Neo-Expressionist 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.
Find original Neo-Expressionist paintings, prints, mixed-media works and other art on 1stDibs.
16
to
89
622
443
338
153
744
297
137
350
110
127
155
451
Overall Height
to
Overall Width
to
45,415
37,135
19,270
7,877
3,469
3,048
2,989
2,267
1,256
1,180
1,176
1,151
447
224
290
246
189
94
80
50
45
38
31
22
22
22
20
20
19
16
16
15
15
13
142
1,051
1
1
3
3
11
38
18
282
132
79
51
45
1,025
566
566
557
549
Style: Neo-Expressionist
"Uomo con Fiori" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Acrylic Paint, Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Man with flowers".
Watercolor on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Acrylic, Paper
Hunt Slonem "Swoon Swan Lake" Butterflies on a Rainbow Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Swoon Swan Lake" Butterflies on Rainbow Metallic
Light pink butterflies outlined in black on a multicolored swirled with metallic paint background. Framed in an antique ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Owl Seattle" Bird on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Owl Seattle" Bird on Yellow
A back gestured owl on a yellow background. Framed in an antique gold wooden frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
*Pai...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Tricolor" Painting 49" x 30" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Tricolor" Painting 49" x 30" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Born In Cairo 1987 Where He Currently Lives And Works. He Received His Bachelor’s Degree In Information Systems In 2008 From The ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green, 55x120cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Green, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Immersion, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Immersion , 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Diptych “Interaction 2”, 100 x 160cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Magico momento" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Acrylic Paint, Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Complete title: "Magico momento, mi auguro di essere protetto da una donna"
Translated title: "Magic moment, I hope to be protected by a woman".
Watercolor and acrylic paint on high...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Pink, 80x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Pink, 80x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dialogue, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Dialogue, 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Generalization, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Generalization, 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020-21-Black and Red Acrylic Paint, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Acrylic paint on high-quality cotton paper, which is handmade in Italy.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "UNTITLED" Bunnies on Green
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "UNTITLED" Bunnies on Green
Four black gestured bunnies on a dark green background, framed in an antique golden wood frame.
Unframed: 9 x 25.5 inches
Framed: 12.5 x 29 i...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood
Homage to Dali
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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Red Rouse" Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Red Rouse" Bunny
A bunny gestured in black on a red background. Framed in an antique wooden gold frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12.5 inches
*Painting is ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Coupe d'Abondance
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Patterson Boats Green Golden 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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bamboo Floral
Located in Cambridge, ON
Michael Corra is a Chicago-born painter and sculptor known for exploring the relationship between physicality and visual expression. With exhibitions showcased in South Korea and the...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020-21 -Blue and Yellow Acrylic on Paper, 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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020 - 2021 - Black and Blue Acrylic, 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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020 - 2021 - Orange and Yellow Acrylic, 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 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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Patterson Boat Vertical sin titulo 9. acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Patterson. boats. vertical .
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en
Restauración y Conservación de pintura Mural y caballete.
Ha ejercido...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Divine Vibes" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
Located in Culver City, CA
"Divine Vibes" Abstract Painting 82" x 63" inch by Vera Kochubey
* * * SHIPPED: ROLLED CANVAS * * *
The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portrai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Acrylic
Caldentey Vertical Little Blue Boat original neo-expressionist acrylic
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
boat- original neo-expressionist acrylic painting
contemporary work by the mallorquin artist Toni CALDENTEY
Painting on paper
Perfect state
CALDENTEY, Toni - (Portocolom, Mallorca ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
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 Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
I See In You What You See In Me
Located in Cambridge, ON
Michael Corra is a Chicago-born painter and sculptor known for exploring the relationship between physicality and visual expression. With exhibitions showcased in South Korea and the...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The Documentary
Located in Cambridge, ON
Michael Corra is a Chicago-born painter and sculptor known for exploring the relationship between physicality and visual expression. With exhibitions showcased in South Korea and the...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
The Lovers
Located in Cambridge, ON
Michael Corra is a Chicago-born painter and sculptor known for exploring the relationship between physicality and visual expression. With exhibitions showcased in South Korea and the...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, 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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
"Maschera" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021-Acrylic on Paper, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Mask".
Acrylic paint on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Purple Catelaya
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Sulphurs
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Halloween
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Lawn Party
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Grass Keet
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Cornucopia
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
State of the Mind
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
FREE Shipping Worldwide
Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2021 -Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled by Enzio Wenk, 2021 -Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Campo de Golf
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Her works were recently featured in the March issue of American Art Collector magazine 2022. A hardboun...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Momento Magico
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Her works were recently featured in the March issue of American Art Collector magazine 2022. A hardboun...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Magico Restaraunte en Paris
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. This painting features the beautiful Art Deco interior of the Beef Bar Restaurant in Paris. Her works w...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Asombro ante el mar (Amazing View by the Sea)
Located in Atlanta, GA
This painting is in excellent condition and has only been shown in a gallery. Her works were recently featured in the March issue of American Art Collector magazine 2022. A hardboun...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Uccello Tropicale" by Enzio Wenk, 2020 -Acrylic on Canvas, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Tropical bird".
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Patterson Boats on the Shore. 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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Hymne à la Joie
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
White Banded
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on canvas
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cose Acerbe in Tasca" by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Acrylic on Cardboard, Figurative
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Unripe things in a pocket".
Acrylic paint on cardboard.
The blue frame is included.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"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 Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"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 Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem "Flight" Pink & Yellow Butterflies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Flight" Pink & Yellow Butterflies
Black outlined light pink and yellow butterflies on a pink etched background in a gold antique frame.
Unframed: 15 x 12 inches
Framed:...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Grandi Occhi" by E. Wenk, 2018 - Acrylic on Canvas, Figurative NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Big Eyes".
Acrilic paint on canvas.
The painted beech frame is included.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem, "Jane", 10x8 Green Single Bunny Rabbit Oil Painting
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
Renowned artist Hunt Slonem's "Jane" is a 10x8 oil painting on wood board of a single contemporary abstract rabbit in black against a deep green background.
*Painting is framed - Please note that not all Hunt Slonem frames are in mint condition. There may be signs of wear and tear due to the age and history*
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct neo-expressionist style. He is best known for his series of bunnies, butterflies and tropical birds, as well as his large-scale sculptures and restorations of forgotten historic homes. Slonem’s works can be found in the permanent collections of 250 museums around the world, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, the Whitney, the Miro Foundation and the New Orleans Museum of Art.
About the artist:
His flair and admiration for far-flung destinations has been a staple of his life since childhood. Slonem was born in 1951 in Kittery, Maine, and his father’s position as a Navy officer meant the family moved often during Hunt’s formative years, including extended stays in Hawaii, California and Connecticut. He would continue to seek out travel opportunities throughout his young-adult years, studying abroad in Nicaragua and Mexico; these eye-opening experiences imbued him with an appreciation for tropical landscapes that would influence his unique style.
After graduating with a degree in painting and art history from Tulane University in New Orleans, Slonem spent several years in the early 1970s living in Manhattan. It wasn’t until Janet Fish offered him her studio for the summer of 1975 that Slonem was able to fully immerse himself in his work. His pieces began getting exhibited around New York, propelling his reputation and thrusting him into the city’s explosive contemporary arts scene. He received several prestigious grants, including from Montreal’s Elizabeth Greenshields Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the Cultural Counsel Foundation’s Artist Project, for which he painted an 80-foot mural of the World Trade Center in the late 1970s.
As Slonem honed his aesthetic, his work began appearing in unique, contextual spaces. By 1995 he finished a massive six-by-86-foot mural of birds, which shoots across the walls of the Bryant Park Grill Restaurant in New York City. His charity work has resulted dozens of partnerships, including a wallpaper of his famous bunnies designed specifically with Lee Jofa for the Ronald McDonald...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Salvation!
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Matthew Marcot is an American, self-taught artist specializing in Abstract and Neo-Expressionism, and primary mediums are semiotics and collage. An underlying theme in Marcot’s work ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Neo-expressionist paintings for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a wide variety of authentic Neo-Expressionist paintings 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 paintings 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, red, 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 paintings, so small editions measuring 1 inches across are also available. Prices for paintings 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 $4,387.
Recently Viewed
View AllMore Ways To Browse
De Flint
19th Century Soldier Painting
Chinese Gouache Painting
Vintage Israel Jewelry
Vintage Israeli Jewelry
American Indian Chief
Human Skull
Illustrated News Of The World
Michael Childers
California Map
French Hunting Paintings
Skull Human
Medical Doctor
Sculpture Spain Bull
Fish Prints Set
Mexican Silk
Monaco Monte Carlo
Framed French Fans