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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
Oil Painting Photo Collage Assemblage Feminist Pop Art Miami Artist Sheila Elias
Oil Painting Photo Collage Assemblage Feminist Pop Art Miami Artist Sheila Elias

Oil Painting Photo Collage Assemblage Feminist Pop Art Miami Artist Sheila Elias

By Sheila Elias

Located in Surfside, FL

Titled: Calabash Hand signed, dated and titled. Sheila Elias (born in Chicago, Illinois) is an American artist. Her work is Neo Expressionist, Feminist Pop Art. Her works have been featured in exhibitions across North America and at the Liberty show at the Louvre Museum in Paris. Elias graduated from the Art Institute of Chicago, lives and works in Miami, Florida and in New York City. As an artist and art historian, Elias works with the layers of life and art history, seeking in it a connection between art aesthetics and social consciousness. She has exhibited with diverse artists, Larry Rivers, Bob Stanley, Ford Crull, Sol LeWitt, Mark Tobey, Walter Darby Bannard, Clyde Butcher. Her work spans the disciplines of painting, digital mixed media, sculpture, installation and performance. Her inspiration to be an artist began with the work that Matisse created (La Cirque) in the library of the Art Institute of Chicago. Paul Wieghardt (from the Bauhaus School in Germany), was her art teacher at SAIC. She was influenced by the Marisol, Claes Oldenburg and Jean Dubuffet. Her sculptures also reveal the influence of Andy Warhol and Robert Rauschenberg. We also have a work from her Pompidou Series (1979-1981) built around the X in the raw, exposed architecture of the Centre Georges Pompidou in the center of Paris designed by Richard Rodgers and Renzo Piano. Select Exhibitions: Museo Vault in Wynwood Art District, Miami Coral Springs Museum of Art, Sheila Elias: Somewhere-Anywhere, Coral Springs, Fla. Lila G. Martinez Gallery, Cambridge, Mass. “Painted Pixels” Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, FL (Solo Exhibition) “Salon Series” The Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL (Group Exhibition) “The Invisible Woman” Concrete Space, Doral, FL (Group Exhibition) “eye-Pad” Silvana Facchini Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, FL “Jewels” Buccellati, Bal Harbour, FL “Chai Contemporary” Jewish Museum, Miami Beach, FL “Tribute to Africa” Silvana Facchini Gallery, Wynwood, Miami, FL The Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood, Miami, FL Apple Store “iPaint on my iPad,” Chicago, IL The Multicultural Arts Center, Cambridge, Mass. The Napoleon Grand Salon at The Deauville Hotel, Miami Beach, Fla. Bass Museum, "I Wanna Be Loved by You: Photographs of Marilyn Monroe," Miami Beach, Fla. Boca Raton Museum of Art Norton Museum of Art Bass Museum, Miami Beach, Fla. Jewish Museum of Florida Kim Foster Gallery, "Beyond the Camera...," New York, NY Silvana Facchini Gallery, "Living in Miami," Miami, Fla. South Florida / Art Center, "Reconnect," Miami Beach, Fla. Maryland Federation of Art, "Art on Paper 2001" Corcoran Gallery, Annapolis, MD, juror David C. Levy Veneto Gallery, Miami, Fla. Margulies Taplin Gallery, Bay Harbour, Fla. "Secret Gardens," Travelling Exhibition, Lowe Art Museum, Miami, Fla. Public Art Program, City of Orlando, Fla. Lowe Museum, University of Miami, Fla. Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Hollywood, Fla. Bernard Biderman Gallery, New York, NY Metro Dade Cultural Resource Center, Miami, Fla. Huntsville Museum of Art New England Center for Contemporary Art San Diego Art Institute, CA Anne Jaffe Gallery, Bay Harbour, Fla. Ratner Gallery, Chicago, IL Santa Monica Heritage Museum, Los Angeles, Calif. Paula Allan Gallery, New York, NY. Otis Parsons School of Design, "Hollywood: Portrait of the Stars" California Louvre, Institute des Decoratifs, "Liberty: the Official Exhibitions Centenary of the Statue of Liberty", Louvre Institut des Decoratifs, Paris, France New York Public Library, New York, NY Gallery Q, Tokyo, Japan University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC New York University, Loeb Gallery, New York, NY Riverside Art Museum, Riverside, Calif. Danville Museum of Fine Arts, Danville, Virginia Alex Rosenberg Gallery, New York, NY New York University, New York, NY Stella Polaris Gallery, Los Angeles, Calif. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC Pictogram Gallery, East Village, NY California State University,Northridge, Calif. Institute for Contemporary Arts, Korea Focus International, "American Woman in Art", Nairobi, Kenya Laguna Beach Museum of Art, OCCA, Long Beach, Calif. Gallery One, Fort Worth, Texas, juror: Dr. William Otton...

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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Photographic Paper

Neo Expressionism Renaissance. Volume 1
Neo Expressionism Renaissance. Volume 1

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 Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Seated Man, Oil on Canvas, Signed Artwork
Abstract Expressionist Seated Man, Oil on Canvas, Signed Artwork

Abstract Expressionist Seated Man, Oil on Canvas, Signed Artwork

By Daniel David Fuentes

Located in Soquel, CA

Abstract Expressionist Seated Man Figurative Evocative seated figure highlighted with dynamic brushstrokes in electric blue by San Francisco area artist Daniel David Fuentes (Americ...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

Jazz Man.  Contemporary Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Jazz Man.  Contemporary Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

Jazz Man. Contemporary Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Music is a real love for Sax Berlin, second only to his art. These twin passions have given rise to a series of works that concentrate on jazz music. Jazz Man puts one right at the h...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Silver

Ecstasy:  Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Ecstasy:  Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

Ecstasy: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

This painting from Sax Berlin's studio overlooking the wild Atlantic Ocean captures the essence of ecstasy. It's imbued with the hot sense of the urgency and frenetic energy of New Y...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Fall" Black and Yellow Bunny
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Fall" Black and Yellow Bunny

Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Fall" Black and Yellow Bunny

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Houston, TX

Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Fall" Black and Yellow Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a yellow background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches ...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Garfields Long Butt

Garfields Long Butt

By Olivia Gibb

Located in Kansas City, MO

Title : Garfields Long Butt Materials : stamps, ink, crayon,marker,pen Date : 2017 Dimensions : 8.5x11"

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Mixed Media

Patterson  abstract blue and green. boats. big. acrylic painting
Patterson  abstract blue and green. boats. big. acrylic painting

Patterson abstract blue and green. boats. big. 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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Canvas, Acrylic

The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Stoked with street art and graffiti images this frieze painting from Berlin is epic, it showcases the very best of Renaissance Neo-Expressionism. It's full of flashing imagery, pulsi...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Patterson. Square Yellow. Brown. Ship. acrylic painting
Patterson. Square Yellow. Brown. Ship. acrylic painting

Patterson. Square Yellow. Brown. Ship. 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

"Wild Side". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
"Wild Side". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

"Wild Side". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

In the 1980's New York was a very different place to the shiny, cosmopolitan city we know today. Dark forces roamed the streets and subway, violence lurked on street corners. The cit...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Warning Code Red !    Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
Warning Code Red !    Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting

Warning Code Red ! Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Primary, rich red defines this painting, yet the face is so magnetic. Berlin is hugely conscious of the environment and these highly immediate works are his way of trying to draw att...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

"Cow and Ballerina, " Painted Wood Sculpture signed by Schomer Lichtner
"Cow and Ballerina, " Painted Wood Sculpture signed by Schomer Lichtner

"Cow and Ballerina, " Painted Wood Sculpture signed by Schomer Lichtner

By Schomer Lichtner

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Cow and Ballerina" is an original painted wood sculpture by Schomer Lichtner. It features a high-kicking ballerina standing on the back of a cow. The artist signed the piece. 36" x 61" x 26" art Milwaukee artist, Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices. Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas, such as his "Ballerina Dancing on Cow" sculpture below. The late James Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet. Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County. According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre, " joy of life," and expressed it in his art. Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows...

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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood, Paint

Angel with Heart, Bronze Sculpture by Sandro Chia
Angel with Heart, Bronze Sculpture by Sandro Chia

Angel with Heart, Bronze Sculpture by Sandro Chia

By Sandro Chia

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Sandro Chia (Italian, b. 1946) Title: Angel with Heart (large) Year: circa 1980 Edition: 2/6 Medium: Bronze, signature and numbering inscribed Size: 29 x 14 x 7 in. (73.66 ...

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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Bronze

NO KINGS NO WAR:  Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
NO KINGS NO WAR:  Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

NO KINGS NO WAR: Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Sax Berlin is a caring, compassionate man and his egalitarian outlook is translated into his art. This piece is large and impactful and shows this ascending star of the art world at ...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

ROCKET LAUNCH Signed Oil Pastel, Abstract Landscape, Space Travel, Visionary Art
ROCKET LAUNCH Signed Oil Pastel, Abstract Landscape, Space Travel, Visionary Art

ROCKET LAUNCH Signed Oil Pastel, Abstract Landscape, Space Travel, Visionary Art

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Union City, NJ

ROCKET LAUNCH is an original oil pastel drawing on brown paper grocery bag by the self taught African American artist Reginald K. Gee, born April 28, 1964, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. G...

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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel

Titulado "The basket" - Óleo sobre tela - Año 2006 - Sin enmarcar
Titulado "The basket" - Óleo sobre tela - Año 2006 - Sin enmarcar

Titulado "The basket" - Óleo sobre tela - Año 2006 - Sin enmarcar

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Firmado por el artista en la parte superior En la parte trasera, va nuevamente firmado, fechado del año 2006 y titulado Estado de conservación bueno Se presenta sin enmarcar la ob...

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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

"Liberty Now! " Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
"Liberty Now! " Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting

"Liberty Now! " Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

This piece is stoked with imagery and icons. Immediately recognisable in this painting are the Statue of Liberty, and the Guardian Angels, but there are other, more subtle images thr...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Gold Leaf

Cambell's Warhol Soup.  Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Cambell's Warhol Soup.  Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

Cambell's Warhol Soup. Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Where once Warhol led the charge Sax Berlin has assumed the mantle and is in the vanguard of the renaissance of Neo-Expressionism. This is a witty take on the famous Campbell Soup sc...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Gold Leaf

LAST HOUSE ON KENCH AVE. Signed Oil Pastel Abstract Landscape Modern Ranch House
LAST HOUSE ON KENCH AVE. Signed Oil Pastel Abstract Landscape Modern Ranch House

LAST HOUSE ON KENCH AVE. Signed Oil Pastel Abstract Landscape Modern Ranch House

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Union City, NJ

LAST HOUSE ON KENCH AVE. is an original oil pastel drawing on brown paper grocery bag by the self taught African American artist Reginald K. Gee, born April 28, 1964, in Milwaukee, W...

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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel

"Angel of Manhattan". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
"Angel of Manhattan". Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

"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...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Equality
Equality

Equality

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

"Sharp Edge" Neo Expressionism from the studio of Sax Berlin. Reflecting on his time living and painting on the streets of New York City in the 1980's and a contemporary of Basquiat and Haring...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Protocol 27 - Abstract Figurative Colorful Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas
Protocol 27 - Abstract Figurative Colorful Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas

Protocol 27 - Abstract Figurative Colorful Mixed Media Artwork on Canvas

By Soren Grau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Schematic 14 - Modern Black & White Abstract Figurative Street Artwork on Canvas
Schematic 14 - Modern Black & White Abstract Figurative Street Artwork on Canvas

Schematic 14 - Modern Black & White Abstract Figurative Street Artwork on Canvas

By Soren Grau

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media

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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.