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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Veiled Contemplation
Meshach Charity
Painting - 86.4 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,250
The girl who knew too much
Olivier Massebeuf
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
$83
Lumières Volées
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 150 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
$14,286
When life seems blurry
Meshach Charity
Painting - 86.4 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 27 x 1 inch
$2,500
Dissociated Centaur
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,071
Alternative cancan
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,071
Creative Rebel - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Children
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,250
In My Solitude 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Mixed Media, Men
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,250
Holiday Done Another School Day - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,850
Standing Tall - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Portrait, Men, Africa
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,850
Home Alone This Saturday Morning -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
$4,250
Mindscapes - 21st Century
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$3,250
Echoes of Grace - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, School Girl Uniform
Meshach Charity
Painting - 76.2 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,650
Lieux Communs
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings - 60 x 45 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.6 x 17.7 x 0.4 inch
$4,167
Plaid Shirt
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings - 59 x 56 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 23.2 x 22 x 0.4 inch
$3,810
Confusion
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 66 x 46 x 2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 26 x 18.1 x 0.8 inch
$714
Uncle Josh
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 95 x 85.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37.4 x 33.8 x 1 inch
$2,500
Miss Independent
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 91.4 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 34 x 1 inch
$1,760
Sisi Londoner
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 81.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 inch
$1,520
Life as a Roller-coaster 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Men Skating
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
$5,100
Faux semblant n°2
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
$1,071
Texture of Identity (Beauty Within Us)
Fasalejo Tobiloba
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,350
Advanced training in social skills
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 100 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 39.4 x 1 inch
$1,071
Some of us are looking at the sun
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 97 x 146 x 2.5 cm Painting - 38.2 x 57.5 x 1 inch
$2,143
But you can't kill me
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45.7 x 28.7 x 1 inch
$1,429
Deus ex machina
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 146 x 97 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 38.2 x 1.2 inch
$2,143
The new way fairer 3
Atilola Afeez Olanrewaju
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$2,300
The new way fairer 2
Atilola Afeez Olanrewaju
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
$2,300
Life as a Means To Knowledge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Man, Bird
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 108 x 91.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42.5 x 36.2 x 1 inch
$2,950
Abishola (Born to wealth)
Oniosun Victoria Erioluwa
Painting - 71.1 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 28 x 20 x 1 inch
$1,200
Never quite touching
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 41 x 33 x 3 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13 x 1.2 inch
$298
Finding Solace in Foreign Soil 1
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 24 x 1 inch
$3,250
Today's Leader - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, School Uniform
Meshach Charity
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
$2,950
Finding Solace in Foreign Soil
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,350
We Outside 2 (Lagos Baddie Girl)
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,350
We Outside 1 (Escape Route)
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,350
Fela The Black President
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,350
Unfathomable Depth 1
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 3 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 1.2 inch
$1,429
Let there be light !
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 100 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.4 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$1,071
Alone Not Alone
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 119.9 x 99.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.3 x 1 inch
$2,800
Last shot
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 119.9 x 99.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.3 x 1 inch
$2,800
Diaphanous
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 99.8 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.3 x 31.5 x 1 inch
$4,000
To whom it is deserved
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 48 x 1 inch
$4,100
