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, Untitled, Markus Lüpertz

Untitled

Markus Lüpertz

Painting - 51 x 65 x 0.4 cm Painting - 20.1 x 25.6 x 0.2 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Esprit de Liberté 6, Jazzu

Esprit de Liberté 6

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Esprit de Liberté 5, Jazzu

Esprit de Liberté 5

Jazzu

Fine Art Drawings - 21 x 15 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 8.3 x 5.9 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Rainy Day, Kirill Postovit

Rainy Day

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 24 x 32 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.4 x 12.6 x 0 inch

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Print, Woods, Louisa Chase

Woods

Louisa Chase

Print - 81.3 x 80 cm Print - 32 x 31.5 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, The Love, Kirill Postovit

The Love

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 29.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.6 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Safety, Kirill Postovit

Safety

Kirill Postovit

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

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Fine Art Drawings, Dreamy Lilac, Kirill Postovit

Dreamy Lilac

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Peonies, Kirill Postovit

Peonies

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 42 x 30 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 16.5 x 11.8 x 0 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Irises, Kirill Postovit

Irises

Kirill Postovit

Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

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