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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
Ecstasy: Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Warning Code Red ! Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Primary, rich red defines this painting, yet the face is so magnetic. Berlin is hugely conscious of the environment and these highly immediate works are his way of trying to draw att...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

"Toda Raba #4, " Abstract Acrylic on Canvas signed Reginald K Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Toda Raba #4" is an original acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee, signed in the lower right hand corner. Centered in the canvas is a history of brushstrokes forming an exp...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Hunt Slonem "Doubles" Orange Heart Diamond Dust Bunny
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Doubles" Orange Heart Bunny A rabbit pair gestured in yellow and orange on a matching Diamond Dust background in a vintage frame. Unframed: 14.5 x 14 inches Framed: 20 ...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Resin, Oil, Panel

Vibrant Abstract Rhino Horn Figurative Expressionist Painting
Located in Surfside, FL
Genre: Modern Subject: Abstract Medium: Oil Surface: Canvas Country: United States Dimensions: 26" x 26" x 3/4" Dimensions w/Frame: 26 1/2" x 26 3/4" Jay Milder (born 1934) is an American artist and a figurative expressionist painter of the second generation New York School. Old Testament themes such as Jacob's Ladder and Noah’s Ark, and the Jewish mystical...
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1970s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

UNTITLED, 1981 DIPTYCH Neo Expressionist Figures Peter Julian Oil Painting
By Peter Julian
Located in Surfside, FL
Peter Julian (born 1952 in Buffalo, New York) is an American artist best known for his Neo-expressionist paintings in the 1980s. His first major exhibition was in New York in 1982 at The New Museum as part of the museum’s annual “New Work/New York” series of exhibitions. THis piece is from that exhibition. (New Work / New York. 1982; 34 pages; staple-bound; 34 pages; 44 b/w illustrations. Essays by Lynn Gumpert and Ned Rifkin. Foreword by Marcia Tucker. Artists: Tom Butter, Tom Evans, John Fekner, Judith Hudson, Peter Julian, Cheryl Laemmle...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Oil

Acrylic painting by established Lithuanian painter - cultural commentary - music
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Raimondas Gailiūnas (b. 1956) lives and works in Rokiškis. A painter whose career spans more than four decades is known for his expressive, color-intense compositions. Gailiūnas fuse...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Blue Licorice" Neo-Expressionist Urban Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Austin, TX
This vibrant neo-expressionist piece by Linda Dumont depicts a set table on an outdoor patio on a clear sunny day. This 16 x 12 inch piece is executed on oil on panel and framed in a...
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Archival Paper

Peter Hermann, Wood Sculpture "Man In Red With Bird, 1998" Contemporary
Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE
Peter Hermann Bietigheim 1962 - lives in Ludwigsburg Figure with Bird, 1998 Elm, carved, painted Monogrammed on the back Size: 70 x 40 x 19 cm Literature and illustration: "Peter H...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Wood

"Uccelli tropicali sotto la pioggia" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 -Acrylic on Canvas
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
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

"Verso il cielo" by E. Wenk, 2010 - Mixed Media on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: " Towards the sky ". Mixed media on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Olympia
By (after) Gerhard Richter
Located in New York, NY
Offset color lithograph poster. Signed by the artist in felt-tip pen and black ink. This color print is based on the same-titled painting in the Böckmann collection, Berlin.
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1960s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Lithograph, Color

Oil Monoprint Portrait Painting on Paper 1/1 Neo Expressionist
Located in Surfside, FL
Marc Baseman is a visual artist. Marc Baseman has had several gallery and museum exhibitions, including at The Harwood Museum of Art, University of New Mexico.He has been exhibiting with Dickinson Roundell and Edward Nahem in New York, and Nahem has helped him find an eager audience among collectors in London and Europe. Marc Baseman has Exhibited with these artists: Larry Bell, Lynda Benglis, Vija Celmins, Ronald Davis, Wes Mills, Lee Mullican, Ken Price Mateo Romero, Fritz Scholder and Charles Strong...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, India Ink

Portfolio 10 Master Prints #8
Located in Hollywood, FL
Artist: Sandro Chia Title: Untitled 8 Medium: Carborundum etching with hand coloring on handmade paper, each piece is unique Size: 38 x 50 Inches Signed: Hand Signed Edition: 31/50...
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1980s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Etching

Guardian Angels, New York s Finest. Contemporary Figurative Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic and hand ground oils on canvas, From the artist's Hard Edge Series
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

The Down Crown Crew. Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Stoked with street art and graffiti images this frieze painting from Berlin is epic, it showcases the very best of Renaissance Neo-Expressionism. It's full of flashing imagery, pulsi...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

Spike Gold Tooth : Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Memorie Tropicali" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical memories" Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Artist and Model # 2 warm sepia toned linear nude female with tattoo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This mixed media drawing on toned archival sanded heavyweight paper is the second in a recent series if pastels depicting the artist and Model subject which had been done extensively...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Chalk, Charcoal, Pastel, Archival Paper

Love is Blue
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 ...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil

Love is Blue
Love is Blue
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"Teschio Tropicale" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical skull". Acrylic on canvas. It features a lacquered wooden frame with brass studs.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Brass

Oil on canvas painting by established Lithuanian artist - Fun - Fauna
Located in Vilnius, Vilniaus apskr.
Work title: The Stories from the Forest. The End of the Season. The text written at the top of the work says "Sezono Pabaiga," which means "The End of the Season" in Lithuanian. The...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil

Burma Shave, monochromatic, dramatic monotype, multiple faces
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Monotype on paper Dramatic imagery from Tom Bennett’s series of black and white monotypes, blending surrealistic mindscapes with stark realism About Tom Bennett: With quick brushstr...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Paper, Monotype

Triple Halo Lil Angel of SoHo
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Acrylic

The Dance
Located in Miami, FL
Jean Sanglar was born in France in 1926. He draws with taste and talent from an early age, however, his family will only consider this a mere hobby. After studying law, he later took...
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Late 20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Mixed Media

Global Warming rich color humor art topical subject birds and human interaction
Located in Brooklyn, NY
oil on stretched canvas signed an dated on reverse. Basso's highly original pastels and oil paintings are romantic yet thought provoking narratives. His whimsical works are alive wit...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Oil, Canvas

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2022- Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas. The painted frame is included.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Scontro tra due personaggi" by Enzio Wenk, 2010 - Acrylic, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Fight between two characters" Acrylic on wood panel.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Acrylic

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

"Pascolo" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Grazing". Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"La casa e il teschio" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The house and the skull". Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Due figure" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Two figures". Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

"Bosco colorato" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 -Acrylic on Canvas Panel, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Colored forest". It is a diptych. Acrylic on canvas panel. It features a vintage frame.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Il narratore" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Pink Wooden Sculpture, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "The narrator". Enamel, wood, charcoal and gauze.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Enamel

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2020 - Acrylic on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Un volto" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 -Acrylic on Canvas Board, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "A face". Acrylic on canvas board.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Cardboard

"Automa" by Enzio Wenk, 2018 - Mixed Media on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Robot" Mixed media on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Epoxy Glued Ming Dynasty, " Original Clay Sculpture signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Epoxy Glued Ming Dynasty" is an original acrylic-painted clay sculpture by Reginald K. Gee. The artist signed the piece on the bottom. This sculpture depicts two Asian men without a...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Clay, Wood, Acrylic

"Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic on Canvas Board, Neo Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Head". Acrylic paint on canvas board, which is applied on fabric and wood. The frame was painted by the artist.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Acrylic, Board

Animal (after Michelangelo) Figurative Mixed Media Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Gold Leaf

Animal Rights
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Gold Leaf

Animal Rights
Animal Rights
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Democracy (All over the World ). Contemporary Neo Expressionist Oil Painting
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Senza Narrazione - 1 " by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Enamel on Canvas
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Without narration - 1" Acrylic enamel on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Enamel

"Verso il cielo" by Enzio Wenk, 2019 -Enamel on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Up to the sky" Acrylic enamel on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Enamel

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2019 - Acrylic Paint on Canvas, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Spirit Not In Flight original signed pastel
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Spirit Not in Flight," 1994, is a pastel work by Della Wells. The work depicts a nude black woman looking out from the picture, meeting the viewer's ...
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1990s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Pastel

"She Knows It"- Colorful Abstract/Figurative Energetic Mixed Media Painting
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...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil, Graphite

"Chiaro di luna" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Bird in a Dark Scene, Abstract Animal
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Moonlight" Acrylic on canvas panel.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Suicide
Located in New York, NY
Richard Bosman (b. 1944) is a painter and printmaker known for his woodcuts depicting turbulent seascapes. He studied at Bryam Shaw School of Painting and Drawing in London, The New ...
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Mid-20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art

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Woodcut

"Guardian Bro": Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Acrylic On Canvas
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Study in Tonal Change, " Acrylic on Canvas signed by Reginald K. Gee
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Study in Tonal Change" is an abstract Neo-Expressionist acrylic painting on canvas by Reginald K. Gee. It is signed by the artist in the lower right corner. 72" x 66" canvas Regi...
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Acrylic

21st Century Wild Man. Contemporary Neo Expressionist Painting
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...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

André Butzer, Untitled (Wanderer) - Contemporary Art, Pop Art, Signed Print
Located in Hamburg, DE
André Butzer (german, b. 1973) Untitled, 2008 Medium: Linocut on paper Dimensions: 16 1/2 × 11 4/5 in (42 × 30 cm) Edition of 50: Hand-signed and numbered Condition: Very good
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21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art

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Linocut

Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Acrylic Paint on Masonite, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on masonite.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

"Bosco verticale" by Enzio Wenk, 2017 - Diptych, Mixed Media, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Vertical forest". Mixed media on canvas. This is a diptych and each canvas measures: 100 x 150 cm.
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Composizione con personaggio" by Enzio Wenk, 2008 - Acrylic , Neo-Expressionism
Located in Bresso, IT
"Translated title": "Composition with character". Acrylic on board.
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Early 2000s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Board, Acrylic

Wise Up We All From Africa
Located in Brecon, Powys
Painted in Sax Berlin's iconic Sharp Edge style, Wise Up displays motif's from Africa, see the display of flags at the bottom of the canvas for example, and instantly recognisable sy...
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2010s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Cheeky Boy in the Crowd" Colorful Acrylic on Canvas by Deanne Mineau
Located in Pasadena, CA
After many years of study and creation, Deanne Mineau's work has taken a distinctive turn towards expressionism. This shift allows her to offer a more emotional and subjective world ...
Category

1970s Neo-Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

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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.

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