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
"Composizione" by Enzio Wenk, 2021-Acrylic on Canvas, Abstract, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Composition".
Acrylic paint on canvas.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Pink View" Butterflies on Metallic
Pink and orange butterflies on a metallic gold and silver etched background in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
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 Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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
Hunt Slonem Bunnies Oil Painting, 'Dutch Hutch'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. Hunt Slonem bunny oil painting 'Dutch Hutch' 2023. Oil on wood, 24.5 x 18.5 in. / Frame: 31 x 25 in. This painting fe...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Lilac II" Abstract Painting 20" x 20" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Lilac II" Abstract Painting 20" x 20" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important or ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Cat and Tree" Abstract Painting 35" x 24" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Cat and Tree" Abstract Painting 35" x 24" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Acrylic, Pastel
"Bionic Twins" Abstract Painting 37" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Bionic Twins" Abstract Painting 37" x 37" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
To begin this description, let me start with this question: Is it the internal side of things that is more important...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
MULTIFACE
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Original artwork by DARIA KUSTO.
the magic flow reality.
Acrylic and markers on canvas
Shipped rolled in a tube
From Spain.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Permanent Marker
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 Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Passion
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Denver, CO
A trio of floppy eared rabbits is the subject of this lively oil portrait by Hunt Slonem. A favored subject of the famed Neo-expressionist artist, rabbits are signifiers of luck, pla...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Board
Ragin' Against The Machine. Contemporary Figurative Painting
By Sax Berlin
Located in Brecon, Powys
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...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
"Il re dello zucchero filato" Painting 31" x 24" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli
Located in Culver City, CA
"Il re dello zucchero filato" Painting 31" x 24" inch by Emanuele Tozzoli
Mixed media on wood
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Born in Italy in 1989, Emanuele discovered painting in the very fir...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Mixed Media
Hunt Slonem Colorful Bunny Oil Painting 'Smooch'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Hunt Slonem bunny oil painting Hunt Slonem bunny oil painting 'Smooch' 2023. Oil on wood, 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 16 x 14 in. This painting features Slo...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Julio" Green Bird on Pink
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Julio" Green Bird on Pink
Single green bird on a pink background, in a new gold-leafed frame
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 15.5 x 13.5 inches
*Painting is framed - P...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood
"Encoded Language I" Painting 31" x 47" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Encoded Language I" Painting 31" x 47" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Nabokov’s Signs Ahmed Gaafary takes Vladimir Nabokov’s phenomenal short story “On Signs and Symbols” as an instigator t...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Encoded Language II" Painting 31" x 47" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Encoded Language II" Painting 31" x 47" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Nabokov’s Signs Ahmed Gaafary takes Vladimir Nabokov’s phenomenal short story “On Signs and Symbols” as an instigator ...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Homeland" Painting 31" x 47" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Homeland" Painting 31" x 47" inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Nabokov’s Signs Ahmed Gaafary takes Vladimir Nabokov’s phenomenal short story “On Signs and Symbols” as an instigator to series o...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"Blue Bionic II" Painting 39" x 22"inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Blue Bionic II" Painting 39" x 22"inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Nabokov’s Signs Ahmed Gaafary takes Vladimir Nabokov’s phenomenal short story “On Signs and Symbols” as an instigator to ser...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil Pastel
"Blue Bionic I" Painting 39" x 22"inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Located in Culver City, CA
"Blue Bionic I" Painting 39" x 22"inch by Ahmed Gaafary
Nabokov’s Signs Ahmed Gaafary takes Vladimir Nabokov’s phenomenal short story “On Signs and Symbols” as an instigator to seri...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Green Eyes" Metallic Bunnies
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Green Eyes" Bunnies on Metallic
Black outlined bunnies with over a gold and silver metallic background with green etched-in details. Framed in an antique wooden frame.
...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Sonia" Black Bunny on Purple Background Oil Painting on Wood Panel 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 black bunny on a Purple Lavender background with thick use of pain...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hunt Slonem's Colorful Bunny Oil Painting 'Red'
By Hunt Slonem
Located in White Plains, NY
Available at Madelyn Jordon Fine Art. Hunt Slonem's bunny oil painting 'Winter' 2024. Oil on wood, 10 x 8 in. / Frame: 14.5 x 12.5 in. This painting features Slonem's signature bunny...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Oil, Wood
"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
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Two Red Birds
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Cardinals" Two Red Birds
Two red Cardinal birds sitting on a branch over a gold metallic and blue etched background. Framed in an antique frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inche...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Thalo" Green Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Thalo" Green Bunny
A gestured bunny rabbit in black on a yellow lime green background. Framed in a vintage oval wooden frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
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
Pink, 80x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Pink, 80x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dialogue, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Dialogue, 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Generalization, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Generalization, 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
Diptych “Interaction 2”, 100 x 160cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Green, 55x120cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Green, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Reclining light, 55x120cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Reclining light, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Immersion, 70x100cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Immersion , 2018, 70x100 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Acrylic
"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 Art
Materials
Canvas, 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 Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Pink Ascension (After Storm)" Butterflies on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Owl Seattle" Bird on Yellow
Light pink butterflies outlined in black on a gold and pink scored metallic background. Unframed.
Unframed: 59x59 inches
*Painting is frame...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Spring Jonquils" Flowers on Gold
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Spring Jonquils" Flowers on Gold
Light flowers with colored accents on a gold metallic background in an antique wooden frame.
Unframed: 27 x 13 inches
Framed: 36 x 22.5...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
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 Art
Materials
Oil, Wood
Hunt Slonem "Question mark & Comma (again)" Butterflies on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Question mark & Comma (again)" Butterflies on Yellow
Multicolored butterflies on a yellow scored background in an antique gold wooden frame.
Unframed: 16.5 x 10.5 inche...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Hunt Slonem "Lilac" Purple Diamond Dust Bunny
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Lilac" Purple Diamond Dust Bunny
A light purple gestured bunny on a lilac diamond dust background. Framed in a vintage frame.
Unframed: 10 x 8 inches
Framed: 14.5 x 12....
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil, Acrylic
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 Art
Materials
Wood, 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 Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
"Volto con Fiore in Testa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Portrait
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face with a flower on the head".
Marker on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
"Gallo" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Marker, Abstract Animal, Rooster
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Rooster".
Watercolor and marker 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 Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Permanent Marker
"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 Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"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 Art
Materials
Paper, 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 Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"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 Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
"Volto" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Portrait, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Face".
Marker on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
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 Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
"Casa" by Enzio Wenk, 2020-2021 - Marker on Paper, Landscape, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Home".
Marker on paper.
This is part of an album.
The price refers to the single drawing.
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Permanent Marker
"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 Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, 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 Art
Materials
Paper, 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 Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Neo-expressionist art for sale on 1stDibs.
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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