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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
Songbirds Sing
Songbirds Sing

Ford CrullSongbirds Sing

$17,600Sale Price|20% Off

Songbirds Sing

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

"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

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

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #1
Portfolio 10 Master Prints #1

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #1

By Sandro Chia

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: ...

Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

"DIVINE LOVE GENIUS WORLD" Painting 59" x 51" inch by Vera Kochubey
"DIVINE LOVE GENIUS WORLD" Painting 59" x 51" inch by Vera Kochubey

"DIVINE LOVE GENIUS WORLD" Painting 59" x 51" inch by Vera Kochubey

By Vera Kochubey

Located in Culver City, CA

"DIVINE LOVE GENIUS WORLD" Painting 59" x 51" inch by Vera Kochubey Medium: Wall paint on canvas ATTENTION: please contact us if you want this painting to be shipped rolled to low...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

An Absurd Truth
An Absurd Truth

An Absurd Truth

By Taher Jaoui

Located in Boca Raton, FL

Neo Expressionist Abstracted Figurative painting in black and white

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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

"Devil is Busy, Talk to God" Painting 59" x 43" inch by Vera Kochubey
"Devil is Busy, Talk to God" Painting 59" x 43" inch by Vera Kochubey

"Devil is Busy, Talk to God" Painting 59" x 43" inch by Vera Kochubey

By Vera Kochubey

Located in Culver City, CA

"Devil is Busy, Talk to God" Painting 59" x 43" inch by Vera Kochubey Medium: Wall paint on canvas ATTENTION: please contact us if you want this painting to be shipped rolled to l...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Paint, Mixed Media

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

"Blue Licorice" Neo-Expressionist Urban Landscape Oil Painting
"Blue Licorice" Neo-Expressionist Urban Landscape Oil Painting

"Blue Licorice" Neo-Expressionist Urban Landscape Oil Painting

By Linda Dumont

Located in Austin, TX

This vibrant neo-expressionist piece by Linda Dumont depicts a set table on an outdoor patio on a clear sunny day. This 16 x 12 inch piece is executed on oil on panel and framed in a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Archival Paper

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

Another Woman
Another Woman

Another Woman

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

Oil Crayon, Oil, Archival Paper, Graphite

"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

Welcome
Welcome

Matthew MarcotWelcome, 2023

$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 ...

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

"Red Cross/Flower"- Colorful & Vibrant Neo-Expressionist Painting
"Red Cross/Flower"- Colorful & Vibrant Neo-Expressionist Painting

"Red Cross/Flower"- Colorful & Vibrant 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

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wax Crayon, Oil

Portrait of a Gray Andalusian Horse
Portrait of a Gray Andalusian Horse

Portrait of a Gray Andalusian Horse

Located in Austin, TX

Artist: Daniela Nikolova Medium: Oil and sand on canvas Size: 47.2" x 31.5"

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Three Dollar Bill Network, " Oil Pastel on Cardboard signed by Reginald Gee
"The Three Dollar Bill Network, " Oil Pastel on Cardboard signed by Reginald Gee

"The Three Dollar Bill Network, " Oil Pastel on Cardboard signed by Reginald Gee

By Reginald K. Gee

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"The Three Dollar Bill Network" is an original oil pastel drawing mounted to cardboard by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the back. It depicts abstract marks, small figures, and scenes separated by lines and space. 30" x 40" art Reginald K. Gee was born in Milwaukee on April 28, 1964 to Native American and African American parents and spent most of his childhood on the northwest side of Milwaukee in the Havenwoods neighborhood. Gee has been creating art since 1982, and his professional art debut began in 1986 at an outdoor exhibition at Milwaukee’s Performing Arts Center. Like Prophet William J. Blackmon and Simon Sparrow...

Category

1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil Pastel, Cardboard

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

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

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

"Lobster, " Original Color Still Life Serigraph signed by Hunt Slonem
"Lobster, " Original Color Still Life Serigraph signed by Hunt Slonem

"Lobster, " Original Color Still Life Serigraph signed by Hunt Slonem

By Hunt Slonem

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Lobster" is an original color serigraph by Hunt Slonem. The artist signed and dated the piece lower right, wrote the title lower center, and the edition number (AP/2) in the lower left. This piece depicts a still life of patterned pillows, vegetables, and animals. 19"x 19"image 21 7/8"x 29 3/4"paper 31 1/2 x 31 1/2" frame Hunt Slonem (born Hunt Slonim, July 18, 1951) is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker. He is best known for his Neo-Expressionist paintings of tropical birds, often based on a personal aviary in which he has been keeping from 30 to over 100 live birds of various species. Slonem's works are included in many important museum collections all over the world; he is exhibiting regularly at both public and private venues, and he has received numerous honors and awards. Hunt Slonem’s oil paintings...

Category

1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Screen

What Does It Take?
What Does It Take?

Ford CrullWhat Does It Take?

$6,800Sale Price|20% Off

What Does It Take?

By Ford Crull

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Neo expressionist palette.

Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wax, Oil

She Walks in Beauty Like the Night
She Walks in Beauty Like the Night

She Walks in Beauty Like the Night

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 Pastel, Oil

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.