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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, Une route simple, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$2,184

Painting, Passer par là, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 130 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch

$3,762 $3,385

Painting, Personal Jesus, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Painting - 114 x 75 x 1.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 29.5 x 0.6 inch

$2,184

Painting, Tife, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$1,301

Painting, Tout fout le camp, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$3,155

Painting, Punch, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$4,368

Fine Art Drawings, Women, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 20.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.1 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$3,264

Painting, Retrograde, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Painting - 91 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 35.8 x 28.7 x 1 inch

$1,820 $1,365

Painting, Red cross belt, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$1,650

Painting, Lydia, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$1,650

Painting, Esosa 2, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch

$1,280

Painting, Adanne, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch

$1,400

Fine Art Drawings, Hommes querelleurs, Noah Borger

Noah Borger

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

$109

Print, De frente, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

Print - 46 x 63 x 0.2 cm Print - 18.1 x 24.8 x 0.1 inch

$667

Painting, Série brut, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 76 x 56 x 1 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0.4 inch

$849

Painting, Cosi Celeste, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Painting - 40 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$971

Print, Accident, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

Print - 31 x 90 x 0.2 cm Print - 12.2 x 35.4 x 0.1 inch

$667

Painting, Brut II, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$425

Print, Woods, Louisa Chase

Louisa Chase

Print - 57.2 x 62.2 cm Print - 22.5 x 24.5 inch

$1,500

Painting, Chère amie, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 1 inch

$2,427