneva, CH
This painting by Jean Krille presents an expressive, abstract landscape, where the sky takes center stage. Swirling clouds dominate the scene, rendered in a range of cool blues, gray...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

Nude , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Untitled , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Patterson Boats in the Sea. Deriva. 2020. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en Restauración y Conservación de pintura Mural y caballete. Ha ejercido como profesor de pintura en e...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Black painting, water and plants, fractals, organic landscape, golden spiral
Located in Carballo, ES
Black 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 65 x ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Untitled_Body Remains on the Field - Red, Contemporary, 21st Century, Landscape
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled_Body Remains on the Field, 2022 coloured pencils on paper 39 3/8 H x 27 9/16 W inches 100 H x 70 W cm Signed on reverse Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Color Pencil

Patterson Boats on the Coast Ocher and Black abstract acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en Restauración y Conservación de pintura Mural y caballete. Ha ejercido como profesor de pintura en e...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

Still life 113 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite - 50.5x70cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

Walls of Aran book Hand signed and inscribed by BOTH Sean Scully and Colm Toibin
Located in New York, NY
Sean Scully Walls of Aran (Hand signed and inscribed by BOTH Sean Scully and Colm Toibin), 2007 Hardback monograph with book jacket Hand signed and personally inscribed to Kevin by ...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Original ink on Paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. The painting is unframed, we can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The title of this w...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Landscape n°89 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 100x120 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on wood sold with original grey frame Total size with frame 116x137 cm Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary ar...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

Caldentey Circus original neo-expressionist acrylic paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
circo- originalneo-expressionist acrylic paper painting contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY Painting on paper Perfect state CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mall...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Mixed Media, Cardboard

Landscape n°94 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 59x79 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 61x81 cm Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary art. Born in the 2...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

Celebrating Life - Colorful Stick Figure Pop Art
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural icons and world events acting as inspiration, artist Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through figures and colors. He paints in a stre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Landscape n°86 by Jean Krillé - Oil on canvas 50x60 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on canvas sold without frame Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary art. Born in the 20th century, Krillé gaine...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

"Falling Figure", acrylic painting, red devil, dream, myth, poetry, flight
Located in Toronto, Ontario
"Falling Figure" is an acrylic painting on canvas measuring 16" high by 16" wide. The title may be somewhat disingenuous – falling figure indeed – with cloven hoofs, red skin and horns on head suggesting a demon's fall from grace. The demon? Mythic and humanitarian all at once, the figure appears to be wearing stylish shorts and gives the thumbs up sign on the way down. Perhaps an all too familiar predicament as we tumble toward our own destinies... Press Release 2018: "Williams acknowledges a large range of influences on his vision: the moral lessons embodied in the works of 17th century engraver Jacques Lagniet, the darkling phantasms and tragic reportage of Goya’s Caprichos and Disasters of War, and the personal mythologizing of the late paintings of Philip Guston. Such works echo throughout Williams social surrealist re-visioning." – George Del Barrio, Vanderbilt Republic, Brooklyn NY Dale Williams has exhibited in the New York City area for the past 25 years. He is a 2014 recipient of a Fellowship in Printmaking/Drawing/Book Arts from the New York Foundation for the Arts. His most recent one-person show, “America Now Suite,” which re-visioned American history in service of the civic imagination, was held at Gowanus Loft, Brooklyn in October 2018. A selection of portraits from “America Now Suite” was included in the BRIC Biennial, Winter/Spring 2019. His portrait of Osip Mandelstam...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

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

Landscape 104 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 100x100cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

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...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

911 - Basquiat Inspired Original Figurative Artwork
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural icons and world events acting as inspiration, artist Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through figures and colors. He paints in a stre...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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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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