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
POETRY OF LOVE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
acrIcrylic on wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped free
well protected
unframed.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
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
Duality, mysterious androgynous figure earth tone, yellow
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Oil on Canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Assemblage of inflatable paint islands silkscreen printing on paper, tapestry
Located in Carballo, ES
Work belonging to the latest exhibition of the Manolo Eirin contemporary art gallery in A Coruña, Spain.
The work is a drawing made by the artist for the exhibition using the assemb...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Printer's Ink, Archival Paper
Caldentey 9 Vertical Little Blue Boat original neo-expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
boat- original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Caldentey 42 Blue Golden Very Big original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
On the balcony looking New York.-original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
composition of the artist Español Toni CALDENTEY.
Mixed technique on canvas.
Perfect state.
contemporary...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Landscape 132 by Jean Krille - Oil on Canvas 51x61 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...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Untitled (Brown Landscape), landscape, bold colors
Located in New York, NY
Oil painting of a landscape with painterly, expressive brush strokes representing trees are blowing in the wind.
Russell Sharon was born on a farm in Minnesota. He studied in Mexico City, Boston and New York. He is known for his wildly colorful works with imagery drawn from the Minnesota landscape...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vicente Cristellys, Oil on canvas "Gina Lollobrigida", Late 1950s
By Vicente Cristellys
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Vicente CRISTELLYS (1898-1970), School of Paris, late 1950s. "Lolo", portrait of Gina Lollobrigida in Notre-Dame de Paris (film).
Arriving in Paris during the 1920s, Vicente Cristellys settled in Montparnasse like many of his colleagues from the Ecole de Paris. He paints characters and scenes largely inspired by his native Spain. It was after a bohemian period that he began to illustrate cinema posters and he managed to settle in the Parisian cinematographic milieu. For example, he will sign posters for The Big Sleep, The Man in The iron mask...
Category
1950s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Upside-down
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates.
Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
"Composizione con personaggio" by Enzio Wenk, 2008 - Acrylic , Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
"Translated title": "Composition with character".
Acrylic on board.
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Board, Acrylic
"Cow and Ballerina, " Painted Wood Sculpture signed by Schomer Lichtner
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Cow and Ballerina" is an original painted wood sculpture by Schomer Lichtner. It features a high-kicking ballerina standing on the back of a cow. The artist signed the piece.
36" x 61" x 26" art
Milwaukee artist, Schomer Lichtner passed away on May 9, 2006 at the age of 101. He continued to amaze and create with his whimsical paintings of ballerinas and cows. He and his late wife Ruth Grotenrath, both well-known Wisconsin artists, began their prolific careers as muralists for WPA projects, primarily post offices.
Schomer Lichtner was well known for his whimsical cows and ballerinas, such as his "Ballerina Dancing on Cow" sculpture below. The late James Auer, art critic for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel referred to Lichtner as the artist laureate of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He was the official artist of the Milwaukee Ballet.
Lichtner also painted murals for industry and private clients. Schomer was a printmaker and produced block prints, lithographs, and serigraph prints. His casein (paint made from dairy products) and acrylic paintings are of the rural Wisconsin landscape and farm animals. He became interested in cows when he and Ruth spent summers near Holy Hill in Washington County.
According to David Gordon, director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Schomer Lichtner had a tremendous joie de vivre, " joy of life," and expressed it in his art.
Schomer Lichtner was nationally known for his whimsical paintings and sculptures of black- and white-patterned Holstein cows...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Patterson Boat Vertical sin titulo 9. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Patterson. boats. vertical .
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en
Restauración y Conservación de pintura Mural y caballete.
Ha ejercido...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
SKULL DOG
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by DARIA KUSTO.
the magic flow reality.
Markers on paper.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
Caldentey Man Mallorca original neo figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Viso Tondo Celeste" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 - Acrylic on Paper, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Round pale blue face"
Acrylic paint on paper.
The frame has been painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Hacia la inmensidad". Contemporary, figurative, expresionism, impresionism
Located in MADRID, ES
"Dancer". Contemporary, Realism, figurative, expresionism, impresionism, human figure, nude
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Patterson Boats on the Shore. 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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Cherryhead by Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Cleveland, OH
Cherryhead by Hunt Slonem
Bunnies on Red Background with Diamond Dust
Hunt Slonem is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose work uniquely combines representational ima...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
New Blue
By Ford Crull
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Got Blues?
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Enamel
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
Neo Expressionism Renaissance. Volume 1
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Neo-Expressionism has a justified place in the art pantheon and is currently experiencing a revival on both sides of the Atlantic. The human condition is laid out in this piece which...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
WILD BIRD
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Markers & acrylic on paper
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Abstract Expressionist Abstract Large Oil on Canvas, Le Pèlerin.
Located in Cotignac, FR
Expressionist abstract oil on canvas by French artist Bernard Duvert. The painting is signed bottom left, dated and titled to the rear stretchers and with exhibition numbers.
A magn...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Days of the Week II
Located in Winter Park, FL
Number 39 of 50
Discover an exquisite piece of contemporary art history with Donald Baechler's "Days of the Week II," a woodcut on paper from 1994. This piece is a testament to Baech...
Category
1980s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Woodcut
Nude , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Untitled , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Nude , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Untitled , 100x75cm, acrylic, canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green, 55x120cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Green, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Reclining light, 55x120cm, acrylic on canvas
Located in Yerevan, AM
Reclining light, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Don't Even Think
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
EchoLayer: Migration - Original Neo-Expressionist Abstract Sci-Fi Urban Artwork
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Plexiglass, Mixed Media
Revival
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates.
Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Contemporary Figurative Expressionism Warm Earth Tones Female Figures Painting
Located in ALCOY/ALCOI, ES
Title: «Osadas en el Edén»
Collection: Muses
Description: Acrylic on canvas, figurative, red, pink, gestural, modern
Being daring in the comfort zone, without fear of facing challenges or dangers... when rules and borders dissolve, freedom is the only law that governs our movements... we must destroy the shackles that grip a woman's will, take risks without any fear, and crush the mutilating taboos... the reward is immediate. This artwork celebrates and empowers women to break free from societal norms and restrictions, take risks, and embrace their freedom. It encourages women to be bold and daring, and to reject any taboos or constraints that might hold them back. The artwork or collection is likely to be visually striking and powerful, and may feature images of women breaking free from bondage or engaging in daring and courageous acts. The message of the artwork is one of empowerment and liberation, encouraging women to embrace their strength and independence.
Victoria Tsemka...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Puesta de sol en el Campo de Golf (Sunset on the Golf Course)
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Her works were recently featured in the March issue of American Art Collector magazine 2022. A hardbound-book is included with your purchase.
Whether depicting lively night parties on the beach, Parisian streets, or bustling sidewalk cafes of her native Madrid, the paintings of Paloma Hinojosa...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Echolayer: Positronic Brain - Original Neo-Expressionist Abstract Urban Artwork
By Soren Grau
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing inspiration from cultural icons and global events, Soren Grau's street art-infused Neo-expressionism invites art enthusiasts to be a part of a narrative larger than life. In ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Plexiglass
Tall Totem Tuesday
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
A stunning verticle painting by renowned Artist Hunt Slonem. The artist's renowned, stylized depictions of rabbits take center stage, dancing across...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
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
Deux Iris
Located in Miami, FL
Born 1949, Fréjus, France
French artist Evelyne Ballestra studied painting in the South of France before moving to Switzerland where she met her mentor, Rolf Dürig, a master of the ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Le Passeur
By Jean Sanglar
Located in Miami, FL
Born in the South of France in 1926 and raised by very strict parents, Jean Sanglar was prohibited from playing with same age mates.
Truly talented, as a young boy he drew frequentl...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
LONG LOVE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Shipped from Thailand because i am living here in 2025
Acrylic on canvas
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
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
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
"Cafe Society", Surreal Large-Scale Figurative Abstract
Located in Soquel, CA
"Cafe Society", a large-scale figurative abstract evoking the style of Basquiat, where many faces, figures, and a blue bust with glowing eyes are layered in a surreal, dream-like space by Bay Area artist Michael Pauker (American, b.1957). Signed "Michael Paulker...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Cockatoo Whisper Joy, Hunt Slonem
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Porto, 13
This painting is an oil work by Hunt Slonem, created in 2023. The piece is in excellent condition, brand new, and measures 127 x 178 cm (50 x 70 inches). The painting features a grid...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
BIRDIE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
ORIGINAL PAINTING BY DARIA KUSTO,
Acrylic on canvas.
Shipped rolled in a tube
From Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
"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
ABSTRACT MOOD
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
markers on paper
by artist Daria Kusto
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original painting by Daria Kusto.
Acrylic on canvas.
It is sent rolled in a tube, safe and express shipping to the whole world.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker, Acrylic
Chinensis Light
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
"Chinensis Light" sees artist Hunt Slonem return to a favored subject - the rabbit. A gaggle of the long-eared creatures crowds into the frame, rendered in stylized black lines on an...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
QUEEN OF THE ABSURD
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original art by Daria Kusto.
Ink on wotercolor paper.
The magic flow reality...
Shipped well protected, unframed
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
ABSTRACT FLOWERS
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.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Permanent Marker
Landscape, oil on canvas with aluminum frame, sea blue, waves texture
Located in Carballo, ES
Landscape painted by Luis Moscardo, from his series with oil paintings "Land of Storms", in which he paints the waves of the wild sea, the shapes and textures that are generated in i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Oil
Riera i Arago ELICE vERTICAL engraving.
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Josep Maria Riera i Aragó (Barcelona, 1954), is a Spanish plastic artist.
He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Throughout his career he has dedicated himself to scul...
Category
Early 17th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Engraving
"Isaiah II--Quaspace for Cow, " Acrylic on Canvas Abstract by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Isaiah II--Quaspace For Cow" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. It depicts a cow in yellow, a graph, a landscape, and a bubble of text. The artist signed ...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
mountains of fabric, textured green with silkscreen paint full of folds & layers
Located in Carballo, ES
This year, 2024, the artist Ruth Vidal (1998, Isla de Arousa) launches her latest research into painting and games. These works are based on the references that the artist draws from...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Cotton, Polymer
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Acrylic Paint, Abstract Animal, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
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...
Category
Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Masonite, Oil
Georg Baselitz, 45 – August: Woodcut on Paper from 1990, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
Georg Baselitz (German, born 1938)
45 – August, 1990
Medium: Woodcut on paper
Dimensions: 124.2 x 68 cm
Edition of 30: Hand-signed, numbered and dated in pencil
Condition: Excellent
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Woodcut
Hunt Slonem "2 Blue Diamond Dust" Bunny Couple
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "2 Blue Diamond Dust" Bunny Couple
A pair of rabbits gestured in blue and white on a dark blue Diamond Dust background in a vintage frame
Unframed: 14.5 x 11.5 inches
Fr...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Panel
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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.