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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
Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art

By Mark Podwal

Located in Surfside, FL

Mark Podwal (American, New York, born 1945) "All This Has Come Upon Us" Archival pigment print Dimensions: 22 X 30 inches From a 2014 portfolio of archival pigment prints of acryl...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

"Pourquoi partir puisque je t'aime" by Angelo - Oil on canvas 83x96cm
"Pourquoi partir puisque je t'aime" by Angelo - Oil on canvas 83x96cm

"Pourquoi partir puisque je t'aime" by Angelo - Oil on canvas 83x96cm

Located in Geneva, CH

Acrylic painting with frame. Total size with the c-us wooden frame is 88x102 cm Work signed " Angelo" artist unknown from the gallery. Dated 2001

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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Tom & Jane

Tom & Jane

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Woodmere, OH

Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

White Hutch

White Hutch

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Woodmere, OH

Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #8
Portfolio 10 Master Prints #8

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #8

By Sandro Chia

Located in Hollywood, FL

Artist: Sandro Chia Title: Untitled 8 Medium: Carborundum etching with hand coloring on handmade paper, each piece is unique Size: 38 x 50 Inches Signed: Hand Signed Edition: 31/50...

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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

Pink Diamond Dust (Lupin Field)

Pink Diamond Dust (Lupin Field)

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Woodmere, OH

Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Big Little Angel Of SoHo.  Contemporary Figurative Painting

Big Little Angel Of SoHo. Contemporary Figurative Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Berlin has loved Manhattan & New York City for decades. This love is passionately brought to life in the dynamic & vibrant series of Guradian Angels that he's created to protect the ...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Car Crash, Surrealist Woodcut by Richard Bosman
Car Crash, Surrealist Woodcut by Richard Bosman

Car Crash, Surrealist Woodcut by Richard Bosman

By Richard Bosman

Located in Long Island City, NY

Date: 1982 Woodcut on Japon Paper Unsigned proof aside from the edition of 60 and the fully colored edition Paper Size: 35 x 48 inches Publisher: Brooke Alexander Editions In this d...

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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Woodcut

Siddahs

Siddahs

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Fairfield, CT

Hunt Slonem is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings of butterflies, bunnies, and his tropical birds, often based on a p...

Category

Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Winter landscape n°15 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 cm
Winter landscape n°15 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 cm

Winter landscape n°15 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 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...

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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Tableau n°73 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 cm
Tableau n°73 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 cm

Tableau n°73 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 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

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

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art

By Mark Podwal

Located in Surfside, FL

Mark Podwal (American, New York, born 1945) "All This Has Come Upon Us" Archival pigment print Dimensions: 22 X 30 inches Arbeit Macht Frei, Auschwitz Holocaust imagery with Torah ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Archival Pigment

Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Wave" Black and Blue Bunny
Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Wave" Black and Blue Bunny

Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Wave" Black and Blue Bunny

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Houston, TX

Hunt Slonem Oil Painting "Wave" Black and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 19.5 x 17.5 inches *Pa...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Guardians and Butterflies Mardi Gras

Guardians and Butterflies Mardi Gras

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Woodmere, OH

Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Skull. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Skull. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

Skull. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

What better time than now to introduce Sax Berlin's Mortality series. Since people started creating art works there have been representations of human (and animal) bones; skeletons a...

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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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...

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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching, Aquatint

"Stop The Hatred". Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
"Stop The Hatred". Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

"Stop The Hatred". Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

This is such a pertinent piece from Sax Berlin. Nobody else painting today melds generations  and genres in this way; 60's colours, 70's glam, 80's street, 90's hip- hop and 21st cen...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Wise Up We All From Africa. Large Neo Expressionist Painting
Wise Up We All From Africa. Large Neo Expressionist Painting

Wise Up We All From Africa. Large Neo Expressionist Painting

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

Painted in Sax Berlin's iconic Sharp Edge style, Wise Up displays motif's from Africa, see the display of flags at the bottom of the canvas for example, and instantly recognisable sy...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Faces which Ring with Refuge 8
Faces which Ring with Refuge 8

Faces which Ring with Refuge 8

By Michael O'Keefe

Located in Dallas, TX

“Everybody has that feeling when they look at a work of art and it’s right, that sudden familiarity, a sort of...recognition, as though they were creating it themselves, as though it...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Panel

"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...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Sky Owl

Sky Owl

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Woodmere, OH

Hunt Slonem (b. 1951) is an internationally celebrated American artist whose vibrant and instantly recognizable works have made him one of the most collectible contemporary painters ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood, Oil

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...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Most Young Kings Get Their Head Cut Off
Most Young Kings Get Their Head Cut Off

Most Young Kings Get Their Head Cut Off

By Sax Berlin

Located in Brecon, Powys

This is a stunning, subtle painting from Sax Berlin that evokes the phrase used by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Berlin's interpretation of the quotation draws on his own personal knowledge ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

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

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.