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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
Tribal Rhythm
Tribal Rhythm

Tribal Rhythm

By Haleh Mashian

Located in West Hollywood, CA

In Haleh Mashian’s painting, “Tribal Rhythm,” a forward-facing female figure emerges amidst sweeping, gestural brushstrokes rendered in ethereal white. The dynamic movement of these ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Bubbles Are Forever
Bubbles Are Forever

Bubbles Are Forever

Located in West Hollywood, CA

Within this piece by Haleh Mashian, the artist skillfully integrates an array of diverse media, such as resin spheres and a meticulously crafted crystal formation cast by her own han...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Sunset Abstract Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Oil Crayon & Pastel
Sunset Abstract Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Oil Crayon & Pastel

Sunset Abstract Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Oil Crayon & Pastel

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates. Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

"Icarus"- Colorful Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting
"Icarus"- Colorful Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting

"Icarus"- Colorful Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“It is terrifying to paint. When you start out, you are faced with this great unknown. And you think, am I ever going to paint again? Yet, as you work, it starts to formulate itself....

Category

Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Rise of the Fall
Rise of the Fall

Rise of the Fall

By Taher Jaoui

Located in Boca Raton, FL

With the idea of continuing the legacy of abstract expressionism, Taher Jaoui's paintings are rich assemblages of layered forms, vibrant colors and expressive gestures, varying from ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music
Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music

Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music

By Raimondas Gailiunas

Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.

Raimondas Gailiūnas (b. 1956) lives and works in Rokiškis. A painter whose career spans more than four decades is known for his expressive, color-intense compositions. Gailiūnas fuse...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music
Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music

Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music

By Raimondas Gailiunas

Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.

Title of the work is "David and the headless Galliot" Raimondas Gailiūnas (b. 1956) lives and works in Rokiškis. A painter whose career spans more than four decades is known for his ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music
Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music

Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music

By Raimondas Gailiunas

Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.

Raimondas Gailiūnas (b. 1956) lives and works in Rokiškis. A painter whose career spans more than four decades is known for his expressive, color-intense compositions. Gailiūnas fuse...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Oath"- Neo Expressionist Painting on Canvas
"Oath"- Neo Expressionist Painting on Canvas

"Oath"- Neo Expressionist Painting on Canvas

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“It is terrifying to paint. When you start out, you are faced with this great unknown. And you think, am I ever going to paint again? Yet, as you work, it starts to formulate itself....

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Enamel

"My Secret"- Colorful Neo-Expressionist Painting
"My Secret"- Colorful Neo-Expressionist Painting

"My Secret"- Colorful Neo-Expressionist Painting

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“It is terrifying to paint. When you start out, you are faced with this great unknown. And you think, am I ever going to paint again? Yet, as you work, it starts to formulate itself....

Category

Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Bowie Trip
Bowie Trip

Bowie Trip

By Kokian

Located in Saint-Didier, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Kokian makes a series "pop art is dead" in tribute to Andy Warhol. Each painting is an original work worked by the artist.

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Spray Paint, Acrylic

Maelstrom
Maelstrom

Ford CrullMaelstrom, 2020

$18,000Sale Price|20% Off

Maelstrom

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“It is terrifying to paint. When you start out, you are faced with this great unknown. And you think, am I ever going to paint again? Yet, as you work, it starts to formulate itself...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Photographic Film, Oil Crayon, Oil

The Gardener
The Gardener

ETTEThe Gardener, 2021

$4,320Sale Price|20% Off

The Gardener

By ETTE

Located in Brooklyn, NY

"The Gardener" has a story that is as old as time. It begins with a flower, grown naturally in nature, wild and free, but when planted and tended to by humans, its life becomes entir...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Welcome
Welcome

Matthew MarcotWelcome, 2023

$7,600Sale Price|20% Off

Welcome

By Matthew Marcot

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Matthew Marcot is an American, self-taught artist specializing in Abstract and Neo-Expressionism, and primary mediums are semiotics and collage. An underlying theme in Marcot’s work ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Don't Even Think
Don't Even Think

Ford CrullDon't Even Think, 2016

$6,800Sale Price|20% Off

Don't Even Think

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Phuket #7
Phuket #7

Ford CrullPhuket #7, 2019

$9,600Sale Price|20% Off

Phuket #7

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Meso Painting
Meso Painting

Ford CrullMeso Painting, 1998

$7,200Sale Price|20% Off

Meso Painting

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Enamel

Blue Storm
Blue Storm

Blue Storm

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

As If You Care
As If You Care

As If You Care

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

Phuket Series #9
Phuket Series #9

Ford CrullPhuket Series #9, 2022

$9,600Sale Price|20% Off

Phuket Series #9

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil

Circle Jerks
Circle Jerks

Circle Jerks

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“It is terrifying to paint. When you start out, you are faced with this great unknown. And you think, am I ever going to paint again? Yet, as you work, it starts to formulate itsel...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Cool Blue
Cool Blue

Cool Blue

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Enamel

Nevermind
Nevermind

Ford CrullNevermind, 2023

$17,600Sale Price|20% Off

Nevermind

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Blue Green Cross Flower
Blue Green Cross Flower

Blue Green Cross Flower

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

“My work can be understood through the mind, but it is best felt with the heart, experienced through the emotions, recognized as a manifestation of the spiritual that is born on the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Heartland 2
Heartland 2

Heartland 2

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Art is the heart of the matter.

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Phuket Series #8
Phuket Series #8

Ford CrullPhuket Series #8, 2022

$6,800Sale Price|20% Off

Phuket Series #8

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Part of a series inspired adventures in Phuket, Thailand.

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Babybel
Babybel

Babybel

By Jordan Barker

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Jordan Barker is a New York City based mixed media artist. Initially inspired by found objects, his first piece was a coffee table that was created from a wooden palate found in the ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Foam Board

Neo-Expressionist Oil and Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century
Neo-Expressionist Oil and Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

Neo-Expressionist Oil and Mixed Media Painting, Late 20th Century

By Jean Sanglar

Located in Miami, FL

Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates. Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...

Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic

Kundalini
Kundalini

Kundalini

By Matthew Marcot

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Matthew Marcot is an American, self-taught artist specializing in Abstract and Neo-Expressionism, and primary mediums are semiotics and collage. An unde...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Metanoia
Metanoia

ETTEMetanoia, 2020

$8,160Sale Price|20% Off

Metanoia

By ETTE

Located in Brooklyn, NY

This painting was created in a time of psychological hardship for the artist. She was under great physical and emotional distress which ultimately led to psychiatric care. During thi...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Matrix
Matrix

ETTEMatrix, 2021

$9,200Sale Price|20% Off

Matrix

By ETTE

Located in Brooklyn, NY

An illusion. This seemingly self-explanatory title carries weighted depth. The background of this painting, “MATRIX” is an abstract representation of 1999’s The Matrix. The movie's p...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Liegender Akt auf rotem Polster
Liegender Akt auf rotem Polster

Liegender Akt auf rotem Polster

By Helga Scholler

Located in Wien, 9

The artist's modesty was probably an obstacle to her career. Her magnificent, expressive works have few equals in Austria, but the time has come for her work to be honoured anew afte...

Category

20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled 1982, Agent X, Bright Art, Contemporary Abstract Art, Neo-Expressionist
Untitled 1982, Agent X, Bright Art, Contemporary Abstract Art, Neo-Expressionist

Untitled 1982, Agent X, Bright Art, Contemporary Abstract Art, Neo-Expressionist

By Agent X

Located in Deddington, GB

Agent X Untitiled 1982 Limited Edition of 40 Mixed Media on Paper Sold Unframed Paper Size: 101 cm x 88 cm x 1cm Please note that in situ images are purely an indication of how a pie...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Giclée

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.