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

Moment of Self-Actualization - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil, African Fabrics

Corporation

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

Transition

Bunmi

Lumière Volée 2

Sculpted Heritage (Beauty Within Us)

Portrait of My Barber (At The Barber Shop)

Hija de la luna

Waiting

Le Cinq

Composition

They come down hard

Anecdote of the Light

Focus

The new way fairer

Allégorie sur Liszt lors de son séjour à Genève

Without Results

Unapologetic Vogue

Beyond the Beauty

Beneath the Hat

Radiance in Style

Result is What They See 1

Result is What They See 2

Adetutu (Royalty Brings Calmness)

Sunflower Queen

Crown of Beauty 1

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

Rêve d'eau #3

Lumière Volée 9

Souvenirs of Beauty 1

Fusionnels

Transcendent of reflections

Courageous Spirit

Gazing Through Ankara 2

Regal beauty 1

Unchained soul

Beauty In Her Space

Empress in Ankara

Beauty is what I posessed

Beauty is what I posessed 2

Clouds

Lumière Volée 11

Lumière Volée 10

Lumière Volée 7

Lumière Volée 6

Lumière Volée 5

Lumière Volée 4

Lumière Volée 3

Silent Grace

Pearl of Heritage

Crown of Glory 3

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

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

Onileke Ara (Beaded in Style) 2 - 21st Century Contemporary, African Woman, Beads

Radiance of Joy 2

Radiance of Joy 1

Onileke Ara (Beaded in Style)

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

Culturally Endowed

Self-possession