Neo-Expressionist Grotesque Figure Study

This is an original mixed media painting on board or heavy paper, executed in a vivid Neo-Expressionist style. The composition features three stylized, monstrous heads mounted on dark, vertical poles—reminiscent of totems or severed heads on pikes. The central and right-most figures are rendered in bright cerulean blue with neon-orange and green accents, featuring bared yellow teeth and protruding red tongues. To the left is a skull-like figure with a dark brown face, purple jaw, and concentric-circle eyes set against a vibrant yellow aura. The background is a dense, gestural field of dark blues, purples, and greys, applied with heavy impasto and visible brushstrokes that suggest a chaotic or nocturnal atmosphere. An interesting structural element is the black linear frame or 'box' drawn around the central figure, topped with a diagonal slash that creates a sense of depth or confinement. The work is unsigned on the front, but shows slight edge wear and corner rounding consistent with late 20th-century contemporary art (circa 1980s-1990s). The craftsmanship displays a raw, intentional 'primitive' aesthetic, likely influenced by the CoBrA movement or artists like Jean-Michel Basquiat.