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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
"Green Pastures" Black Outline Bunny on Mint Green Background Oil Painting Wood
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 Mint green background with thick use of paint. In...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Hunt Slonem "Love To" Yellow Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Love To" Yellow Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a yellow background in a vintage frame Unframed: 6 x 4 inches Framed: 8.5 x 6.5 inches *Painting is framed - ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Oswald the Rabbit! Large Colorful Ispiring Neo-Expressionist Pop Art Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Urban abstract expressionism artist Tommy Lennartsson draws on the visual culture of street and pop art when creating his original vibrant mixed-medi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Charcoal, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Graphite, Gouache

Untitled by Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Untitled by Hunt Slonem Black and White Butterflies on a Gold Background Hunt Slonem is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose w...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Hunt Slonem "Lawn Nap" Light Green Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lawn Nap" Light Green Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light green background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 10.5 x 8.5 inches *Painting ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

GRAY RABBIT
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper by artist Daria Kusto Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Permanent Marker

Hunt Slonem "Lories & Amazons" Multicolor Parrots on Metallic Background
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lories & Amazons" Multicolor Parrots on Metallic Background A family of seven birds on a gold and multicolor background in a vintage frame Unframed: 30 x 22 inches Fram...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

WALK IN THE DARK
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original PAINTING by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Acrylic on canvas Shipped From Spain.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

"Due figure" by E. Wenk, 2020-22- Watercolor and Marker, Abstract Figurative
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker

Hunt Slonem, "Savior", Teal Blue Textured Horse Oil Painting on Panel
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Savior" is a 30x26 monochromatic teal blue scored oil painting on wood board of a horse portrait in his choice of antique framing. Signed to verso. *...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood Panel, Oil

"Hummingbirds Larkspeer" French Pink Background Oil Painting Wood Panel Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition Slonem's Hummingbirds. This piece depicts gestural figures of colorful Humming Birds on a light French Pink background with thick use of paint. It is housed i...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Landscape 145 by Jean Krille - Oil on Masonite 100x100 cm
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...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Masonite, Oil

Landscape n°90 by Jean Krillé - Oil on wood 100x120 cm
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...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

" TOMORROW TOGETHER " many faces, abstract painting.
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto. Acrylic on canvas. I put together a mosaic of faces and patterns, imagining their connection, and I will give you the opportunity to compose your ow...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Permanent Marker

FISH FACES
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper by artist Daria Kusto pastel, acrylic markers on paper. Shipped well protected, unframed.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Permanent Marker

Landscape 118 by Jean Krille - Oil on wood 73x60 cm
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...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood

Bouquet by the window
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Board

Hunt Slonem "Deep Cadmium" Orange Single Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Deep Cadmium" Orange Single Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light orange background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 11.5 x 9.5 inches *Pa...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Hold Fast XL - Large Original Painting on Canvas - Ready to Hang
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural icons and world events acting as inspiration, artist Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through figures and colors. He paints in a street art-inspired Neo-expres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

BETTER TOGETHER
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper by artist Daria Kusto Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Permanent Marker

Eminem And The Man With The Billion Dollar Hand
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin is currently working in the heat of a villa in the Spanish desert, his "billion dollar hands" creating pieces referencing cutting edge icons. This new work has such colour...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem CHL0650 2013
Located in New York, NY
This whimsical and sophisticated painting was realized by the esteemed contemporary painter, Hunt Slonem in 2013. This piece features a lovely background in a muted sunflower yellow ...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil

Standing Figure
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Tom Cramer (b.1960). Standing Figure, 1980. Carved wood and polymer paint. Measures 11.5 inches high. Excellent condition. Signed and dated under base. Tom Cramer is an American artist working in Portland, Oregon noted for his intricately carved and painted wood reliefs and ubiquity throughout the city of Portland. Often called the unofficial Artist Laureate of Portland,[2] Cramer is one of the most visible and successful artists in the city. The influences on his work are both organic and technological. He is widely collected and is in many prominent west coast museum and private collections. He is in the permanent collections of the Portland Art Museum[3] in Portland Oregon, the Halle Ford Museum in Salem Oregon, the Jordan Schnitzer Museum in Eugene, Oregon, the Boise Art Museum in Idaho. Cramer made a name for himself in the 1980s and 1990s becoming a bridge between historical Oregon artists like Clifford Gleason and Milton Wilson...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood, Latex

"Heart Felt" Heart Shaped Diamond Dust Turquoise Bunny Oil Painting White Framed
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Bunnies. This piece depicts a double bunny on a turquoise blue gradient background with thick use of paint and diamon...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel

EXPERIENCE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Shipped well protected, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Permanent Marker

Washington's Wisdom: No Kings. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin's Sharp Edge 21st Century NYC Style Renaissance Neo Expressionism A painting imbued with symbolism and cultural references, No Kings - Wisdom of Washington pays Berlin's ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

"Jungle Boogie" by Lesley Anne Spowart - Bright Colorful Animal Abstract Dogs
Located in Carmel, CA
Lesley Anne Spowart (American, born 1957) "Jungle Boogie" 2023 Acrylic paint, Collage, Mixed Media, Wood Panel, Wood The artist signed the bottom left and back of the painting. A vi...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood, Paper, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Wood Panel

Green, 55x120cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Green, 55x120 cm
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mannequin
Located in Los Angeles, CA
With cultural icons and world events acting as inspiration, artist Soren Grau strives to communicate meaning through figures and colors. He paints in a street art-inspired Neo-expres...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Linocut

Washington's Wisdom: No Kings. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin's Sharp Edge 21st Century NYC Style Renaissance Neo Expressionism A painting imbued with symbolism and cultural references, No Kings - Wisdom of Washington pays Berlin's ...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Maxim" Single Black and White Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Maxim" Single Black and White Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 13.5 x 11.5 inches *Paint...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Landscape 111 by Jean Krille - Oil on masonite - 100x80cmm
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...
Category

Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil

Hunt Slonem "Jackie O Yellow" Single Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Jackie O Yellow" Single Bunny A black outlined rabbit on a yellow background in a vintage frame Unframed: 8 x 6 inches Framed: 11 x 9 inches *Painting is framed - Pleas...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Panel, Oil

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...
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1970s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Plywood, Oil Pastel

"Rotterdam Field" Yellow & Red Tulip on Peach Orange Background Oil Painting
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's newest series, Tulips. This piece depicts a gestural figure of an organ and yellow Tulip on a peach orange background with thick use of pai...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

The Bullfight, Abstract Expressionist Painting in Red and Yellow, Black Gestures
Located in Barcelona, ES
"The Bullfight" is an abstract expressionist painting by Romina Milano where a dance of black gestures unfolds across colorful brushstrokes infused wit...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic, Paper

Hunt Slonem "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Trojan Two" Metallic Birds Quetzal and Trogon Birds gestured in red, green, yellow and purple on a white background with gold and silver. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Bold Expressionist work in the Style of Richard Diebenkorn Original Oil
Located in Soquel, CA
Bold Expressionist work in the Style of Richard Diebenkorn Original Oil Eclectic Neo-expressionist work by San Francisco area abstract artist Daniel David Fuentes (American, 1978-20...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Cotton Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars

"Hornbills"
Located in Astoria, NY
Hunt Slonem (American, b. 1951), "Hornbills", Oil on Canvas, 1995, impasto Neo-Expressionist piece, signed, dated, titled, and numbered "JEM0664" to verso, with a Certificate of Auth...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

"Purple Mist" Black Bunny on Purple Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel Framed
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 Purple Lavender background with thick use of pain...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

NO KINGS NO WAR: Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Sax Berlin is a caring, compassionate man and his egalitarian outlook is translated into his art. This piece is large and impactful and shows this ascending star of the art world at ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Suspended Space, Pastel Contemporary Abstraction, Modern Gestural, Spray, Paper
Located in Barcelona, ES
Emotions and Textures bursts with gestural freedom and expressive layering, capturing the raw vitality of contemporary abstraction. With bold brushstrokes, spray textures, and a vibr...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Oil Crayon, Acrylic

"Peace Plan" Birds w White and Yellow Butterflies on Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Birds and Monarch butterflies. They are placed in a wonderful golden background with black marks representing the "...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

ADVENTURE TIME
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by DARIA KUSTO The magic flow reality.. Acrylic on canvas Shipped From Spain.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

"Heroin Kills" Large Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

SEA MOOD
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Mixed media on paper by artist Daria Kusto Shipped well protected, rolled in a tube, unframed
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Permanent Marker

Woods
Located in Bozeman, MT
This is an original painting made with oil and acrylic with diamond dust on wood, framed. Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo expre...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood, Oil, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Sky Light" Blue Oval Bunny A single rabbit gestured in black on a light blue background in a vintage frame Unframed: 12 x 10 inches Framed: 17.5 x 15.5 inches *Painting...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Hunt Slonem "Wise Owl" Oval Black Outline Bird Painting on White
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Wise Owl" Black Outline Bird Painting on White A single owl gestured in black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 15 x 13 inches *P...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

Untitled V
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria This work is unique, this is not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Wisdom Uche...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled V
Untitled V
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Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020-21 -Blue and Yellow Acrylic on Paper, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper. This is part of an album. The price refers to the single drawing.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Amazons & Pionus" Green Birds
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Amazons & Pionus" Green Birds Green, blue and red parrots on a white background, scored. Unframed Hunt Slonem is a well-renowned American artist known for his neo-expre...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Bird Couple in Red on a White Background
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Bird Couple in Red on a White Background A pair of birds gestured in red and black on a white background in a vintage frame Unframed: 10 x 8 inches Framed: 1...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

EMOTIONS
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Oil pastel on paper by artist Daria Kusto Shipped well protected, unframed Curated by Art Reserve & Angel Rivas We can do commissioned work of any technique, style and size, cont...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Permanent Marker

"Mellon" Bunny on Holland Tulip Orange Oil Painting on Wood Panel w Diamond Dust
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 bunny on a Holland Tulip Orange background with thick use of paint...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel, Glass, Resin

Untitled
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...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Mixed Media

Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Red Heart Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Untitled" Red Heart Bunny A single rabbit gestured in red on a light red background with Diamond Dust in a vintage frame. Unframed: 14 x 14...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Resin, Oil, Panel

Hunt Slonem "Red Duet" Bright Orange Bunny Couple
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Duet" Bright Orange Bunny Couple A pair of rabbits gestured in black on a bright orange background in a vintage frame Signed, dated, and titled to verso Unframed: 1...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Panel

"Midnight" Black Outlined Bunny on Dark Blue Background Oil on Wood Panel Framed
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 Mid Night Blue background with thick use of paint...
Category

2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

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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