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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Painting, Brut II, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

£311

Painting, Une route simple, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,601

Fine Art Drawings, Passover Night, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£711

Fine Art Drawings, The Nocturne, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£711

Fine Art Drawings, The Crosswalk, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch

£614 £510

Fine Art Drawings, Above and Beyond, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£489 £299

Fine Art Drawings, In The Blue Wind, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

£445 £222

Painting, Tout fout le camp, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 97 x 130 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 inch

£2,313

Painting, Punch, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 114 x 195 cm Painting - 44.9 x 76.8 inch

£3,203

Fine Art Drawings, Vivant, Jazzu

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 45 x 35 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.7 x 13.8 x 0 inch

£667

Fine Art Drawings, Rêver à meilleur, Jazzu

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 43 x 29 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.9 x 11.4 x 0 inch

£578

Fine Art Drawings, Flou d'amour, Jazzu

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 48 x 36 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 18.9 x 14.2 x 0 inch

£667

Painting, Brut, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 29.7 x 21 cm Painting - 11.7 x 8.3 inch

£311

Painting, Série brut, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 29 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

£400

Painting, Série brut, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 29 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

£400