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, De frente, Antonio Segui

De frente

Antonio Segui

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

$636

Painting, La lumière, Jazzu

La lumière

Jazzu

Painting - 89 x 116 x 4 cm Painting - 35 x 45.7 x 1.6 inch

$3,352

Painting, Matrix, Ilia Filatov

Matrix

Ilia Filatov

Painting - 90 x 70 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 27.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,200 $1,980

Painting, Peeking, Ilia Filatov

Peeking

Ilia Filatov

Painting - 90 x 80 x 2 cm Painting - 35.4 x 31.5 x 0.8 inch

$2,200

Painting, Punch, Jazzu

Punch

Jazzu

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

$4,161

Painting, Mister Alien, Noah Borger

Mister Alien

Noah Borger

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

$347

Print, Accident, Antonio Segui

Accident

Antonio Segui

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

$636

Painting, Day dream, Ilia Filatov

Day dream

Ilia Filatov

Painting - 120 x 100 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.4 x 0.8 inch

$3,200

Fine Art Drawings, Floral Swing, Kirill Postovit

Floral Swing

Kirill Postovit

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

$971

Painting, T'es où ?, Yohan Storti

T'es où ?

Yohan Storti

Painting - 30 x 40 x 1.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 15.7 x 0.6 inch

$578

Painting, Choice, Ilia Filatov

Choice

Ilia Filatov

Painting - 70 x 60 x 2 cm Painting - 27.6 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch

$2,000

Painting, Série brut, Jazzu

Série brut

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 29 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$520

Painting, Série brut, Jazzu

Série brut

Jazzu

Painting - 42 x 29 x 1 cm Painting - 16.5 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$520

Painting, Brut, Jazzu

Brut

Jazzu

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

$405

Painting, Série brut, Jazzu

Série brut

Jazzu

Painting - 49 x 29 x 1 cm Painting - 19.3 x 11.4 x 0.4 inch

$520

Painting, Retrograde, Yohan Storti

Retrograde

Yohan Storti

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

$1,734

Painting, Pas là, Yohan Storti

Pas là

Yohan Storti

Painting - 38 x 46 x 2 cm Painting - 15 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch

$694

Painting, Post No Bill, Wisdom Uche

Post No Bill

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 152.4 x 182.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 72 x 1 inch

$2,150 $1,720