Neo-expressionism

Known as beyond the avant-garde in Italian, the new wild ones in German. Emerging as a reaction to the highly conceptualized and minimalist styles which had dominated the 1970s, the Neo-expressionist movement developed significantly across the USA, Germany, and Italy, as a contemporary revival of the early expressionist manner. 

The style was characterized by a radical return to figurative and sensuous art, to more recognizable visual depictions of objects, and to a vividly expressive use of color which gestured to the decadence and consumerism of the post-war art world. High textural brushwork and emotive narratives were to be found at the heart of this movement. 

The work of Julian Schnabel, David Salle, Eric Fischl, and Jean-Michel Basquiat has often been closely associated with the proliferation of the neo-expressionist style across the USA. Their textural experimentations, communicative photography, and bold use of color and narrative now offer us an indispensable insight into the contemporary artistic trajectory following the 1970s.

Elsewhere across the globe, significant contributions to this unorthodox pictorial and compositional style were made by the Italian Sandro Chia and Francesco Clemente, as well as the German Anselm Kiefer and Georg Baselitz. Join us as we discover some of the quintessential neo-expressionist works, as well as pieces which have since been inspired by this revolutionary movement.

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Print, Ouf!, Jazzu

Jazzu

Print - 37 x 27 x 2 cm Print - 14.6 x 10.6 x 0.8 inch

$736

Sculpture, Simchat Torah, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Sculpture - 51.5 x 33 x 15 cm Sculpture - 20.3 x 13 x 5.9 inch

$8,463 $5,670

Fine Art Drawings, El Escultor, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 inch

$6,071

Fine Art Drawings, L'attente, Noah Borger

Noah Borger

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.7 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.1 inch

$110

Print, T'es belle, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Print - 70 x 49 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.3 x 0 inch

$307

Print, Corrida 1, Eric Fischl

Eric Fischl

Print - 100 x 70 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 inch

$2,453

Painting, Loki, Vova Keno

Vova Keno

Painting - 110 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 43.3 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,066

Print, Iris IV, Bernd Zimmer

Bernd Zimmer

Print - 75 x 155 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.5 x 61 x 0 inch

$1,374

Painting, Les Fleurs du Patio, RogerM

RogerM

Painting - 150 x 50 x 4 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 1.6 inch

$1,104

Fine Art Drawings, La vie, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Fine Art Drawings - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$515

Painting, Tres Marie, Astolfo Funes

Astolfo Funes

Painting - 90 x 147 x 4 cm Painting - 35.4 x 57.9 x 1.6 inch

$4,293

Painting, Cages, Meteo Meteo

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$368

Fine Art Drawings, Le roi d'âmes, Jazzu

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 76 x 56 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,227

Painting, Face à face, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 35 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 13.8 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

$2,208

Painting, Rêver Mieux, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$3,066

Painting, Plus beau encore, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 120 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,944

Painting, A vif, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 45 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 17.7 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,288

Painting, Vert d'espoir, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,288

Print, Un homme libre, Jazzu

Jazzu

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.5 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.2 inch

$957

Painting, Ailleurs, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 46 x 38 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 1.2 inch

$1,288

Painting, Sans crainte, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 40 x 30 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 11.8 x 1.2 inch

$1,288

Painting, Ephémères colorés, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$1,962

Painting, Respect mutuel, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 46 x 195 x 3 cm Painting - 18.1 x 76.8 x 1.2 inch

$3,066