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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 ame du coeur, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$2,325

Painting, Face à face, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$2,202

Painting, Âme fortes, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$2,814

Painting, Victorieux, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$2,814 $2,392

Painting, Toujours des idées, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0.4 inch

$599

Painting, Extra, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$599

Painting, Belle âme forte, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.01 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$599

Painting, Etre ici vivant, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$599

Painting, Poésie urbaine, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$599

Painting, Coup de chance, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 76 x 56 x 0.01 cm Painting - 29.9 x 22 x 0 inch

$1,089

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

$1,028

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

$1,028

Painting, En avant la vida, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$2,447

Painting, La fièvre, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$2,386

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

$318 $252

Painting, Souffler la joie, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 29.7 x 0.03 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.7 x 0 inch

$599

Painting, Sans prise de tête, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 150 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 59.1 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$2,325

Painting, Tourbillon, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$844

Print, Despertar, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

Print - 75 x 105 x 0.2 cm Print - 29.5 x 41.3 x 0.1 inch

$1,835

Painting, Gardons le sourire, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

$3,059