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 Dada, Cubism, Futurism 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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Tristan und Isolde (Set of 21 Prints, framed)
Salvador Dali
Print - 45 x 32.3 x 2 cm Print - 17.7 x 12.7 x 0.8 inch
$23,572
The Last Tupperware Party 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
$298
Le Fils de l'Homme
René Magritte
Print - 60 x 45 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0 inch
$1,786 $1,607
An insipid notion #177. Framed
Javier Rey
Photography - 30 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$800
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW2913
Max Ernst
Print - 32 x 25 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
$8,929
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW2912
Max Ernst
Print - 32 x 25 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
$8,929
Sans titre (Un poème dans chaque livre Paul Eluard) Ref BDNW2911
Max Ernst
Print - 32 x 25 cm Print - 12.6 x 9.8 inch
$8,929
Recordings (Arias)
Javier Rey
Photography - 80 x 53 x 0.3 cm Photography - 31.5 x 20.9 x 0.1 inch
$1,350
Silhouette on Roses
Marian Williams
Painting - 40 x 40 x 4 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.6 inch
$476
Compositions in Yellow and Blue 2
Marian Williams
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,512
Hollywood icons triptych 4
Marian Williams
Painting - 13 x 39 x 3 cm Painting - 5.1 x 15.4 x 1.2 inch
$298
I am fleeting #1 and Mirages #4, Diptych
Javier Rey
Photography - 123.5 x 163 x 0.3 cm Photography - 48.6 x 64.2 x 0.1 inch
$3,205
SCC
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 1.2 inch
$595
CTSS
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$595
I am fleeting #9. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
I am fleeting #3. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 110 x 73 x 0.3 cm Photography - 43.3 x 28.7 x 0.1 inch
$1,450
Looks like Water
Marian Williams
Painting - 120 x 120 x 2 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 0.8 inch
$3,512
Egghead or Feather Head
Marian Williams
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
$149
Treoc
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$595
Tental
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$595
Specul
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$595
Pipav
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 103 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
$595
Orcoge
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$595
Erbil
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$595
Erbad
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$595
Bacos
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 72 x 103 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 28.3 x 40.6 x 0.4 inch
$595
Bacofy
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$595
Tambulf
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 103 x 72 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 40.6 x 28.3 x 0.4 inch
$595
MUCAV
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$595
Fontag
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 70 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 27.6 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$595
Versme
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch
$595
Zoey
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 140 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch
$714
Cateda
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$833
Manulata
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$714
Vinilo
Stefano Mazzolini
Fine Art Drawings - 140 x 100 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 55.1 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
$714