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
Classic Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Green Amazon Bird on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Green Amazon Bird on Gold
A painted Green Amazon Bird on a Gold scored metallic background in Hunt Slonem's old style in an antique frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 in...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Flutter Ascension Blue" Blue Metallic Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Flutter Ascension in Blue" Butterflies
Black outlined white and light blue butterflies on a gold and silver etched background in an antique frame.
Unframed: 39.5 x 32.5...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Morpho II" Multicolor Butterflies on Gold Background Oil on Wood with Scoring
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts two delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden landscape with blue, red and yellow background. Slonem traces his famous crosshatch details throughout the piece, with thick use of paint and elegant accents. Inspired by nature and a genuine love for animals, Slonem's paintings encompass unique inspirations drawn from the world. While viewing this piece in person, it is as if we are surrounded by beauty and encased effortlessly in a golden seascape. This painting invites us to celebrate nature and the simplicity of flight from the elegant world of the butterfly. This painting is signed and dated by the artist on verso and it comes housed in a simple vintage frame...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "3 Flights" White Butterflies on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "3 Flights" White Butterflies on Yellow
Black outlined white butterflies on a yellow etched background in an antique frame.
Unframed: 12.5 x 10.5 inches
Framed: 17.5 x 1...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Winter" White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Winter" White Bunny
A gestured bunny rabbit in black on a white background. Framed in a vintage gold frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
*Painting...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ascension" Blue and White Butterflies on Gold Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ascension" Light Blue Butterflies on Gold Metallic
Black outlined light blue and white butterflies on a blue etched gold metallic background in a gold vintage frame.
Un...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Guilded
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Rain Storm" Blue Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ascension Rain Storm" Blue Butterflies
Black outlined silver and blue butterflies on a light blue etched silver and dark blue metallic background.
Unframed: 72 x 84 inc...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Double Owl
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Honer
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Thalo" Green Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Thalo" Green Bunny
A gestured bunny rabbit in black on a yellow lime green background. Framed in a vintage oval wooden frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Paired
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Owl
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Green Peace
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
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
Lawn Romp
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Untitled
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Coral Gables
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Green IV
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
France
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Woods
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Wood
Caldentey 7 Black and White original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" La lluita. original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Night Watch Blue Diamond
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil, Mixed Media
Red Eye
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is
best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Oil
Sax Berlin, Emissary Of Peace. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Master artist Sax Berlin has turned his attention and considerable skills to creating this signature work, a self portrait. It's a complex piece that takes inspiration from the peace...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
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
Hunt Slonem "Totem" Bunny on Multicolored Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Toem" Bunny on Multicolored Metallic
Single gestured black bunny on a multicolored rainbow background with mixed metallics. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
The Figure In The Shadows
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "The Figure In The Shadows", 2018
Technique: Medium Format Film Photography on Kodak Endura Print
Image dimensions: 10 x 8 in (25.4 x 20.3 cm)
C...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Black and White
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold metallic background.
Multicolored Finches birds on a metallic gold background. Framed in an antique gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Moon Void
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Fountain of Youth" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Fountain of Youth" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
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The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic po...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Red Bayou Teche" Landscape
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Bayou Teche" Landscape
Abstract landscape painting featuring shades of red, pink, orange, and blues framed in an antique gold frame.
Unframed: 22.5 x 18.5 inches
Fr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Caldentey original Neo-expressionist acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Tuta- original neo-expressionist acrylic painting. framed
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The active noti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Caldentey Mallorca original neo figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting . framed
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Patterson boats in the sea. acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Patterson boats in the sea. acrylic canvas painting. acrylic canvas painting. signed
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en
Restauración y ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Red Roses In The Dark
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "Red Roses In The Dark", 2020
Technique: Oil on Wood
Image dimensions: 23.5 x 19.75 in (59.69 x 50.16 cm)
Hand signed by artist
Excellent condi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Neo-expressionist Painting by Kevin Samuel Murphy "Shadows in the Flag"
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Abstract Painting , Shadows in the Flag , acrylic on canvas
Contorted figures set against the back drop of a burning Stars and Stripes . Representing Lies & corruption within govern...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Tulip
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Self
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "Self", 2020
Technique: Oil on Wood
Image dimensions: 27 x 19.5 in (68.58 x 49.53 cm)
Hand signed by artist
Excellent condition
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Art
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
"The Prince" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"The Prince" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
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The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portraits...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
066R Jazz
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ocelots Managua
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
"Ocelots Managua" is an oil painting by famed Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem. This work is completed with a golden vintage style ornate frame and features a group of playful felines o...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Artists stamp to verso; pictured. Provenance: From the artists estate.
Oscar Murillo (Mexican American 1940-2017) was a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles art scene...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media
Flight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
006R Cowboy at Pond
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
038R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hutch Spring
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
056V
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
007R Cowboy NM
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
052R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
048R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
034R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
061V
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
041R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hutch Pet Place
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ocelots 16 Managua
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, 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.
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