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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
"Il mare ti guarda" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The sea looks at you". Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. It's been drawn in one go, with no erasu...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Personaggio con fiore" by E. Wenk, 2020-22 - Watercolor and Marker, Figure
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Character with flower" Watercolor and marker on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. It's been drawn in one go, with ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
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

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Lithograph, Archival Pigment

She Knows
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil paint, oil stick & wax on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Wax, Oil

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #1
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Sandro Chia Title: Untitled 1 Medium: Carborundum etching with hand coloring, each piece is unique Size: 31 x 57 Inches Signed: Hand Signed Edition: 31/50 Year: 1989 Notes: ...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

Large Archival Pigment Print Judaica Lithograph Mark Podwal Jewish Hebrew Art
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 Purim theme, with Czech flag, Megillah and Hamentaschen ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Lithograph, Archival Pigment

'Deep Blue With Pamela' original signed pastel portrait drawing purple and green
Located in Milwaukee, WI
'Deep Blue With Pamela' is an original signed pastel portrait. The drawing presents a portrait, presumably of Pamela, who Reggie has rendered in greens and yellows and pinks against ...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Pastel

"Isaiah II--Quaspace for Cow, " Acrylic on Canvas Abstract by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Isaiah II--Quaspace For Cow" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts a cow in yellow, a graph, a landscape, and a bubble of text. The artist signed ...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sylvaticus Aquaticus, nude water bather blue colors free brushwork
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstrokes, Tom Bennet...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Monotype

"Icarus"- Colorful Mixed Media Neo Expressionist Painting
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....
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

"Love is the Souls of a Genius" Painting 30" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Love is the Souls of a Genius" Painting 30" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey Medium: Wall paint on canvas ATTENTION: please contact us if you want this painting to be shipped rolled to...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

Sleepwalk Redux #9, monochromatic black and white mystery monotype
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype on paper
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Monotype

"Chiaro di luna" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Bird in a Dark Scene, Abstract Animal
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Moonlight" Acrylic on canvas panel.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Breakwater" Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas 59" x 53" inch by Erik White
Located in Culver City, CA
"Breakwater" Abstract Acrylic Painting on Canvas 59" x 53" inch by Erik White Loose canvas. Ships rolled.
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21st Century and Contemporary 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

"Studio per scultura" by Enzio Wenk, 2020/2022 - Watercolor on Paper, Abstract
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Study for a sculpture". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Nenufares Fonda Azules, " Expressionist Painting of a Pond with Pink Lily Pads
Located in Austin, TX
This expressionist painting by Pep Suari featuring a blue, green, purple, and pink analogous color palette depicts a pond with pink lily pads with a rectangular color distortion inte...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Anime" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Blue Watercolor on Paper, Abstract Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Souls". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor

"Traces" by E. Wenk, 2020-Black and Red Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract Words
Located in Bresso, IT
Complete title: "Tracciati ( cerca di non dire cazzate )" Translated title: "Traces ( try not to bullshit )" Acrylic paint and pencil on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmad...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Acrylic, Pencil

Don't Even Think
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 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Don't Even Think
Don't Even Think
$6,800 Sale Price
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Hunt Slonem, "Rays Walk", 21.5x17.5 Gold Green Black Owl Oil Painting on Board
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Rays Walk" is a 21.5x17.5 metallic gold oil painting on wood board of two contemporary abstract owl in black sitting on tree branches against a gold ba...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

"Campanile e albero" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Landscape
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Bell tower and a tree" Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. It's been drawn in one go, with no erasu...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

"Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Abstract Portrait
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Head" Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure. The price re...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Acrylic

"Il Mare Dentro" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The sea inside". Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Acrylic

"Gallo" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Marker, Abstract Animal, Rooster
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Rooster". Watercolor and marker on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

"Volto con Fiore in Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Portrait
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face with a flower on the head". Marker on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Permanent Marker

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

"Studio per scultura" by Enzio Wenk, 2020/2022 - Watercolor on Paper, Abstract
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Study for a sculpture". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

"Angelo ribelle" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Watercolor on Paper, Figurative Angel
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Rebel angel". Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite. The frame was painted by the artist.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Masonite, Acrylic

"Cose Acerbe in Tasca" by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Acrylic on Cardboard, Figurative
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Unripe things in a pocket". Acrylic paint on cardboard. The blue frame is included.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Cardboard

"Grandi Occhi" by E. Wenk, 2018 - Acrylic on Canvas, Figurative NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Big Eyes". Acrilic paint on canvas. The painted beech frame is included.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Modernist British Israeli Lithograph Expressionist Figures
By Michael Druks
Located in Surfside, FL
Signed AP (Artist's Proof) Michael Druks - painter, sculptor, and conceptual, video, performance and installation artist - was born in Jerusalem September 26, 1940. He has lived in L...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

"Senza Narrazione - 1 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 1" Acrylic enamel on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Enamel

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #7
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Sandro Chia Title: Untitled 7 Medium: Carborundum etching with hand coloring on handmade paper, each piece is unique Size: 48 x 38 Inches Signed: Hand Signed Edition: 31/50...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Etching

Oil Monoprint Portrait Painting on Paper 1/1 Neo Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Marc Baseman is a visual artist. Marc Baseman has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at The Harwood Museum of Art, University of New Mexico.He has been exhibiting with Dickinson Roundell and Edward Nahem in New York, and Nahem has helped him find an eager audience among collectors in London and Europe. Marc Baseman has Exhibited with these artists: Larry Bell, Lynda Benglis, Vija Celmins, Ronald Davis, Wes Mills, Lee Mullican, Ken Price Mateo Romero, Fritz Scholder and Charles Strong...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, India Ink

Snowy landscape n°50 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 80x100 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Work on wood
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Wood

"Greenhouse Effect" interior scene with plants female figure surreal undertones
Located in Brooklyn, NY
unframed soft pastel on toned paper signed and dated on bottom. mythological theme with humorous undertones references ecology
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Pastel, Archival Paper

She Walks in Beauty Like the Night
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil

"Art Critic with 2.3 Billion Dollar Painting, " Oil Pastel signed by Reg K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Art Critic with 2.3 Billion Dollar Painting" is an original oil pastel drawing on a grocery bag by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece in the...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil Pastel, Found Objects

The Dance
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Mixed Media

"Poptart", playful neo-expressionist painting
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Poptart", a playful neo-expressionist painting.
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"White Knight" Mixed media Painting 59" x 43" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli
Located in Culver City, CA
"White Knight" Mixed media Painting 59" x 43" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli Mixed media on canvas 59" x 43" inch 150 x 110 cm ABOUT THE ARTIST Born in Italy in 1989, Emanuele discovered painting in the very first years of his life together with his father, Dario, who is also an artist and has been painting and creating sculptures with all types of material for over 40 years. At the age of 7, Tozzoli created his first small sculpture by assembling objects, and painted his first informal abstracts, discovering a side of creative and fascinating art. Deeply attracted by the most intimate nature of artistic research, in the following years, he extended his studies to the field of music, forming adolescence as a sound engineer. From 2007 he began composing electronic music, carrying out his research in the field of sound. In the following years, he studied musical composition and played his productions in clubs in Italy and Europe, also published on various underground record labels. He learned the restoration of antique woodworking...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Mixed Media

Midsummer Night Ruby 2
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

Untitled
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Masonite, Acrylic

Untitled by E. Wenk, 2024 - Black, Red and Azureish Acrylic, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Canvas

Surrealist Evolution. Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic On Canvas
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Bland Impressions of Easy Park (The Fall Collection), " Acrylic signed by Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Bland Impressions of Easy Park (The Fall Collection" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. It is signed in the lower-left corner. This painting depicts two s...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Memorie Tropicali" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical memories" Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled 1982, Agent X, Bright Art, Contemporary Abstract Art, Neo-Expressionist
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Giclée

Georg Baselitz, Winterschlaf I: Etching and Aquatint, Abstract Art, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Georg Baselitz (German, born 1938) Winterschlaf I, 2014 Medium: Line etching and sugar lift aquatint on wove paper Dimensions: 69 x 82 cm Edition of 10: Hand-signed, numbered and dat...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Save Our World Now ! :Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Climate change, conflict and conflagration are todays global reality and has sparked the creation of this Neo-Expressionist painting from Berlin. Sir David Attenborough, in June 2023...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"Composizione con personaggio" by Enzio Wenk, 2008 - Acrylic , Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
"Translated title": "Composition with character". Acrylic on board.
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Board, Acrylic

André Butzer, Untitled (Wanderer) - Contemporary Art, Pop Art, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
André Butzer (german, b. 1973) Untitled, 2008 Medium: Linocut on paper Dimensions: 16 1/2 × 11 4/5 in (42 × 30 cm) Edition of 50: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Very good
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Linocut

Queen of Hearts female nude large red heart big valentine love erotic
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on canvas on heavy stretcher framing recommended but not necessary
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Mickey mouse painting Street Art Basquiat Style
Located in OIA, ES
"A Little Bit of Magic" is an expressionist portrait of Mickey Mouse, the beloved Disney character. When you gaze upon the painting, you can't help but be amazed by the immense numbe...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Enamel

Abstract Sculpture 'Ten Fathoms' (Swimming Fish) Bronze with Glass Unique Piece
Located in Surfside, FL
Margaret Reventlow, American born London, 1915 - 2014, "Ten Fathoms Deep", (swimming fish) bronze with green and red slag glass, unsigned, with artist n...
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20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Bronze

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.

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