Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
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
"Personaggio" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Abstract Landscape
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Complete title: "Personaggio con cane, palla e albero"
Translated title: "Character with a dog, a ball and a tree"
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in I...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Hornbills"
By Hunt Slonem
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...
Category
1990s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$32,500
"Arrivano le bombe" by E. Wenk, 2020-22- Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Bombs are coming"
Acrylic paint and pencil paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, w...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pencil, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Acrylic Paint, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Watercolor and acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single dra...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Volto con Figure" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Wood, Figurative Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face with figures".
Acrilic paint on beech panel.
The frame is included.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Patterson Boats in the Sea. Deriva. 2020. 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 Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
The frame was painted by the artist.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"Campanile e albero" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Landscape
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Bell tower and a tree"
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasu...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Studio per vaso" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Abstract Vase
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Study for a vase"
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure.
...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"L
energia trasforma le cose" by Enzio Wenk, 2024 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Complete title: "L'energia trasforma le cose. Omaggio a Ravi Shankar"
Translated title: "Energy transforms things. Tribute to Ravi Shankar"
Acrylic paint on masonite.
Width: 30 c...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Masonite, Acrylic
"Cuore Amore" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Heart Love"
Acrylic paint and pencil on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no eras...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Il mare ti guarda" by E. Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The sea looks at you".
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasu...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2022 - Acrylic Paint on Paper, Abstract Portrait
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Head"
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure.
The price re...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 -Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Traces"by E. Wenk, 2020-Green, Red an Yellow Acrylic Paint and Pencil, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Traces"
Acrylic paint and pencil on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
It's been drawn in one go, with no erasure ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Pencil
"Testa d
asino" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic on Canvas, Colorful Words
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Entire title: "Testa d'asino tagliata che grida e brucia nel fuoco"
Translated title: "Head of a donkey that screams and burns in a fire"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Il Mare Dentro" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The sea inside".
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Vita mia" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic on Canvas, Colorful Words on Black
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "(Oh) my life!"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Cambell
s Warhol Soup. Large Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Where once Warhol led the charge Sax Berlin has assumed the mantle and is in the vanguard of the renaissance of Neo-Expressionism. This is a witty take on the famous Campbell Soup sc...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Surrealist Evolution. Contemporary Surrealist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic On Canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Homeless" Contemporary Figurative Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Save Our World Now ! :Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Climate change, conflict and conflagration are todays global reality and has sparked the creation of this Neo-Expressionist painting from Berlin. Sir David Attenborough, in June 2023...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Mi son ritrovato a volare" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 -Acrylic on Canvas, Blue Faces
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "I found myself flying"
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Caldentey 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 - Spai...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Diptych, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Diptych.
Acrylic paint on emulsified canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Ecstasy: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This painting from Sax Berlin's studio overlooking the wild Atlantic Ocean captures the essence of ecstasy. It's imbued with the hot sense of the urgency and frenetic energy of New Y...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Most Young Kings Get Their Head Cut Off
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This is a stunning, subtle painting from Sax Berlin that evokes the phrase used by Jean-Michel Basquiat. Berlin's interpretation of the quotation draws on his own personal knowledge ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
"Composizione" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Lacquer and Oil on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Lacquer and Oil paint on canvas.
This is a diptych.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Lacquer, Oil
"Autoritratto di Qualcun Altro " by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Someone else's self-portrait".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Paesaggio urbano" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Urban landscape".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inspiration. Contemporary Figurative Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Inspiration offers a beautiful portrait, one is aware of the nods to previous portrayals of iconic faces yet this painting is totally unique. This piece is classic Neo-Expressionism,...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Spike Gold Tooth : Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Herculaneum, Night Walk
, Mixed media on paper c 2005, original signed work
Located in Frome, Somerset
'Herculaneum ' , Southern Italy Historical Roman site.
Mixed media piece circa 2005 :
Mixed media on woven paper currently sited at 42cm x 55cm
Aluminium glazed frame 53 x 72cm
A ...
Category
Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Tre teste" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Three heads"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Triple Halo Lil
Angel of SoHo
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Truly an exceptional, statement piece from Berlin. His Lil’ Angel is perhaps the most eyecatching and iconic of his works depicting the Guardian Angels. The Guardian Angels loomed la...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Pascolo" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Grazing".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Due figure" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Two figures".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Un volto" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 -Acrylic on Canvas Board, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "A face".
Acrylic on canvas board.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard
Memorie Tropicali" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical memories"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Uccelli tropicali sotto la pioggia" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 -Acrylic on Canvas
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical bird under the rain".
Acrylic on a wooden panel.
The frame is included.
Painting:
44 x 58 cm
With frame:
57x71 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
"Automa" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Robot"
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"Senza titolo (Cane)" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translate title: "Untitled (dog)"
Acrylic on canvas.
The artist painted the frame.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Animal Rights
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
When Muhammad Ali appears in your dreams there's bound to be a message! As a compassionate man Berlin feels strongly about many of the issues that affect our world. Animal Rights...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
Democracy (All over the World ). Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
This piece is so strong it shouts from the canvas! With more than a passing nod to Ancient Greece, Democracy (All Over the World) has depth and resonance; the deep colour is so rich...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Scontro tra due personaggi" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Fight between two characters"
Acrylic on wood panel.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Acrylic
"Guardian Bro": Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic On Canvas
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
21st Century Wild Man. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
With his Sharp Edge 21st Century Neo-Expressionist New York City Style series Berlin gifts us the fruits of complete abandonment in paint. He offers these works that map the evolutio...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Poder Bravo" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Mixed media on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
"La casa e il teschio" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The house and the skull".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Embrione" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Green and Yellow Acrylic, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Embryo".
Acrylic on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Animali" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Animals"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Canvas
What Does It Take?
By Ford Crull
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Neo expressionist palette.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wax, Oil
$6,800 Sale Price
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"Affiorano immagini" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Images emerge"
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic enamel on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Enamel
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