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
Maelstrom
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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Photographic Film, Oil Crayon, Oil
Caldentey Black and White original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
" La lluita. original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic
Arborescence
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
Oil, Canvas
Sax Berlin, Emissary Of Peace. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Master artist Sax Berlin has turned his attention and considerable skills to creating this signature work, a self portrait. It's a complex piece that takes inspiration from the peace...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Neo-expressionist Painting by Kevin Samuel Murphy "Shadows in the Flag"
Located in Hoddesdon, GB
Abstract Painting , Shadows in the Flag , acrylic on canvas
Contorted figures set against the back drop of a burning Stars and Stripes . Representing Lies & corruption within govern...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
She Walks in Beauty Like the Night
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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Finches Purple Whydah" Multicolored Birds on Gold metallic background.
Multicolored Finches birds on a metallic gold background. Framed in an antique gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Patterson boats in the sea. acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Patterson boats in the sea. acrylic canvas painting. acrylic canvas painting. signed
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en
Restauración y ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Red Bayou Teche" Landscape
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Bayou Teche" Landscape
Abstract landscape painting featuring shades of red, pink, orange, and blues framed in an antique gold frame.
Unframed: 22.5 x 18.5 inches
Fr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Forest Walk
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
Caldentey Mallorca original neo figurative watercolor paper painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
original neo-expressionist acrylic painting . framed
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Moon Void
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Caldentey original Neo-expressionist acrylic canvas painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Tuta- original neo-expressionist acrylic painting. framed
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
The active noti...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
Tulip
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "2 East Lake" Hot Pink Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "2 East Lake" Hot Pink Bunnies
Two black gestured black bunnies on a solid hot pink background. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unframed: 14 x 10 inches
Framed: ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Self
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "Self", 2020
Technique: Oil on Wood
Image dimensions: 27 x 19.5 in (68.58 x 49.53 cm)
Hand signed by artist
Excellent condition
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Art
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed and dated on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Red Roses In The Dark
Located in Cambridge, ON
Fine Artist from Georgia
Details: "Red Roses In The Dark", 2020
Technique: Oil on Wood
Image dimensions: 23.5 x 19.75 in (59.69 x 50.16 cm)
Hand signed by artist
Excellent condi...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil
Ocelots Managua
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
"Ocelots Managua" is an oil painting by famed Neo-Expressionist Hunt Slonem. This work is completed with a golden vintage style ornate frame and features a group of playful felines o...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Latin American Figurative Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Monoprint Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Artists stamp to verso; pictured. Provenance: From the artists estate.
Oscar Murillo (Mexican American 1940-2017) was a prominent figure in the 1960s and 1970s Los Angeles art scene...
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Mixed Media
066R Jazz
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
"Mellon" Bunny on Holland Tulip Orange Oil Painting on Wood Panel w Diamond Dust
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 bunny on a Holland Tulip Orange background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Glass
006R Cowboy at Pond
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Flight
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
056V
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hutch Spring
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
038R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
061V
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Hutch Pet Place
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
007R Cowboy NM
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
048R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
034R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
052R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
041R
Located in VALLAURIS, FR
"On April 24th, 2018 my studio was flooded in the middle of the night. While excavating the ruins, I uncovered several catalogues of drenched, non-archival small prints. I separated ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Archival Pigment
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Butterflies" Multicolor Butterflies on Brilliant Golden w Gold Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful brilliant golden l...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel, Mixed Media
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Maybe" Black Bunny on Light Lavender Background Oil Painting - Oval Frame
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 Light Lavender background with thick use of paint. ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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 is inspired by Sax’s Sand Art...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Question Mark & Comma" Butterflies on Silver and Gold Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts delicate multicolor butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful golden silver land...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil
"Molucans Square Hawaii" Multicolor Cockatoos with Gold Background on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of Cockatoos. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of multicolor oil pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
"Blue Finches" Blue Birds on Silver Background Oil Painting on Canvas
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects of finches. The thick use of paint is greatly recognizable as he slathers on layer after layer of oil paint with a sil...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Ireland" Black Outline Bunny on Emerald Green Background Oil Painting Wood
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 an Emerald green background with thick use of paint...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Heart Felt" Heart Shaped Diamond Dust Turquoise Bunny 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 double bunny on a turquoise blue gradient background with thick use of paint and diamon...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
"Morning Cloaks" Multicolor Butterflies on Periwinkle Blue w Gold Antique Frame
By Hunt Slonem
Located in New York, NY
A wonderful composition of one of Slonem's most iconic subjects, Butterflies. This piece depicts multicolor delicate butterflies in ascension placed in a wonderful periwinkle blue la...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
"Rover" Multicolor Bunny on Ombre Diamond Dust Pink & Blue Background 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 multicolor bunny on an ombre Pink and Blue background with thick u...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Glass, Resin, Oil, Wood Panel
Caldentey Vertical Grey Characters Original Neo-expressionist Acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
characters- Originall Neo-expressionist Acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca - Spain)
Th...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Vicente Cristellys, Oil on canvas "Gina Lollobrigida", Late 1950s
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
"Margo" Black Outlined Bunny on French Blue Background Oil Painting - Oval Frame
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 French Blue background with thick use of paint. It ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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
Caldentey Small Green and Black original neo-expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
sailboat in a storm. original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Paper, Acrylic
« Noah's Ark" Folk Art Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Pasadena, CA
« Noah's Ark" is an unsigned oil painting that transcends the well-known biblical narrative into a contemporary allegory. Within this canvas, an iconic and realistic ark shelters a kaleidoscope of beings paired by species, each carrying its own story within the gaze of its eyes. The artwork’s naive style speaks a universal language, capable of touching both the innocence of a child and the childlike essence within adults. The paired animals...
Category
1960s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
Located in New Rochelle, NY
Mixed Media on canvas by Brazilian artist Alander Especie.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Destiny
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
The painting is inspired by the phrase 'your destiny is in your hands '. This implies that Man has the power, time, and capacity to achieve or do anything, in other words, everything...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Mixed Media
Water drops, sea, green, signed, neo-expressionist painting
Located in Carballo, ES
Green Neoexpressionist Painting. This is an original artwork realized by TUSET in 2018. We can frame it in natural wood or black on request. The dimensions of the painting are 42 x ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Georg Baselitz, Serpentine (Blue): Signed etching with sugar lift aquatint
Located in Hamburg, DE
Georg Baselitz (German, b. 1938)
Serpentine (Blue), 2022
Medium: Etching with sugar lift aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions: 53 × 39 cm (20 9/10 × 15 2/5 in)
Edition of 50: Hand-signe...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
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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.