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
Basement Lovers narrative romantic couples human condition wry humor cool colors
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Origional soft pastel on toned paper signed and dated on bottom. Suitable for framing under glass..
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Pastel
"Devil is Busy, Talk to God" Painting 59" x 43" inch 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
"Verso il cielo" by E. Wenk, 2010 - Mixed Media on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: " Towards the sky ".
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Duality, mysterious androgynous figure earth tone, yellow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on Canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Love is 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
1990s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
$17,600 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Anthropoid VIII
By Taher Jaoui
Located in Boca Raton, FL
Neo Expressionist
Abstracted Figurative paintings
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Mi son ritrovato a volare" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 -Acrylic on Canvas, Blue Faces
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "I found myself flying"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"La forza dei miti" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 -Acrylic on Canvas, Words on Red Shades
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The strength of the myths / legends /mild-mannered"
In Italian "Mito" means "fallacy", "myth" and also "mild-mannered".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Paesaggio urbano" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Urban landscape".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Desert Angel myths and legends strong color nude in nature abstract figurative
Located in Brooklyn, NY
soft pastel on sanded toned paper this item is mounted on archival foam board with a clear plastic protective coating suitable for framing under glass
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen ...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Pastel, Archival Paper
Joe Gould's Significant Other, surrealist fantasy charcoal and pastel drawing
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Charcoal and pastel on toned paper
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
The title and subject of this original pastel painting on paper references a work by Alice Neel.
Stephen Basso's highly origi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper
Red Winter, colorful double portrait oil on canvas
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on canvas
*ABOUT Stephen Basso
Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet thought provoking fantasies. His whimsical works are alive with bou...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Bosco Dorato" by Enzio Wenk, 2012 - Oil on Canvas Panel, Neo-Espressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Title: "Bosco Dorato"
Translated title: "Golden Forest".
Acrylic on canvas panel.
The wooden frame is included and is vintage, made in the 40s.
Canvas measures:
Width: 60 cm
He...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Burma Shave, monochromatic, dramatic monotype, multiple faces
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype on paper
Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism
About Tom Bennett:
With quick brushstr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Monotype
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
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
$17,600 Sale Price
20% Off
"Verso il cielo" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 -Enamel on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Up to the sky"
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Enamel
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2022- Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
The painted frame is included.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Sunrise, " an Abstract Expressionist Oil on Canvas signed by Matthew Schaefer
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Sunrise," by American artist Matthew Schaefer, is a fauvist expressionist painting with bold, bright colors and gestural marks in a style similar to the abstractionists Willem de Ko...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Guardian Angels, New York's Finest. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic and hand ground oils on canvas, From the artist's Hard Edge Series
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Stoked with street art and graffiti images this frieze painting from Berlin is epic, it showcases the very best of Renaissance Neo-Expressionism. It's full of flashing imagery, pulsi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Figura con albero" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Figure with a tree".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Tracciato Polivalente" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Multi-purpose trace".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Spike Gold Tooth : Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style this painting showcases an iconic symbol of popular culture;the gold tooth or teeth. In this piece Berlin has comb...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Albero" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Still Life Painting, Acrylic Paint on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tree".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem, "Question Mark and Comma (Again) " Colorful Butterfly Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Question Mark and Comma (Again)" is a 16.5x10.5 colorful yellow scored oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract butterflies in blues, white,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Calla Lily, " Original Watercolor Botanical Drawing signed by Sylvia Spicuzza
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Calla Lily" is an original watercolor by Sylvia Spicuzza. The artist signed the piece "Miss Spicuzza" in the lower right. This piece depicts a calla lily blooming in various greens....
Category
1940s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Watercolor
Portokali. Vibrant landscape, Contemporary Mountains Acrylic Painting
Located in Warsaw, PL
Contemporary acrylic landscape painting by Polish artist Andrzej Borowski. Artist is fascinated with mediterranean views and how the landscape is changing during the day and with eve...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Celestial Night, mixed media, stars, night, galaxy, text
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper paint charcoal collage
Paper charcoal collage
These collages were created first in the presence of a live model, working quickly, in charcoal and pastel, and again, later, alon...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Charcoal, Magazine Paper
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
$9,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"Embrione" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Green and Yellow Acrylic, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Embryo".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
$4,320 Sale Price
20% Off
Modern Contemporary Abstract Spiritual Black Artist Tapestry Sunrise Bold Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spirit Sunrise" is an abstract acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. It includes a red orb at the top of the painting with beige, green, and yellow marks in front of a dark...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
'Spirit Not In Flight' original signed pastel
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spirit Not in Flight," 1994, is a pastel work by Della Wells. The work depicts a nude black woman looking out from the picture, meeting the viewer's ...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Pastel
"Libellula " by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Espressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Title: "La libellula in compagnia del suo animale volante é osservata e vociferata"
Translated title: "The dragonfly in the company of its flying animal is observed and rumored".
A...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Enamel
"Figura" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Wood Panel, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Figure"
Acrylic paint on wood panel.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Nymph and Satyr, abstracted nude figures classical
By Tom Bennett
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Richly painted work on archival paper - abstracted nudes
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Paper, Monotype
"Pajaro Caballo (Bird House), " Acrylic on Canvas by Miguel-Casto Lenero
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Pajaro Caballo (Bird House)" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Miguel-Casto Lenero. Abstract representations of animals are rendered in thick acrylic paint in dark pastel...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
"Senza Narrazione - 7 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 7"
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Democracy (All over the World ). Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This piece is so strong it shouts from the canvas! With more than a passing nod to Ancient Greece, Democracy (All Over the World) has depth and resonance; the deep colour is so rich...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"La casa e il teschio" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The house and the skull".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Towers (Berlin 1992)
Located in Summit, NJ
Peter Robert Keil painted "Tge Towers" in Berlin in 1992. The piece is from The Keil Famiky's private collection and was included in Peter's first ever exhibit in the United States at the Peanut...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Winged Victory
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
$17,600 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Bosco" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Diptych, Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Forest"
Acrylic on double canvas.
This is a diptych.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Bosco verticale" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Diptych, Mixed Media, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Vertical forest".
Mixed media on canvas.
This is a diptych and each canvas measures: 100 x 150 cm.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Giocoliere" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Juggler".
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2015 - Acrylic on Masonite, Pink and Green Shades
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on masonite
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Masonite
"Guardian Bro": Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic On Canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Teschio Tropicale" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical skull".
Acrylic on canvas.
It features a lacquered wooden frame with brass studs.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Brass
Blue, 100x60cm, acrylic, oil, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Blue, 60x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,500 Sale Price
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Nude , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Untitled , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Nude , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Untitled , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$900 Sale Price
25% Off
Green, 55x120cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Green, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Reclining light, 55x120cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Reclining light, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
"Pesci" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Fishes"
Acrylic paint and collage on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, 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.