Sax Berlin Paintings

Bold and strong, these terms are synonymous with both the Guardian Angels and Sax Berlin’s Sharp Edge New York City style of Neo-Expressionist painting. The primary palette has been ...

A study in time and a clarion call for rebirth and enlightenment. Berlin’s Neo-Expressionist Renaissance is a reflective piece but a piece offering strength and hope in dark. times....

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...

Portrait of Basquiat - troubled enfant terrible of the street art scene in downtown Manhattan in the 1970's & 80's. Wearing his trademark Armani suits Basquiat worked in fast, furiou...

Painted in the Moat studio under the Renaissance bridge at the edge of the vines and in  the castle. Imbued with  the viticulture and joire de vive of the Chateau Lescours Berlin pre...

"Sharp Edge" Neo Expressionism from the studio of Sax Berlin

Stunning monochrome work from the studio of Sax Berlin. A painting in which one can truly become lost. The colour is rich and indulgent, it allows the mind to follow the flow of the ...

Sticking to his 1980s Neo-expressionist roots Sax Berlin produces a topical piece close to his heart. Let his work do the talking Oil and acrylic paint on stareched canvas Signed

A beautiful piece of sheer, exuberant expressionist painting. Berlin commits to paper the internal machinations of a jazz musician living and experiencing the city and all her moods....

Impressive allegorical piece that reflects on the current state of the human condition and society as a whole. Berlin's Neo-expressionist series weaves a narrative of social. conscio...

A tour de force from Sax Berlin with this piece. It’s a glowing, almost three dimensional painting full of warmth with stunning use of red tonal colours. His figure is enigmatic and ...

From the studio of England's greatest exponent of Neo-Expressionism, Sax Berlin. Human Rights is a heartfelt piece by Berlin, showing his concern for all people suffering abuse with ...

A riotous explosion from the palette of Sax Berlin. This garden uses the beautiful colours familiar to those who have travelled the southern reaches of France and used to such amazin...

From the Fire Bird series of 2015. Reflections of a Fire Bird emanates the reflection of orange light from his mirror. Orange is a power colour, signifying creativity but also healin...

From Sax’s Neo Nouveau collection that he recently revisited for one of his private collectors Adoration is a stunningly beautiful painting. The figure is a coquettish representatio...

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 ...

Brassai many years before the street art revolution said in 1933 that "it's authority is absolute. The art of the streets............. so ephemeral that it is easily obliterated........

A term familiar to most of us as a state of mind, Berlin has crafted his own idiosyncratic, ultra contemporary piece of Neo-Expresionism to reflect on this delusional condition. He h...

Sax Berlin has such mastery over his craft. This piece is exceptional, there's beautiful imagery, sumptuous colour, and the Wise Women. Berlin has mixed beauty, strength and mythos i...

This painting from the Atlantic studio of Sax Berlin captures the essence of ecstasy. It’s imbued with a special sense of immediacy and fluid movement. The painting draws one in and ...

Ode to master bassman and composer Lincoln Schleifer from the New York music scene. Sax's look into his head with the musicians seeing, breathing and enveloped by the music. Yet ag...

Jazz aficionado Sax Berlin offers his homage to Miles Davis. This piece is a street art version of portraiture, bold & incisive. There's a raw feel to this painting that has the musi...

Music is a real love for Sax Berlin, second only to his art. These twin passions have given rise to a series of works that concentrate on jazz music. Jazz Man puts one right at the h...

Sax Berlin’s Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In “person” they are electric and magnetic...

The New York subway network has seen dark and dangerous times over the last few decades.Now we can ride the subway thoughtlessly, the trains are clean, the stations are brightly lit ...

Sax Berlin followers will already be aware that a second love of his is music. He has created this piece as a tribute to Motown; Berry Gordy Jr's classic record label. Motown music b...

Homage to Billie Holliday. Created in his idiosyncratic New York City style Berlin, himself a keen jazz musician, pays tribute to one of the greatest jazz singers of all time, the legendary Billie Holliday. Nicknamed Lady Day...

"Cate Blanchett,  Goodwill Ambassador for UNHCR addressing the European Parliament" is a wonderful Neo-Expressionist interpretation of the event by master artist Sax Berlin. This pai...

This eyecatching painting was an immediate reaction to 9/11. Berlin spent many years in New York and visits to this day, the city has aspecial place in his heart. The response visibl...

Berlin in this piece channels the imagery of the streets of New York City. Is it a commentary on today's society or a nostalgic view of the past? This painting offers a fabulous oppo...

This title encapsulates the whole ethos of Sax Berlin; the impulse to create courses through him in vibrant immediacy resulting in paintings that are timeless. In this work his creat...

A stunning almost minimalist Neo-Expressionist piece from the Atlantic studio of Sax Berlin. Throughout the Summer of 2024 in increasingly unpredictable times Berlin has been creatin...

This work was inspired by Berlin's many visits to the Peace Pagoda during his sojourn to Nepal over the Winter. Sax prepares his canvasses and waits for the right conjunction of crea...

Blue Cigarette - something of a departure in style for Berlin. This elegant, sophisticated lady is an interpretation on canvas of how he would create her in stained glass. 30" x 24"

We are excited to bring this incredible painting to public attention. Berlin is renowned for his use of colour, pigments and texture but this piece is truly exceptional. Sumptuous in...

What better time than now to introduce Sax Berlin's Mortality series. Since people started creating art works there have been representations of human (and animal) bones; skeletons a...

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...

This piece simply screams New York City and is presented in Berlin’s inimitable Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style. This painting has such a vibrant, pulsating feel, it’s ful...

In the 1980's New York was a very different place to the shiny, cosmopolitan city we know today. Dark forces roamed the streets and subway, violence lurked on street corners. The cit...

Wherever one travels to in the world it's inevitable that one sees the heritage of wild-style graffiti. Graffiti writers are the most influential artists of their time; reaching so m...

Once again Berlin gifts us a different aspect of his art. Within Cascade he is able to echo and reference simultaneously several of the Great Masters and also include his own unique ...

This majestic double portrait "Abraham and Sarah" is part of a series of paintings by breaking British artist, Sax Berlin. Inspired by the Bible and also by a commission to paint “Is...

An enigmatic portrait in oils from Berlin, stylised and elongated this person is a mysterious figure. ZiZi was a writer and poet who was a friend of the artist. It is certainly a re...

One sees again the impressionist pieces that originated in the South of France here, think Van Gogh in Arles. Expressionism and Impressionism come together in this painting to form a...

Delivering beautiful paintings is what Sax Berlin does and this striking piece is both beautiful and has a narrative. Neo-Expressionism and abstract in its construct Berlin delivers ...

From Sax Berlin's "Sharp Edge 21st Century New York City Style Series" Berlin has loved Manhattan & New York City for decades. This love is passionately brought to life in the dynam...

Sax Berlin is a master of many styles and this Van Goghesque portrait of JFK is both subtle and eye-catching. Shocking events are taking place in the world so it's fitting that Berli...

Sociological Expressionism. From Grosz and Dix to Berlin, this movement gives voices and images to the conscience of the people trying to process the contemporary trauma of the hopel...

Classical Harlequin - in this Harlequin painting Berlin shows his character barefaced and out of costume. The Harlequin is quiet and reflective in the foreground, however in the back...

Sax Berlin's Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In "person" they are electric and magnetic...

Angel Of Liberty from Sax Berlin's "Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo Expressionist New York City Style" Series It probably only happens once in a lifetime with right alignment of the stars! To work with an artist at the very zenith of his power in the contemporary art world. Sax Berlin has travelled every continent to study to learn how to paint in a myriad complexity of styles. He has served an apprenticeship of decades, always creating the most wonderful paintings in every unique style. Now he has come full circle and his Sharp Edge 21st Century New York City Style reflects the cutting edge of contemporary art. Now painting in a studio in Spain his work has evolved. Spanish art has always been at the forefront of creativity and style. Due in part to the influences of light, colour and landscape that imbue the country, from stark arid plains to verdant mountains. Berlin is inspired by the colours and light to a new vibrancy. His paintings are elemental, "slash and burn" in an amalgam of New York City Street Style and ancient Spanish...

Sax Berlin's Skull series form part of his Neo-Expressionist works. Berlin works with speed on these pieces, gives them a sense of urgency. In "person" they are electric and magnetic...

It's long believed that "the machine" is capitalism and the oppressive structures at the highest levels of society. Renegade artist Basquiat became drawn into this machine and became...

Acrylic On Canvas

From Sax Berlin's Fools series of the 1990's. This intricate masterpiece is of museum quality. Berlin's Fools are seen clustered en masse in a complex portrayal of debate. This work ...

The goat plays a strange role in mythology and legend; perhaps its ambivalence, appearing on both sides of the spectrum, give it the appeal it enjoys. Most ancient cultures from the Assyrians via the ancient Greeks and Vikings have a goat appear in their legends. Berlin's goat skulls...

A boys face straight from the Renaissance down the centuries to the studio of Sax Berlin. Created in Medieval style this portrait could quite easily belong in the Uffizi collections ...

Twenty First Century Sharp Edge NYC Style this painting showcases an iconic symbol of popular culture;the gold tooth or teeth. In this piece Berlin has comb...

Sharp edged and sassy from Sax Berlin. A bang on trend, urban street painting with an undercurrent of the darkness of the city. Oil and acrylic on canvas

Bristol Invisible Circus created Red Rebel Brigade in April 2019 to support the Extinction Rebellion Spring Uprising although its roots go back to 2003 and protests against the war i...