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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Atoke Oni Koroba
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$3,850
The joy in togetherness
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 76.2 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 45 x 1 inch
$3,850
Unfathomable Depth 1
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,387
Let there be light !
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,040
Life as a Roller-coaster
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,100
Heal my wound and take away my scar
Olomola Tobi
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,850
Life Happens For Us
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,500
Life is too short to not Shawarma
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,500
As Free As a Bird
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,000
After a Long Day 3
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 165.1 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 65 x 58 x 1 inch
$6,100
After a Long Day 1
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,000
Cellule de degrisement
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 37 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
$347
The inmate and the Black Virgin
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 61 x 31 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch
$520
The New Way Fairer 4
Atilola Afeez Olanrewaju
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$3,150
Whoever ruined the party
Olivier Massebeuf
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$81
Girl Child and Her Companion 2
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 165.1 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 65 x 58 x 1 inch
$6,520
People and bread
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
$15,604
Vierge à l'enfant
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
$14,448
La voix des pinceaux
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
$15,026
Toujours devant
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
$15,026
The Paggan Wedding
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
$1,387
Failed Identity (Gen Z Generation) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Fashion, Models
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,950 $2,213
News from the world
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,734
Nymph, Satyr and apprentice
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
$1,734
Restoring the Souls - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,950 $2,213
Esterelle
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,040
Leda
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,040
The Deflated Jelly Fish
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
$1,387
Echoes of Silence
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 81.3 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 29 x 1 inch
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Eternal Poise - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Fabrics, Fashion
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
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Musing
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 30 x 1 inch
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Poised
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 109.2 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43 x 43 x 1 inch
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Self-Possession 2
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 109.2 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43 x 42 x 1 inch
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Bucket hat with Ankara
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 94 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 36 x 1 inch
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Ankara head tie
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 40 x 1 inch
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Crown of glory
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 119.4 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 44 x 1 inch
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Red haired hassidim
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
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Boy With The Sky In His Eyes - 21st Century
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
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La noche entonaba su musica secreta
Marta Grassi
Painting - 145 x 145 x 0.02 cm Painting - 57.1 x 57.1 x 0 inch
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Dessin n°101
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 50 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch
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