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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
Tableau n°65 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 60x80 cm
Tableau n°65 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 60x80 cm

Tableau n°65 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 60x80 cm

By Jean Krille

Located in Geneva, CH

Of Germanic descent, the painter Jean Krillé was born in 1923 in Switzerland. His father, writer and poet, oriented him towards art and culture. From the age of 16, he enrolled at th...

Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Figure, For Chateau Doisy-Vedrines
Figure, For Chateau Doisy-Vedrines

Figure, For Chateau Doisy-Vedrines

By Ivo Soldini

Located in San Francisco, CA

This artwork "Figure, For Chateau Doisy-Vedrines" c.2000 is a mixed media (acrylic paint on wine crate panel) by noted Swiss artist Ivo Soldini, born1951 It is signed and numbered 13...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Reinstate Liberty. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
Reinstate Liberty. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

Reinstate Liberty. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

This piece simply screams New York City and is presented in Berlin’s inimitable Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style. This painting has such a vibrant, pulsating feel, it’s ful...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Animal (after Michelangelo) Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Animal (after Michelangelo) Figurative Mixed Media Painting

Animal (after Michelangelo) Figurative Mixed Media Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

The goat plays a strange role in mythology and legend; perhaps its ambivalence, appearing on both sides of the spectrum, give it the appeal it enjoys. Most ancient cultures from the Assyrians via the ancient Greeks and Vikings have a goat appear in their legends. Berlin's goat skulls...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

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...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Ragin' Against The Machine. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Ragin' Against The Machine. Contemporary Figurative Painting

Ragin' Against The Machine. Contemporary Figurative Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

It's long believed that "the machine" is capitalism and the oppressive structures at the highest levels of society. Renegade artist Basquiat became drawn into this machine and became...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Mark Jenkin in La La Land : Contemporary  Oil Painting
Mark Jenkin in La La Land : Contemporary  Oil Painting

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

'King of Farts' original ceramic vase and relief signed by Michael Gross
'King of Farts' original ceramic vase and relief signed by Michael Gross

'King of Farts' original ceramic vase and relief signed by Michael Gross

By Michael Gross

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The ceramic sculptures of Wisconsin artist Michael Gross are personal narratives that reveal an unusual mix of earthly magic and primal vitality. The artist works in a variety of forms, including figurines, large vessels and furniture. The present vase is among the top tier of his works from the 1980s, showing multiple playful figures in relief around the vessel. In his Neo-Expressionist style, hearkening to the works of Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat, the figures are colored in painterly polychrome. Also, not unlike the painted narrative vessels of Ancient Greece, though much more subversive, many of the figures and stories are identified with text: 'King of Fart,' 'Dance Little Sister,' 'Girls for Every Boy,' and 'Beach Boy.' 22 x 13 x 12 inches overall Signed 'Gross' near base Dated 1986 near upper rim SELECTED COLLECTIONS INCLUDING WORKS BY GROSS: Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.; Sharon Lynne Wilson...

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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Ceramic

Caldentey  Paris Character original neo-expressionist  acrylic painting- 2014
Caldentey  Paris Character original neo-expressionist  acrylic painting- 2014

Caldentey Paris Character original neo-expressionist acrylic painting- 2014

By Toni Caldentey

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Caldentey Paris.original neo-expressionist mixed media acrylic painting- 2014. framed composition of the artist Español Toni CALDENTEY. Mixed technique on canvas. CALDENTEY, Toni - ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Garfields Muscular Hello

Garfields Muscular Hello

By Olivia Gibb

Located in Kansas City, MO

Title : Sylvester Admiring His Knockers Materials : stamps, ink, crayon,marker,pen Date : 2017 Dimensions : 8.5x11"

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

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...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Bold Expressionist work in the Style of Richard Diebenkorn Original Oil
Bold Expressionist work in the Style of Richard Diebenkorn Original Oil

Bold Expressionist work in the Style of Richard Diebenkorn Original Oil

By Daniel David Fuentes

Located in Soquel, CA

Bold Expressionist work in the Style of Richard Diebenkorn Original Oil Eclectic Neo-expressionist work by San Francisco area abstract artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-20...

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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

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...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

EchoLayer: Cycle Keeper - Original Figurative Expressionist Abstract Layered Art
EchoLayer: Cycle Keeper - Original Figurative Expressionist Abstract Layered Art

EchoLayer: Cycle Keeper - Original Figurative Expressionist Abstract Layered Art

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

R. Poch  Two Characters  Big  Square. original acrylic painting
R. Poch  Two Characters  Big  Square. original acrylic painting

R. Poch Two Characters Big Square. original acrylic painting

By Ramon Poch

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

99 las diez y diez 150x150 cm. original acrylic painting Born in Badalona (Barcelona). Photographer and advertising film director. Founding partner of the advertising production co...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Different Places, Hardback monograph (Hand signed and inscribed by Sean Scully)
Different Places, Hardback monograph (Hand signed and inscribed by Sean Scully)

Different Places, Hardback monograph (Hand signed and inscribed by Sean Scully)

By Sean Scully

Located in New York, NY

Sean Scully Different Places (hand signed and inscribed by Sean Scully), 2015 Limited Edition hardback monograph (hand signed and inscribed to Nadine in felt tip pen on the title pag...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape
Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape

Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape

By Kristin Cohen

Located in Soquel, CA

Front Yard Abstract Expressionist Landscape The viewer is greeted by rich visual texture in this abstract expressionist painting by Kristin Cohen (American, b.1963). Along the botto...

Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting
Untitled. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting

Untitled. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting

By Andrzej Borowski

Located in Warsaw, PL

Contemporary acrylic landscape painting by Polish artist Andrzej Borowski. Artist is fascinated with mediterranean views and how the landscape is changing during the day and with eve...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Aegean clouds. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting

Aegean clouds. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting

By Andrzej Borowski

Located in Warsaw, PL

Contemporary acrylic landscape painting by Polish artist Andrzej Borowski. Artist is fascinated with mediterranean views and how the landscape is changing during the day and with eve...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Georg Baselitz, Farewell Bill #7 - Signed Print, Edition of 15, Abstract Art
Georg Baselitz, Farewell Bill #7 - Signed Print, Edition of 15, Abstract Art

Georg Baselitz, Farewell Bill #7 - Signed Print, Edition of 15, Abstract Art

By Georg Baselitz

Located in Hamburg, DE

Georg Baselitz (German, b. 1938) Untitled #7 (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

Battlefield
Battlefield

Battlefield

By Leon Golub

Located in London, GB

This work belongs to one of the most intense moments in Leon Golub's research, in which the human body becomes the true battlefield. Two monumental figures face each other in a prima...

Category

1960s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Large German Neo Figuarist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Werner Liebmann
Large German Neo Figuarist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Werner Liebmann

Large German Neo Figuarist Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting Werner Liebmann

Located in Surfside, FL

WERNER LIEBMANN (German b. 1951) "Elf Köpfe Bei Nacht," Oil on canvas, signed L/R, "Liebmann;" 29 1/4'' x 35 1/2'', framed 31'' x 37''. Werner Liebmann (born 1951) is a German painter and graphic artist . Werner Liebmann was born in Königsthal in Thuringia. Born in Königsthal from 1969 to 1973 he studied chemistry at the Martin Luther University in Halle (Saale) . From 1973 to 1976 he worked as a project engineer. He was active as a chemist until he opted for an artistic career and studied painting at the University of Art and Design in Halle. A master student of Bernhard Heisig, he graduated at the College of Fine Arts Leipzig. Since then, he has been a freelance artist, as well as a professor at the College of Fine Arts in Dresden and currently at the Art school Berlin – Weissensee. His works were represented at numerous group exhibitions and solo exhibitions in Halle, Hamburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf and further cities, mostly in Germany. Influenced by the Neo Figuraist artists of the Junge Wilde painters. In 1978, the Junge Wilde painting style arose in the German-speaking world in opposition to established avant garde, minimal art and conceptual art. It was linked to the similar Transavanguardia movement in Italy, USA (neo-expressionism) and France (Figuration Libre). The Junge Wilde painted their expressive paintings in bright, intense colors and with quick, broad brushstrokes very much influenced by Professor at the Academy of Art in Berlin, Karl Horst Hödicke (b:1938). They were sometimes called the Neue Wilde. Berlin: Luciano Castelli...

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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #3
Portfolio 10 Master Prints #3

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #3

By Sandro Chia

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Sandro Chia Title: Untitled 3 Medium: Carborundum etching with hand coloring on handmade paper, each piece is unique Size: 45 x 38 Inches Signed: Hand Signed Edition: 31/50...

Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

"Cafe Society", Surreal Large-Scale Figurative Abstract
"Cafe Society", Surreal Large-Scale Figurative Abstract

"Cafe Society", Surreal Large-Scale Figurative Abstract

By Michael Pauker

Located in Soquel, CA

"Cafe Society", a large-scale figurative abstract evoking the style of Basquiat, where many faces, figures, and a blue bust with glowing eyes are layered in a surreal, dream-like space by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Signed "Michael Paulker...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Patterson Boats Green Golden acrylic painting
Patterson Boats Green Golden acrylic painting

Patterson Boats Green Golden acrylic painting

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

Patterson. virtual framed Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en Restauración y Conservación de pintura Mural y caballete. Ha ejercido co...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Richard Hennessy

Located in Surfside, FL

Richard Hennessy, 1972. Born in Rochester, NY, in 1941, Hennessy began as a gifted concert pianist studying at the Eastman School of Music from 1954-1959. He went on to study art his...

Category

1970s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

EchoLayer: Robo Hand - Original Light Blue Expressionist Abstract Layered Art
EchoLayer: Robo Hand - Original Light Blue Expressionist Abstract Layered Art

EchoLayer: Robo Hand - Original Light Blue Expressionist Abstract Layered Art

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Caldentey  original neo-expressionist acrylic
Caldentey  original neo-expressionist acrylic

Caldentey original neo-expressionist acrylic

By Toni Caldentey

Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL

sailboat in a storm. original neo-expressionist acrylic painting contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY virtual framed CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Paper, Acrylic

EchoLayer: Eureka - Original Expressionist Floral Abstract Figurative Art
EchoLayer: Eureka - Original Expressionist Floral Abstract Figurative Art

EchoLayer: Eureka - Original Expressionist Floral Abstract Figurative Art

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

EchoLayer: King- Original Playful Expressionist Abstract Figurative Artwork
EchoLayer: King- Original Playful Expressionist Abstract Figurative Artwork

EchoLayer: King- Original Playful Expressionist Abstract Figurative Artwork

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

EchoLayer: Happy - Original Colorful Expressionist Abstract Figurative Artwork
EchoLayer: Happy - Original Colorful Expressionist Abstract Figurative Artwork

EchoLayer: Happy - Original Colorful Expressionist Abstract Figurative Artwork

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 ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

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

Materials

Bronze

"Toda Raba #2, " Black Abstract Acrylic on Canvas signed by Reginald K Gee
"Toda Raba #2, " Black Abstract Acrylic on Canvas signed by Reginald K Gee

"Toda Raba #2, " Black Abstract Acrylic on Canvas signed by Reginald K Gee

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Toda Raba #2" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee, signed in the lower right hand corner. Cool colors pool themselves at the center, reminiscent of marble. ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Selfie in Hell" Figurative Abstract
"Selfie in Hell" Figurative Abstract

"Selfie in Hell" Figurative Abstract

By Michael Pauker

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Georg Baselitz, Farewell Bill #4 - Signed Print, Edition of 15, Abstract Art
Georg Baselitz, Farewell Bill #4 - Signed Print, Edition of 15, Abstract Art

Georg Baselitz, Farewell Bill #4 - Signed Print, Edition of 15, Abstract Art

By Georg Baselitz

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...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

Bound Man, Modern Art Lithograph by Sandro Chia
Bound Man, Modern Art Lithograph by Sandro Chia

Bound Man, Modern Art Lithograph by Sandro Chia

By Sandro Chia

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Sandro Chia, Italian (1946 - ) Title: Bound Man Year: 1983 Medium: Lithograph, numbered in white pencil (blindstamp) Edition: 75 Size: 31 x 26 in. (78.74 x 66.04 cm)

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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Lithograph

"Canine Kaleidoscope" by L. A. Spowart - Vibrant Blue Neo Expressionist of Dogs
"Canine Kaleidoscope" by L. A. Spowart - Vibrant Blue Neo Expressionist of Dogs

"Canine Kaleidoscope" by L. A. Spowart - Vibrant Blue Neo Expressionist of Dogs

By Lesley Anne Spowart

Located in Carmel, CA

Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Canine Kaleidoscope" 2024 Acrylic paint, Glue, Paper, Collage, Mixed Media, Wood Panel The artist signed the bottom right and back of the p...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Glue, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel, Pencil

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