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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Banc de tournesols
Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu
Print - 56.7 x 85 x 0.1 cm Print - 22.3 x 33.5 x 0 inch
$462
The Golden Symphony
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$924
Trumpet Painting YP x JM Basquiat
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Design - 52 x 52 x 2 cm Design - 20.5 x 20.5 x 0.8 inch
$607
Untitled III (from The Figure portfolio)
Jean-Michel Basquiat
Print - 122 x 81 x 2.54 cm Print - 48 x 31.9 x 1 inch
$60,000 $51,000
Family Portrait 2
Wisdom Uche
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$1,650 $1,320
De dubai en verano
Antonio Segui
Painting - 100 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$40,456
Pour que tu m’aimes encore
Yohan Storti
Fine Art Drawings - 27.9 x 41 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11 x 16.1 x 0 inch
$636
Brooding on the vast abyss
Julian Schnabel
Print - 114.3 x 91.4 x 0.05 cm Print - 45 x 36 x 0 inch
$8,553
Elf and the dancing bear
Markus Lüpertz
Sculpture - 45 x 20 x 20 cm Sculpture - 17.7 x 7.9 x 7.9 inch
$21,962
Rod Stewart & Britt Ekland – Beverly Hills, 1976
David Salle
Photography - 137 x 100 x 0.01 cm Photography - 53.9 x 39.4 x 0 inch
$4,912
Sans Titre
Meteo Meteo
Fine Art Drawings - 29.7 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.7 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$121
Nianga, le mouton habillé en Louis Vuitton et sa friperie
Enfant Précoce / Francis Essoua Kalu
Painting - 260 x 210 x 3 cm Painting - 102.4 x 82.7 x 1.2 inch
$27,082
A Little Rabbit
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,734 $1,058
Chaleur tropicale
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
Les grandes vacances
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,196
Les beaux jours
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$578
Under the Shade of Trees
Ilia Filatov
Painting - 60 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$1,600 $1,440
La violoniste au chapeau
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 81 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 31.9 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,734
Je t'aime mon village
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$578
Passionnément
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 123 x 195 x 2 cm Painting - 48.4 x 76.8 x 0.8 inch
$7,513
La troupe
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 150 x 150 x 2.5 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1 inch
$7,282
Jazz à Montmartre
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,196
Emotion
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 100 x 73 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 28.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,485
The Memories Of Love
Kirill Postovit
Painting - 100 x 65.5 x 2 cm Painting - 39.4 x 25.8 x 0.8 inch
$2,774
Fête et Folie
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 60 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 23.6 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$2,196
Mon chien Rocky
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,196
Chéri, je t'aime
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,196
Elegante en robe jaune
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$1,017
Une soirée inoubliable
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 50 x 150 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 59.1 x 0.8 inch
$2,543
Femme au chapeau
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 65 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch
$636
Rousse aux yeux clairs
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 40 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch
$578
Coucher de soleil
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$2,890
La ronde des maisons
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 80 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 31.5 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch
$2,196
Couleur abricot
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 140 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,196
Under The Umbrella Of Love
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
$798
La lecture
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$613
Mystérieuse
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$613
Sous la nuit les couleurs de la vie
Jazzu
Painting - 130 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$3,699
Une soirée tous les deux
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 54 x 65 x 2 cm Painting - 21.3 x 25.6 x 0.8 inch
$1,098
Sans se prendre au sérieux
Jazzu
Painting - 73 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 28.7 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch
$2,659 $2,393
The Crosswalk
Kirill Postovit
Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 21 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 8.3 x 0 inch
$798 $638
Haut en couleur
Martine Fauve Dechavanne
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
$613
Battre le cœur dans nos idées folles
Jazzu
Painting - 89 x 116 x 2 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 0.8 inch
$3,005
A la conquête des rêves fous
Jazzu
Painting - 114 x 146 x 4 cm Painting - 44.9 x 57.5 x 1.6 inch
$4,046