Avant-garde artists

The avant-garde art movement cannot be defined to one specific group of artists, but instead encompasses artworks and artists that challenge societal or cultural norms in experimental and radical ways. Avant-garde artists create innovative works that play with new kinds of imagery, forms and other elements of visual language. 

The beginning of the European avant-garde can be traced back to the mid-19th century, to socialist artist Gustave Courbet whose realist painting style rejected the academic tradition and Romantic art of his time. Being introduced from around this period onwards, the various movements of modern art are all considered as being part of the avant-garde, such as DadaCubismFuturism and Surrealism. These movements are considered avant-garde due to a combination of their innovations in terms of form and visual language, and their alignment with a political party

Although it often refers to artworks produced during the second half of the 19th and early 20th centuries, the term “avant-garde" is also used to talk about art being produced today. It refers to any artworks and artists that push the boundaries of art in creative and radical ways. Find Artsper's selection of avant-garde artists working in a variety of mediums and styles, including Javier Rey and Charlotte Abramow.

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Print, Untitled - 3, Man Ray

Untitled - 3

Man Ray

Print - 49 x 34.5 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.6 inch

$1,755

Print, Untitled - 1, Man Ray

Untitled - 1

Man Ray

Print - 49 x 34.5 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.6 inch

$1,053

Painting, Rulers, Marian Williams

Rulers

Marian Williams

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$232

Painting, Floor, Marian Williams

Floor

Marian Williams

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$232

Painting, Lisa, Marian Williams

Lisa

Marian Williams

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$232

Photography, Femmes #9, Man Ray

Femmes #9

Man Ray

Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch

$5,686

Fine Art Drawings, TT25, Stefano Mazzolini

TT25

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$468

Print, Sans titre, Man Ray

Sans titre

Man Ray

Print - 50 x 36 x 1 cm Print - 19.7 x 14.2 x 0.4 inch

$5,265

Painting, Mona, Marian Williams

Mona

Marian Williams

Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch

$232

Painting, GA32, Stefano Mazzolini

GA32

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 35 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$468

Photography, Femmes #13, Man Ray

Femmes #13

Man Ray

Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch

$6,973

Photography, Femmes #20, Man Ray

Femmes #20

Man Ray

Photography - 30 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 11.8 x 8.7 x 0 inch

$6,973

Painting, Flowers 2, Helder Batista

Flowers 2

Helder Batista

Painting - 48 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$1,462

Painting, Flowers 1, Helder Batista

Flowers 1

Helder Batista

Painting - 48 x 38 x 1 cm Painting - 18.9 x 15 x 0.4 inch

$1,462

Print, Bicephale, Salvador Dali

Bicephale

Salvador Dali

Print - 38.5 x 29 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.2 x 11.4 x 0 inch

$2,925