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13 Famous Neo-expressionist 아티스트 You Should Know

If you remember one Neo-expressionist 아티스트, make it 장미셸 바스키아 (1960–1988), the name behind 제목: 무제 - 해골 (로스앤젤레스 브로드 컬렉션) 및 Hollywood Africans in Front of the Chinese. After that come 안젤름 키퍼, 사이 톰블리, 줄리안 슈나벨 및 게오르크 바젤리츠. Our 13 picks go from 필립 거스턴 (born 1913) to Chris Ofili (born 1968), from 4 countries.

How we picked them. We list the artists our catalogue links to Neo-expressionist, from the most famous down. Artists born after 1955 that we cannot yet check on Wikidata are left out. The Wikipedia number shows in how many of our 32 languages Wikipedia writes about them.

  1. 제목: 무제 - 해골 (로스앤젤레스 브로드 컬렉션), 장미셸 바스키아 작1장미셸 바스키아
  2. Athanor, 안젤름 키퍼 작2안젤름 키퍼
  3. The Rose (IV), 사이 톰블리 작3사이 톰블리

Quick facts

Neo-expressionist in a nutshell

  • 13아티스트
  • 1913–1968출생 연도
  • 4출생 국가
  • 1여성
  • 5현역 작가
  • 545카탈로그 내 작품들
출생 빈도가 가장 높은 도시
브루클린 (2), 도나우에싱겐 (1), 렉싱턴 (1), 도이치바젤리츠 (1)
주요 작품을 가장 많이 보유한 미술관
솔로몬 R. 구겐하임 미술관 (2), 구겐하임 미술관 빌바오 (1), 톨레도 미술관 (1), 테이트 브리튼 (1)
이 리스트의 여성 아티스트들
제니퍼 바틀렛

Meet them one by one

The 13 famous Neo-expressionist 아티스트, from most famous down

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Chris Ofili

British From Manchester Punk art On Wikipedia in 10 of 32 languages

Chris Ofili

Born in Manchester, United Kingdom, Chris Ofili emerged as a transformative force within the contemporary art landscape, weaving together disparate threads of culture, religion, and materiality. The artist's early development was shaped by his education at the Chelsea School of Art and the Royal College of Art, periods during which he began to refine a technique characterized by intense layering and textural complexity.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works

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Richard Spare

British Printmaking, Oil painting

Richard Spare

Richard John Spare, born in Chelmsford in 1951, embarked on a journey that would establish him as a pivotal figure in British printmaking and a celebrated artist in his own right. Following college, Spare's apprenticeship with Thomas Ross & Son proved invaluable.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works

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Anthony Sims

American Neo-expressionism, Glitch art

Anthony Sims

Anthony Sims, born in Southaven, Mississippi in 1998, is a contemporary artist whose work embodies a fascinating tension—a collision between raw emotional expression and meticulous technical skill. His early work demonstrated a “raw and primitive” quality, as noted by the Pinch Journal in 2018, but this rawness was always tempered by a clear sense of control and composition.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works

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Thiago Boecan

Brazilian ['Neo-Figurative Art', 'Abstract Art']

Thiago Boecan

Thiago Morales Boemeke, known as Thiago Boecan, is a rising figure in the Brazilian contemporary art scene, captivating audiences with his exploration of emptiness and the human form. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1995, Boecan’s artistic journey began with a formal education at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado, followed by a degree in Graphic Design from Centro Universitário Belas Artes de São Paulo.

Works to know · Their 100 best-known works

Pictures worth knowing

Famous Neo-expressionist works to recognise

  1. 제목: 무제 - 해골 (로스앤젤레스 브로드 컬렉션), 장미셸 바스키아 작

    제목: 무제 - 해골 (로스앤젤레스 브로드 컬렉션)

    장미셸 바스키아

    1981

  2. Athanor, 안젤름 키퍼 작

    Athanor

    안젤름 키퍼

    1984 · 톨레도 미술관

  3. The Rose (IV), 사이 톰블리 작

    The Rose (IV)

    사이 톰블리

    2008

  4. Adieu, 줄리안 슈나벨 작

    Adieu

    줄리안 슈나벨

    1996

  5. Der hirte, 게오르크 바젤리츠 작

    Der hirte

    게오르크 바젤리츠

  6. The Pit, 필립 거스턴 작

    The Pit

    필립 거스턴

    1976

  7. The Holy Virgin Mary, Chris Ofili 작

    The Holy Virgin Mary

    Chris Ofili

    1996 · 뉴욕 현대 미술관

  8. Puffin Pair, Richard John Spare 작

    Puffin Pair

    Richard John Spare

    2010

When it happened

Neo-expressionist, step by step

  1. 1976
  2. 1981
  3. 1983
  4. 1984
  5. 1991
  6. 1996
  7. 1996
  8. 2008
  9. 2010

Fun figures

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Just the names

List of 13 famous Neo-expressionist 아티스트 to know

  1. 1장미셸 바스키아장미셸 바스키아미국인 · 1960–1988
  2. 2안젤름 키퍼안젤름 키퍼독일 · 1945년생
  3. 3사이 톰블리사이 톰블리미국인 · 1928–2011
  4. 4줄리안 슈나벨줄리안 슈나벨미국인 · 1951년생
  5. 5게오르크 바젤리츠게오르크 바젤리츠독일 · 1938–2026
  6. 6필립 거스턴필립 거스턴캐나다계 미국인 · 1913–1980
  7. 7Chris OfiliChris OfiliBritish · 1968년생
  8. 8Richard John SpareRichard John Spare1951년생
  9. 9라이너 페팅라이너 페팅독일 · 1949년생
  10. 10Richard SpareRichard SpareBritish ·
  11. 11Anthony SimsAnthony SimsAmerican ·
  12. 12Thiago BoecanThiago BoecanBrazilian ·
  13. 13제니퍼 바틀렛제니퍼 바틀렛미국인 · 1941–2022

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