Eleanore Mikus, Neo-Expressionism and the Things Themselves

Mikus’s relationship to Neo-Expressionism began during the years 1966-1967 with Zoo Visit and Happy Holidays, two crayon drawings both from 1966 and Fortuna, a painting on paper the artist made the following year. From that point, and in 1968, Mikus began work on what would prove to be an extensive body of Neo-Expressionist paintings and drawings. Working with acrylic paint, over a 17-year period she produced in total over 100 paintings, a substantive body of work which encompassed the Red series.