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.
Find original Neo-Expressionist paintings, prints, mixed-media works and other art on 1stDibs.
$17,000
"Gold & Silver Bunny's" Double Bunnies on Gold & Silver Background Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts 2 gestural figures of back bunnies on a gold and silver background with thick use of pain...
Oil, Canvas
$2,321Sale Price|25% Off
Sinks the sun as a flamingo, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Sinks the sun as a flamingo, 100x80cm, acrylic, pastel, canvas
Canvas, Pastel, Acrylic
$3,600Sale Price|85% Off
View of the vineyards of the village - n°81 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 100x100
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Of Germanic descent, the painter Jean Krillé was born in 1923 in Switzerland. His father, writer and poet, oriented him towards art and culture. From the age of 16, he enrolled at th...
Oil
$142Sale Price|40% Off
SKULL CAT
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto. Ink, acrylic on wotercolor paper. The magic flow reality... Shipped well protected, unframed
Permanent Marker
MULTIFACE
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by DARIA KUSTO. the magic flow reality. Acrylic and markers on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube From Spain.
Permanent Marker
SWEET DEREAMS
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic on canvas. The magic flow reality... It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
Canvas, Acrylic
"Migration of Silver Geece" Large Painting of Birds and Trees with Gold Leaf
Located in Austin, TX
Mixed Media on Canvas 50 x 56 in. A stunningly beautiful painting that portrays the grace and wild beauty of migrating geese with a combination of naturalistic subject matter and ab...
Gold Leaf
$2,512Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 111 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite - 100x80cmm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Oil
Hunt Slonem "Starry Night" Blue and Gold Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Starry Night" Blue and Gold Butterflies Multiple butterflies gestured in blue and white on a metallic background in a vintage frame. Unframed: 26 x 21 inches Framed: 30...
Oil, Panel
Julian Schnabel 'Otono Floral' (Sexual Spring-like Winter)
Located in New York, NY
Otono Floral 1995 Hand-painted, 15-color silkscreen with poured resin 40 x 30 inches (102 x 76 cm) Edition of 80 "Sexual Spring-like Winter" is a large painterly work, created with ...
Screen
Hunt Slonem "Midnight Blue" Single Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Midnight Blue" Single Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a dark blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 10.5 x 8.5 inches *Painting is...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Awaiting Flutter" Multicolor Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Awaiting Flutter" Multicolor Butterflies A group of seven butterflies on a scored gold metallic background in a vintage frame Unframed: 22 x 30 inches Framed: 26.5 x 34...
Oil, Panel
Hunt Slonem "Siddhas and Butterflies Play of Consciousness"
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Siddhas and Butterflies Play of Consciousness" Multicolor Faces and Butterflies Pink, yellow, blue and white butterflies and Siddha faces on a gold scored background Unf...
Canvas, Oil
PORTRAIT OF MYSTERIOUS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Acrylic on canvas Shipped From Spain.
Acrylic
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 144 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 100x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Masonite, Oil
$192Sale Price|35% Off
TIME TRAVEL
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto. acrIcrylic on wotercolor paper. The magic flow reality... Shipped free well protected unframed.
Permanent Marker, Acrylic, Watercolor
$1,032Sale Price|31% Off
Still life 113 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite - 50.5x70cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Oil
LOOK FORWARD
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Art by DARIA KUSTO. Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube From Spain
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 104 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 100x100cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Oil
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 138 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 39x60 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Masonite, Oil
"Our Time Is Here" Contemporary Figurative Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Right here, right now in the words of the song. This piece from Berlin has an immediacy to it that draws the eye and the emotion. Berlin evokes huge emotional responses to his art, e...
Oil, Acrylic
$285Sale Price|20% Off
Bouquet by the Window, Neo-Expressionist Oil on Board, Framed, 2010+
Located in Oslo, NO
This captivating artwork showcases a textured bouquet of flowers in a vase, composed of rich and varied hues that immediately draw the viewer's eye. The painting employs an impressio...
Board, Oil
Hunt Slonem, "Finches on Gold", 24x36 Colorful Textured Bird Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Finches on Gold" is a 24x 36 colorful gold background oil painting on wood board of contemporary abstract finches in blue, yellow, green, red, pink, an...
Oil, Board
MARITIME
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Acrylic on canvas Shipped From Spain.
Acrylic
$2,100Sale Price|25% Off
Diptych “Interaction 2”, 100 x 160cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160 cm
Canvas, Acrylic
FRIENDS
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto. Acrylic on canvas. Shipped from Spain , roll in a tube.
Oil, Acrylic
$2,440Sale Price|20% Off
Healing 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Blue, Africa
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
It takes a long time to heal as a human in this situation blue helps in calming the mind both physically and mentally blue also indicates serenity and contentment. Shipping Procedur...
Canvas, Acrylic
Original ink on Paper, Contemporary Abstract Expressionist
Located in Carballo, ES
Black And White Minimal Painting is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2020. The painting is unframed, we can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The title of this w...
Ink, Handmade Paper
Laure Bruni, Oil on canvas, "Landscape of Drôme", 1926
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Laure Stella BRUNI, France, 1926. Landscape of Drome. with frame: 109x90x8 cm - 42.9x35.4x3.15 inches ; without frame: 92x73 cm - 36.2x28.75 inches. 30F format. Sign...
Canvas, Oil
$8,000
"Rose of Lima" Black Outline Bunny on French Rose Oil Painting on Wood Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a french rose background with thick use of paint. I...
Oil, Wood Panel
Abstract Oil Painting by noted Figurative Expressionist Israeli Artist Joel Kass
By Joël Kass
Located in Surfside, FL
Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: Israel Dimensions: 29" x 21 1/4" x 3/4" Dimensions w/Frame: 29 1/4" x 22" Kass paints in thick layers and realizes unique effects by sublimating...
Canvas, Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 103 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite 100x100cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Oil
$8,000
"Lavender Fog II" Bunny on Lavender Diamond Dust Background Oil Painting Framed
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a gestural figure of a black bunny on a Light Lavender background with thick use of paint...
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
ABSTRACT FLOWERS
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic, oil , gold leaf, on canvas. The magic flow reality... It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$1,680Sale Price|20% Off
Rhythm of Hope -21st Century, Contemporary, Neo-Expressionism, Mixed Media Music
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gal...
Charcoal, Pastel, Acrylic, Cardboard
$4,400Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape n°90 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 100x120 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on wood sold with frame Total size with frame 102x122 cm Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary art. Born in the...
Oil
SNAKE DOG
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper Shipped well protected, unframed
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$1,200Sale Price|20% Off
Still life 114 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite - 50x70cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Oil
"Let's Take the Blame : Wise Up !" Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Such a stark image with a massive amount of depth from master artist Sax Berlin. The message is clear, mankind needs to be mindful of the impact we're having on the planet. We need t...
Oil, Acrylic
$119Sale Price|50% Off
ABSTRACT FACE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed I can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, contact us without obligation
Permanent Marker
$1,520Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 136 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 39x60.5 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Masonite, Oil
$2,200
German Neo Expressionist Graphite Pencil Drawing Erwin Pfrang Nolan Gallery NYC
Located in Surfside, FL
Erwin Pfrang, German (b. 1951) Graphite Pencil on paper Framed 20 X 20.5, sheet 12.5 X 13 Hand signed lower left Erwin Pfrang (born 1951, in Munich) is a German painter and printma...
Paper, Pencil, Graphite
Hunt Slonem "Afternoon" Black and Blue Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Afternoon" Black and Blue Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches *Pain...
Oil, Panel
$1,619Sale Price|20% Off
Untitled_Body on the Field #8 - 21st Century, Drawing, Blue, Green, Yellow
Located in Baden-Baden, DE
Untitled_Body on the Field #8, 2022 coloured pencils on paper 39 3/8 H x 27 9/16 W inches 100 H x 70 W cm Signed on reverse Zsolt Berszán embodies in his works the dissolution of th...
Paper, Color Pencil
"Heroin Kills" Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Heroin Kills is a cry from the soul from Berlin. A contemporary of Basquiat in the New York art scene of the 1980's Berlin was very much on the frontline when it came to witnessing t...
Oil, Acrylic
$696Sale Price|35% Off
RIVERS OF LOVE
By Daria Kusto
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas. Original art by Daria Kusto. Shipped rolled in a tube From Spain
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
$13,000
"Invisible Surf", Large-Scale Impasto Abstract Dreamscape by Duane Bousfield
Located in Soquel, CA
"Invisible Surf", Large-Scale Impasto Abstract Dreamscape by Duane Bousfield Stunning impasto abstract expressionist oil painting by Duane Bousfield (American, b. 1960.) 1994. In t...
Canvas, Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape n°95 by Jean Krillé - Oil on masonite 100x100 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil on masonite sold with frame Total size with frame 102x102 cm Jean Krillé is a Swiss artist from Geneva, recognized for his significant contributions to contemporary art. Born in...
Oil
$3,600Sale Price|20% Off
Untitled (Royal Officer 2)
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity (Issued by the Gallery) About Artist Prince Obasi...
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Composition in Green, Red & Black
Located in Soquel, CA
Fantastical abstract composition in green, red, and black by unknown artist Helen (20th century). Signed and dated "(indecipherable) '88" in the lower right corner. No frame. Image, ...
Silk, Oil, Permanent Marker
$1,512Sale Price|20% Off
Landscape 119 by Jean Krille - Oil on wood 73x60 cm
By Jean Krille
Located in Geneva, CH
Jean Krillé’s paintings are known for their expressive use of color and dynamic, abstract forms, blending realism with abstraction in his depictions of nature. His landscapes often f...
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Ofelia" Black and White Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Ofelia" Black and White Bunny A rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 17 x 15 inches *Painting is framed - P...
Wood, Oil
$9,800
Red Star
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...
Canvas, Oil
$5,500
Huge Italian Neo Expressionist Mimmo Paladino Linoleum Block Print Atlantico
Located in Surfside, FL
Mimmo Paladino Atlantico Linocut, 1987, hand signed, dated and numbered 12/27 in pencil. Medium: Collagraph and linoleum cut Sheet measures 82 x 29 1/2" inches Parole Torchon pap...
Linocut
German American Neo Abstract Expressionist Contemporary Oil Painting Mixed Media
By Bernd Haussmann
Located in Surfside, FL
Berndt Haussmann (German / American, b. 1957) Das Lied von der Erde, mixed media painting on canvas signed, titled and numbered on verso unframed 32 1/4 x 48 inches. BERND HAUSSMAN...
Mixed Media, Oil
The Red Queen
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, Oil
Swoon Song, 2023 - Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Porto, 13
The painting "Swoon Song" by Hunt Slonem, created in 2023, is an oil on canvas piece that measures 152 x 178 cm (60 x 70 inches). The work is in excellent, new condition, and feature...
Oil
$12,500
Totem
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...
Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil
$3,360Sale Price|20% Off
Patterson abstract blue and green. boats. big. 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...
Canvas, Acrylic
Neo-Expressionist Green & Red Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
Expressive late 1970's green and red abstract on rough plywood, with scribbled linear forms in the style of Basquiat, by Bay Area artist Micha...
Oil, Plywood, Oil Pastel