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

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Goodbyes - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Fashion, Woman, Love, Phone

Bunmi

Portrait of My Barber (At The Barber Shop)

Le Cinq

They come down hard

Anecdote of the Light

Dada Awuru

The new way fairer

Without Results

Ewa Ola (Beauty of Nobility - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Africa Women

Iya Mi Nikan (My Only Mother) - 21st Century, Figurative, Mixed Media, Fabrics

Beyond the Beauty

Beneath the Hat

Radiance in Style

Result is What They See 2

Crowning Essence - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Women Fabrics

Transcendent of reflections

Courageous Spirit

Gazing Through Ankara 2

Unchained soul

Beauty In Her Space

Empress in Ankara

Beauty is what I posessed

Beauty is what I posessed 2

Enduring Echoes 2 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Old Masters

Enduring Echoes 1 - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Old Masters

Radiance of Joy 2

Radiance of Joy 1

Clouds

Gazing Through Ankara 3

Gazing Through Ankara 4

Gazing through Ankara 1

Tribal Identity

Young, gifted and black

The Purple Veil: A Portrait of Youth and Mystery

Self-possession

Fierce Fabrication 1

Resilient Beauty

One another

Amulet

Threads of Sovereignty 1

Threads of Sovereignty 2

Hanging by a thread

Deserving More

Afrocentric Radiance

Wetin Man Go Do

Storm Within (Emotional Tapestry Series)

Threads of resilience

Ray of Hope

Purity

Eternity's Embrace

Contemplative Moment

African radiant: Celebration of beauty and joy

Goal getter

Onigele Yii

Crown of glory 2

Exhilaration

Fusionnels

Veiled Contemplation

The girl who knew too much

Kiss Me Like

No body

Individuation

Inner Peace 1

When life seems blurry