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 V, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

Painting - 132.1 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 52 x 45 x 1 inch

£1,394

Painting, La fièvre, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

£1,773

Painting, Retrograde, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

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

£1,364

Painting, T'es où ?, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

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

£455

Painting, Pas là, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

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

£546

Painting, Brut II, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

£318

Painting, Sans prise de tête, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

£1,728

Painting, Ailleurs, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

£955

Painting, Punch, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

£3,274

Painting, Standing Fan, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

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

£1,278

Painting, Brut, Jazzu

Jazzu

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

£318

Painting, Lydia, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

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

£1,278

Painting, Tife, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

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

£1,007

Painting, Personal Jesus, Yohan Storti

Yohan Storti

Painting - 114 x 75 x 1.5 cm Painting - 44.9 x 29.5 x 0.6 inch

£1,637

Print, Despertar, Antonio Segui

Antonio Segui

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

£1,364

Painting, Tout fout le camp, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 97 x 130 cm Painting - 38.2 x 51.2 inch

£2,365

Painting, Red cross belt, Wisdom Uche

Wisdom Uche

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

£1,278

Painting, Une route simple, Jazzu

Jazzu

Painting - 100 x 50 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 19.7 x 0.4 inch

£1,637