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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Elephantoms, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Elephantoms, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$2,088Sale Price|25% Off
Gestalt dream, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Gestalt dream, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$3,220Sale Price|25% Off
Interlude, 140x100cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Interlude, 140x100cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$6,560Sale Price|20% Off
A Hemorrhage Toward Salvation II
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...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Never More
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 ...
Oil, Acrylic
$2,088Sale Price|25% Off
Painting of the series “Not a dicky bird”, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Painting of the series “Not a dicky bird”, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$696Sale Price|25% Off
Silent harmony, 60x40cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Silent harmony, 60x40cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$1,200Sale Price|52% Off
"My True Will" Painting 31.5" x 24" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"My True Will" Painting 31.5" 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 lower the cost...
Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media
"Red Sonata"- Vibrant Red Neo Expressionist Mixed Media 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....
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
$696Sale Price|25% Off
Forest fog, 60x40cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Forest fog, 60x40cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$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 ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Wax, Oil
Untitled Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
By Jean Sanglar
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...
Mixed Media
$6,034
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.
Spray Paint, Acrylic
$2,400Sale Price|20% Off
Love Box
By Miles Regis
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Acrylic on wood.
Wood, Acrylic
EL CARNICERO CONTRA EL GATO ARAÑA
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Gouche on hand made paper
Paint, Paper, Glaze
Tengan por culeros
Located in Cuernavaca, Morelos
Mixed on paper
Mixed Media
$2,042Sale Price|20% Off
"Tropico" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Abstract, Framed
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropic" Acrylic paint on canvas. Its frame is painted by the artist and is included.
Acrylic, Canvas
$2,042Sale Price|20% Off
"Albero" by Enzio Wenk, 2023 - Still Life Painting, Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tree". Acrylic on canvas.
Canvas, Acrylic
$2,042Sale Price|20% Off
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2024 - Black, Red and Azureish Acrylic, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Acrylic, 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....
Enamel
Au Pied Levé Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, 20th Century
By Jean Sanglar
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...
Mixed Media
Sun Circus II Oil Painting on Canvas, Neo-Expressionist, Framed, 2010+
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Canvas, Oil
$7,600Sale Price|20% Off
Welcome
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 ...
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
$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...
Canvas, Photographic Film, Oil Crayon, Oil
$6,800Sale Price|20% Off
What Does It Take?
By Ford Crull
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Neo expressionist palette.
Canvas, Wax, Oil
$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 ...
Canvas, Oil
Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music
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...
Canvas, Acrylic
$17,600Sale Price|20% Off
Midsummer Night Ruby 2
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 ...
Enamel
$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 ...
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
$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...
Canvas, Acrylic
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 ...
Canvas, Acrylic
$6,560Sale Price|20% Off
Fleshy as the T-Bone
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...
Canvas, Tape, Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Permanent Marker, Color Pencil
$40,000
Afib Hearts
By Taher Jaoui
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Neo Expressionist Abstracted Figurative paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Cinema Mixed Media Painting, Neo-Expressionist, Late 20th Century
By Jean Sanglar
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...
Mixed Media
Modernist Watercolor Painting Peter Goldman American Filmmaker Neo Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Painted faces, greenwich Village New york. Poetry, based on poem or song lyrics. Watercolor painting hand signed by Peter Emanuel Goldman. Legendary French American Film Auteur, The...
Paper, Watercolor
Modernist Watercolor Painting Peter Goldman American Filmmaker Neo Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Times Square, New York. The Carpetbaggers Watercolor painting hand signed by Peter Emanuel Goldman. Legendary French American Film Auteur, These are recently produced watercolor pai...
Paper, Watercolor
Modernist Watercolor Painting Peter Goldman American Filmmaker Neo Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Poetry piece. Based on poem or song. Paris, France Watercolor painting hand signed by Peter Emanuel Goldman. Legendary French American Film Auteur, These are recently produced water...
Paper, Watercolor
Modernist Watercolor Painting Peter Goldman American Filmmaker Neo Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Poetry piece. Based on poem or song. Washington Square New York Watercolor painting hand signed by Peter Emanuel Goldman. Legendary French American Film Auteur, These are recently p...
Paper, Watercolor
$12,500
Heartland 2
By Ford Crull
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Art is the heart of the matter.
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Rebus" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint and Pencil on Paper, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint and pencil 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 refers to the sin...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Alba di un nuovo giorno" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint and Marker
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Dawn of a new day" Acrylic paint 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 n...
Paper, Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Personaggio" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Abstract Landscape
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Complete title: "Personaggio con cane, palla e albero" Translated title: "Character with a dog, a ball and a tree" Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in I...
Paper, Acrylic
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Campanile e albero" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Landscape
By Enzio Wenk
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...
Paper, Acrylic
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Abstract Portrait
By Enzio Wenk
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...
Paper, Acrylic
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Personaggio con fiore" by E. Wenk, 2020-22 - Watercolor and Marker, Figure
By Enzio Wenk
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 ...
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Figura" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2022 - Watercolor and Marker, Abstract Figure
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Figure" 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 no erasure. Th...
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
$11,840Sale Price|20% Off
The Farmer
By ETTE
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting was created for ETTE's late grandfather and paternal family, who own and work on dairy farms in Westphalia, Michigan to this day. ETTE was raised in this environment and its influence is exponential to her influence and career as an artist. “The Farmer...
Canvas, Acrylic
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Albero" by E. Wenk, 2020-22 - Pencil on Paper, Abstract Tree, Still-life
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tree" Pencil 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 and with a continuou...
Paper, Pencil
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Due figure" by E. Wenk, 2020-22- Watercolor and Marker, Abstract Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Two figures" Blue watercolor and black 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...
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Traces"by E. Wenk, 2020-Green, Red an Yellow Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Traces" Acrylic paint and pencil 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 ...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Testa" by E. Wenk, 2020-22 - Pencil on Paper, Abstract Portrait
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Head" Pencil 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 and with a continuou...
Paper, Pencil
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Traces" by E. Wenk, 2020-Black and Red Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract Words
By Enzio Wenk
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...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Tracciati" by E. Wenk, 2020 - Green Acrylic Paint, Abstract Lines, Graffiti
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Traces" 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 and with a c...
Paper, Acrylic
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Tracciati" by E. Wenk, 2020 - Green Acrylic Paint, Abstract Lines, Graffiti
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Traces" 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 and with a c...
Paper, Acrylic
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020 - Red Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition" Acrylic paint and pencil 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 n...
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
$417Sale Price|20% Off
"Sulle onde" by E. Wenk, 2020-22- Watercolor and Pencil, Abstract Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "On the waves" Watercolor and pencil 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 ...
Paper, Watercolor, Pencil
1979 Large Colorful Abstract Oil Painting "Nightlife" Jazz Inspired Art
Located in Surfside, FL
Hand signed and dated lower right and signed again verso Richard Hennessy American Abstract Painter and Former Concert Pianist Richard Hennessy (b. 1941, Rochester, New York) is an ...
Canvas, Oil
$324Sale Price|20% Off
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Acrylic Paint, Abstract Animal, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
Paper, Acrylic
$324Sale Price|20% Off
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Red Acrylic Paint, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition". Watercolor and acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single dr...
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
$278Sale Price|20% Off
"Gallo" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Marker, Abstract Animal, Rooster
By Enzio Wenk
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.
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker