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

The theban

The cage

But you can't kill me

Deus ex machina

Sortilèges n°4

Sortilèges n°2

Sortilèges n°3

Focus

Red

The new way fairer 3

The new way fairer 2

Life as a Means To Knowledge - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Man, Bird

Abishola (Born to wealth)

I Wish

Repentant Hooligan

Never quite touching

Standing so close

Portrait of Adesuwa

Soul of the City

Finding Solace in Foreign Soil 1

Today's Leader - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, School Uniform

Finding Solace in Foreign Soil

We Outside 2 (Lagos Baddie Girl)

We Outside 1 (Escape Route)

Fela The Black President

Unfathomable Depth 1

Followspot

Let there be light !

Gravity

Ensemble

Alone Not Alone

Last shot

Diaphanous

Composition

To whom it is deserved

Oga madam

Yoga Feelings On My Vintage Jacket

Harmonious (Mixed Feeling)

Mother and child

Flowers of paradise

Tenacity

Atoke Oni Koroba

Retrospect

The joy in togetherness

Pareo

Et les fleurs persistent

Life as a Roller-coaster

Rich inside out

Beautiful Memories

Regal

Life Happens For Us

Life is too short to not Shawarma

Big Sister

As Free As a Bird

After a Long Day 3

Dessin n°2 : La protégée

Parade

Liaison

Cellule de degrisement

Missing

Le Naufrage

The inmate and the Black Virgin

After a Long Day 1

Reflets

Sisterhood 2

The New Way Fairer 4