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
Untitled by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Acrylic Paint, Abstract Animal, NeoExpressionism
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
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
"Composizione" by E. Wenk, 2020-21 - Watercolor and Red 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 dr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Patterson Boat Ocher Vertical Yellow abstract acrylic painting
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Patterson. boat. ocher. vertical. abstract acrylic painting
Licenciado en Bellas Artes por ISPEJV, en la Habana en 2002, especialización en
Restauración y Conservación de pintura ...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Acrylic
Hunt Slonem "Hummingbirds Lupin" on Yellow
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Houston, TX
Hunt Slonem "Hummingbirds Lupin" on Yellow
Green hummingbirds with flowers on a yellow background in an antiqued wood and gold frame.
Unfr...
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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
"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
Reclining light, 55x120cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Reclining light, 55x120 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Riera i Arago 100 ELICE vERTICAL engraving.
Located in CORAL GABLES - MIAMI, FL
Josep Maria Riera i Aragó (Barcelona, 1954), is a Spanish plastic artist.
He studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts in Barcelona. Throughout his career he has dedicated himself to scul...
Category
Early 17th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Engraving
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
"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
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 "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
"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
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"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
Green, 55x120cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Green, 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
"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
Diptych “Interaction 2”, 100 x 160cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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”, 100x160cm
Located in Yerevan, AM
Diptych “Interaction”, 100x160 cm
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"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
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
"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
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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
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The majority of Kochubey’s paintings take the form of heavily symbolic portrai...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
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 Art
Materials
Acrylic, Cardboard
"Maschera" by Enzio Wenk, 2022 - Gray Watercolor on Paper, Figurative Portrait
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Mask".
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
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
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
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 Art
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Purple Catelaya
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Georg Baselitz, Bäume - Signed Print, Contemporary Art, Neo-Expressionism
Located in Hamburg, DE
Georg Baselitz (German, born 1938)
Bäume, 1974/75
Medium: Etching and aquatint on paper
Dimensions: 70 × 50 cm (27 3/5 × 19 7/10 in)
Edition of 30: Hand-signed and numbered
Category
20th Century Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Etching
Sulphurs
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Halloween
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Lawn Party
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
Category
2010s Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Wood, Oil
Grass Keet
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Austin, TX
Oil on wood
Hand-signed on verso
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
"Studio per scultura" by Enzio Wenk, 2020/2022 - Watercolor on Paper, Abstract
By Enzio Wenk
Located in Bresso, IT
Translated title: "Study for a sculpture".
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
State of the Mind
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
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Category
21st Century and Contemporary Neo-Expressionist Art
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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