$3,000
H 36 in W 36 in
Koi Fish Water Motion Movement Neo Impressionism Realism Contemporary Signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Koi" is an original oil painting on canvas created by Thomas Buchs. Artwork Size: 36" x 36
Canvas, Oil
$1,070
H 16.15 in W 13 in
"Ophelia". Contemporary, Realism, figurative, expresionism, impresionism, nude
Located in MADRID, ES
"Ophelia". Contemporary, Realism, figurative, expresionism, impresionism, nude
Canvas, Oil
Smokestack, bright color masks urban setting romantic realism
By Stephen Basso
Located in Brooklyn, NY
*ABOUT Stephen Basso Stephen Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic, yet
Pastel, Archival Paper
$1,100
H 29.02 in W 22.01 in D 0.99 in
Green Girl with Tattoo, patterns, collage, disrupted realism, mixed media
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
feminist artist. Her practice is rooted in painting other women, the human face, and figure through direct
Paper, Charcoal
$700
H 7.49 in W 4.93 in D 0.04 in
Klimt Tattoo, disrupted realism charcoal acrylic on Strathmore paper red, tan
By Audrey Anastasi
Located in Brooklyn, NY
painting other women, the human face, and figure. Whether working with figurative descriptions or with the
Charcoal, Acrylic, Archival Paper
$1,523Sale Price|20% Off
H 36.23 in W 28.75 in
Suggestive Nude of a Woman, Oil on Canvas, Figurative Realism, 1970s
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Technical Sheet Title: "Suggestive Nude of a Woman" Artist: Rosendo González Carbonell (1910-1985) Technique: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 36.2 x 28.7 inches Framing: Unframed Signed: Y...
Canvas, Oil
$551Sale Price|20% Off
H 27 in W 15 in D 1 in
Mid Century French Nude Painting Of A Lady Stood Posed
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Lady by Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) oil on thin board, unframed board: 27 x 15 inches good condition with some cracks shown in photos provenance: from the artists estate, ...
Oil
$1,104
H 8.27 in W 11.82 in D 0.12 in
Room 102 - Collector Portfolio # 6 out 7 - 12 Fine Art Prints Nude photography
By Eric Ceccarini
Located in Brussels, BE
His series "Room" or "My carnival" evokes the fantasy of the mistress, fetishist eroticism, 5 to 7, free fantasy. Eric produces erotic art without ever biting into porn-chic always b...
Archival Pigment, Rag Paper
$2,244Sale Price|20% Off
H 15.75 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Nude, oil painting, impressionistic, live model. Nudes across mediums
Located in Oslo, NO
This intimate oil painting captures a moment of quiet rest and vulnerability. Painted alla prima, the artist works swiftly and expressively, allowing brushstrokes to remain visible a...
Canvas, Oil
$3,750
H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in
Do You Recall the Day? - Nude Figures, Intimate Portrayal of a Couple
By Rick Sindt
Located in Chicago, IL
Using pornography as a vehicle for understanding, Rick Sindt's work explores the discovery and development of queer attraction. Sindt transforms pornographic stills, repurposing them...
Oil, Panel
"Study of Morgan, " Oil painting
By Hollis Dunlap
Located in Denver, CO
Hollis Dunlap's (US based) "Study of Morgan" is an original, handmade oil painting that depicts a nude woman, face downturned, with her long dark hair trailing down her porcelain fig...
Oil, Panel
$1,760Sale Price|20% Off
H 25 in W 21 in D 1.25 in
Seated Female Nude Figure in Oil on Canvas
By George Wishon
Located in Soquel, CA
Seated Female Nude Figure in Oil on Canvas Beautiful modern impressionist figure painting of a seated nude woman by George Wishon (American, 1937-2005). The two-toned light blue and...
Canvas, Oil
$27,500
H 40.5 in W 80 in D 4 in
Very Large Original Handpainted Oil on Canvas of a Nude by Maria Szantho
By Maria Szantho
Located in New York City, NY
Fine and exceptional Hungarian oil painting of a lifesize reclining nude, odalisque; mounted in original giltwood frame, signed: Szantho Maria (1898-1984), circa 1940's This finely ...
Paint, Canvas, Giltwood
Lazy Saturday
Located in Zofingen, AG
Continuing a series of small paintings in oil and tempera on wooden boards, artist turned to the image found in the live sketches at one of the beautiful Saturday mornings. So once ...
Oil, Wood Panel
Sold|$7,200
H 36 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
Birds and Spoons - Green Botanical Still Life Dahlia Flowers Tea Fruit, 2024
By Melanie Parke
Located in Kent, CT
In this contemporary oil painting on canvas, a cheerful interior scene is set with a still life arrangement of flowers in a vase beside a lamp, a painted horse figurine, tea cup, pla...
Canvas, Oil
$10,149
H 21.66 in W 37.41 in D 1.58 in
Painting Oil On Canvas, a Reclining Nude by Legendre French school
Located in Gavere, BE
Painting Oil On Canvas, a Reclining Nude by Legendre French school of the 20th century Beautiful and large oil on canvas, French school from the 1920's representing a naked young rec...
Gold Leaf
Act. Oil on canvas, 58x69 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Act. Oil on canvas, 58x69 cm Victor Karnaukh (1950, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukrainian SSR – 2012, Dnepropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine) – a painter, a monument designer, graduate of Latvia...
Canvas, Oil
$6,187
H 33.08 in W 27.56 in D 0.79 in
Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A nude Gipsy Girl By Maria Szantho
By Maria Szantho
Located in Gavere, BE
Oil On Canvas Portrait Of A nude Gipsy Girl By Maria Szantho Nice and large painting " portrait of a nude Gipsy girl " painted by the female artist Maria Szantho (1897 - 1998) Hunga...
Canvas, Oil
$44,500
H 43.31 in W 70.9 in
"Secret Beach Panorama in Early Autumn" - oil painting, Hamptons Seascape clouds
By Ben Fenske
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
"Secret Beach Panorama in Early Autumn" is an oil painting by American Impressionist Ben Fenske. A large scale composition of a Sag Harbor beach vista. The foreground shows green gra...
Linen, Oil
$14,000
H 68 in W 48 in D 1.5 in
"Untitled" by Shana Wilson - Large Figurative Seated Nude Woman Oil Painting
By Shana Wilson
Located in Carmel, CA
Shana Wilson (Canadian, born 1966) "Untitled" 2014 Oil Paint, Canvas, Stretcher Bars The artist signed the back of the painting. About the Artist: Shana Wilson, born in Edmonton in ...
Oil, Canvas, Stretcher Bars
$12,180
H 39 in W 36 in
Contemporary oil painting photorealism koi fish water reflection signed
By Leslie Parke
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Koi Fish II" is an original oil painting on linen by Leslie Parke. The artist signed the piece in the lower right. This hyper-realist painting depicts a school of multi-colored koi ...
Linen, Oil
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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