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Post-War Art

The period which followed the Second World War saw rise to some of the most celebrated and diverse modern artworks to date. These pieces inevitably emerged as emblematic responses to the difficult economic, political and social landscape which had been forged by six years of international conflict. Historians argue that this genre of “Post-War" art specifically articulated the bipolarity between left and right-wing political structures at the end of the war. 

The characteristics of artistic styles at the end of the war differed on either end of the globe, as though these styles had been shaped by each nation's unique post-war circumstances. The pro-Democratic West made notable innovations in abstraction, an effort which was spearheaded in New York City by such artists as Jackson Pollock and Mark Rothko. Meanwhile, European artists tended to more figurative realist styles. The Soviet Union even pioneered its own style of Socialist Realism, which was propagated by the nation's own Fine Arts Department.

The certainly testing conditions of the post-war world lent themselves to a true variety in artistic endeavor. Our experts have curated a selection of the artists whose work punctuated this period, as well as the artists whose style echoes the trends of the years following the Second World War. Amongst our list, you will find works by Francis Bacon, Yves Klein and Diane Arbus.

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Design, Table Monogold, Yves Klein

Table Monogold

Yves Klein

Design - 37.5 x 125 x 100 cm Design - 14.8 x 49.2 x 39.4 inch

$36,479

Sculpture, Yes, Jacques Villeglé

Yes

Jacques Villeglé

Sculpture - 55 x 111 x 9 cm Sculpture - 21.7 x 43.7 x 3.5 inch

$41,724

Print, Nudo rosa, Lucio Fontana

Nudo rosa

Lucio Fontana

Print - 63 x 47 x 0.1 cm Print - 24.8 x 18.5 x 0 inch

$16,448

Print, Nude, Lucio Fontana

Nude

Lucio Fontana

Print - 68 x 50 x 0.2 cm Print - 26.8 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

$5,722

Print, Pax, Jacques Villeglé

Pax

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 49.5 x 40 cm Print - 19.5 x 15.7 inch

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Print, Pax, Jacques Villeglé

Pax

Jacques Villeglé

Print - 49.5 x 40 cm Print - 19.5 x 15.7 inch

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Print, Autoportrait, Yves Klein

Autoportrait

Yves Klein

Print - 55 x 55 x 0.02 cm Print - 21.7 x 21.7 x 0 inch

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Print, Chaos, Jean Tinguely

Chaos

Jean Tinguely

Print - 48 x 66 cm Print - 18.9 x 26 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Speisekuchen, Joseph Beuys

Speisekuchen

Joseph Beuys

Fine Art Drawings - 14.7 x 10.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.8 x 4.1 x 0 inch

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Print, Snowman, Otto Dix

Snowman

Otto Dix

Print - 37 x 50 x 0.3 cm Print - 14.6 x 19.7 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Yes, Jacques Villeglé

Yes

Jacques Villeglé

Fine Art Drawings - 15 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.9 x 9.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Alphabet, Jacques Villeglé

Alphabet

Jacques Villeglé

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 15 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 5.9 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Civilta, Jacques Villeglé

Civilta

Jacques Villeglé

Fine Art Drawings - 25 x 14.8 cm Fine Art Drawings - 9.8 x 5.8 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Star, Jacques Villeglé

Star

Jacques Villeglé

Fine Art Drawings - 14.5 x 25 cm Fine Art Drawings - 5.7 x 9.8 inch

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Print, Skull, Otto Dix

Skull

Otto Dix

Print - 27.5 x 19.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 10.8 x 7.7 x 0.1 inch

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Fine Art Drawings, Untitled, Lucio Fontana

Untitled

Lucio Fontana

Fine Art Drawings - 30 x 20 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 11.8 x 7.9 x 0 inch

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Print, Nudes I, Felice Casorati

Nudes I

Felice Casorati

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

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Print, Nudes, Felice Casorati

Nudes

Felice Casorati

Print - 50 x 35 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 13.8 x 0.1 inch

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