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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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Print, Ouf!, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€600

Painting, Plus beau encore, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€2,400

Painting, Sans Titre, Meteo Meteo

Meteo Meteo

Painting - 73 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

€800

Painting, Family, Ya Su

Ya Su

Painting - 100 x 100 x 5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 2 inch

€2,397

Painting, Standing Fan, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

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

€1,482

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

€4,950

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

€250

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

€90

Print, Corrida 1, Eric Fischl

Eric Fischl

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

€2,000

Painting, Loki, Vova Keno

Vova Keno

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

€2,500

Print, Iris IV, Bernd Zimmer

Bernd Zimmer

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

€1,120

Painting, Les Fleurs du Patio, RogerM

RogerM

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

€900

Fine Art Drawings, Sans Titre, Meteo Meteo

Meteo Meteo

Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch

€200 €120

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

€420 €315

Fine Art Drawings, Souffler le bonheur, Jazzu

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

€1,100

Painting, Tres Marie, Astolfo Funes

Astolfo Funes

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

€3,500

Painting, Face à face, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€1,800

Painting, A vif, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 25 x 3 cm Painting - 16.5 x 9.8 x 1.2 inch

€2,500

Painting, Rêver Mieux, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€2,500

Print, Un homme libre, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€780

Painting, A vif, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€1,050

Painting, Vert d'espoir, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€1,050

Painting, Sans crainte, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€1,050

Painting, Ephémères colorés, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€1,600

Painting, Ailleurs, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€1,050

Painting, Respect mutuel, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€2,500 €2,000

Painting, Se changer les idées, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

€2,600 €2,340

Painting, Tellement une belle vie, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 80 x 80 x 3 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 1.2 inch

€2,400 €2,040

Painting, Âme fortes, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 73 x 3 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 1.2 inch

€2,300

Painting, The Full Moon, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Painting - 160 x 90 x 2 cm Painting - 63 x 35.4 x 0.8 inch

€3,700 €1,850

Fine Art Drawings, Floral Flamenco, 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

€840 €420

Fine Art Drawings, Floral Swing, 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

€840 €420

Painting, Une ame du coeur, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 81 x 54 x 4 cm Painting - 31.9 x 21.3 x 1.6 inch

€1,900

Fine Art Drawings, Verdant Veil, Kirill Postovit

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 5.9 x 0 inch

€260 €182

Painting, Face à face, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

€1,800

Painting, Victorieux, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 81 x 100 x 3 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1.2 inch

€2,300