New Objectivity

New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit in German) was a German art movement that began in the 1920s in reaction to expressionist art. German art historian Gustav Friedrich Hartlaub, who was also the director of the Kunsthalle in Mannheim, first coined the term when he used it as the title for a 1925 exhibition. This exhibition displayed artworks that rejected the expressionist style that was popular at the time. In particular, the artists exhibited disagreed with the self-absorption and romanticism of expressionist artists, who sought to express human emotion and abstract ideas through their work. They also rejected the idealized and utopian style of expressionism, disillusioned by the horrors of World War Two. The artists of the New Objectivity movement instead believed that art should reflect the contemporary world in an objective and unsentimental way.

Some of the main figures of the New Objectivity movement were Otto Dix, George Grosz and Max Beckmann. Many of the artists of the movement are known for portraiture, often depicting people in a naturalistic and even satirical manner. Artsper has curated a selection of artists whose works reflect the style and values of the New Objectivity movement. Join us to discover them, with artists such as Marta Grassi and Akinboye Akinola Peter, today!

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New Objectivity

Composition

To whom it is deserved

Oga madam

Yoga Feelings On My Vintage Jacket

Harmonious (Mixed Feeling)

Mother and child

My Purple Heart

Flowers of paradise

Tenacity

Atoke Oni Koroba

Retrospect

The joy in togetherness

La vraie nature des choses

Bientôt le printemps

Al atardecer

Life as a Roller-coaster

Sortilèges n°6

Garance

Cercle n°1

Si doux et si léger

La moitié de mon bonheur

Rich inside out

Beautiful Memories

Heal my wound and take away my scar

Regal

Végétal

Jazz concert

Guitariste

Portrait sans titre

Free Jazz

Jazz Man

Pianist

Life Happens For Us

Life is too short to not Shawarma

Big Sister

As Free As a Bird

Le bouquet

Pop n°7

After a Long Day 3

After a Long Day 1

Cellule de degrisement

Missing

Le Naufrage

The inmate and the Black Virgin

Promenade

Sisterhood 2

The New Way Fairer 4

Restraint

Whoever ruined the party

Variation Musicale

Girl Child and Her Companion 2

Transition n°3

Paysage

Trois Femmes

Rony

People and bread

Quickly

J'attends la nuit

Au fond

366

Vierge à l'enfant

Subway summer

Safe the Zec

La voix des pinceaux

Toujours devant

The Paggan Wedding