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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I am fleeting #15. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 43 x 65 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
CHF 924
I am fleeting #13. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 73 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 28.7 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,276
I am fleeting #11. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 43 x 65 x 0.3 cm Photography - 16.9 x 25.6 x 0.1 inch
CHF 924
I am fleeting #8. From the I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 2,156
I am fleeting #7. 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
CHF 1,276
I am fleeting #4. 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
CHF 1,408
I am fleeting #2. From I am fleeting Series
Javier Rey
Photography - 165 x 110 x 0.3 cm Photography - 65 x 43.3 x 0.1 inch
CHF 2,156
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
CHF 2,734
Lewis Carroll - Die jagd nach dem snark
Max Ernst
Print - 33 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13 x 9.8 x 0 inch
CHF 2,734
Entrelazar 203
Javier Rey
Photography - 60 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
CHF 792
Entrelazar 201
Javier Rey
Photography - 75 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 29.5 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch
CHF 924
De l'origine des espèces par voie de sélection irrationnelle
Man Ray
Print - 50 x 36 x 0.2 cm Print - 19.7 x 14.2 x 0.1 inch
CHF 4,395
Houston, We Got A Problem, 3
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Houston, We Got A Problem, 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Best of Both Worlds
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 4 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 1.6 inch
CHF 193
Retro Fantastic 14
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Retro Fantastic 4
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Retro Fantastic 12
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Coloured Girls 17
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Coloured Girls 15
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Coloured Girls 14
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 2 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inch
CHF 193
Coloured Girls 16
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Coloured Girls 8
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Marvel Heroes 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
Egghead or Feather Head
Marian Williams
Painting - 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting - 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch
CHF 122
Girls in Yellow and Orange
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 244
Bikini Lines, Triptych 1
Marian Williams
Painting - 25 x 75 x 3 cm Painting - 9.8 x 29.5 x 1.2 inch
CHF 244
Simply Spring 4
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 193
I am fleeting #8 and Mirages #6, Diptych
Javier Rey
Photography - 65 x 83 x 0.3 cm Photography - 25.6 x 32.7 x 0.1 inch
CHF 1,760
Bright Girls 10
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 244
Bright Girls 6
Marian Williams
Painting - 30 x 30 x 0.5 cm Painting - 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.2 inch
CHF 244
For Your Eyes Only 3
Marian Williams
Fine Art Drawings - 44.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 12.4 x 0 inch
CHF 244
For Your Eyes Only 10
Marian Williams
Fine Art Drawings - 44.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 12.4 x 0 inch
CHF 244
The Thinker - Le penseur
Helder Batista
Painting - 69 x 49 x 3 cm Painting - 27.2 x 19.3 x 1.2 inch
CHF 2,930
Kharkiv
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 170 x 215 x 1 cm Painting - 66.9 x 84.6 x 0.4 inch
CHF 6,836 CHF 5,469
For Your Eyes Only 23
Marian Williams
Fine Art Drawings - 44.5 x 31.5 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 17.5 x 12.4 x 0 inch
CHF 244
Fradia
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 85 x 85 x 1 cm Painting - 33.5 x 33.5 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,441 CHF 1,953
Compuvas
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 140 x 140 x 1 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 0.4 inch
CHF 3,418 CHF 2,734
Bacivi
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 95 x 75 x 11 cm Painting - 37.4 x 29.5 x 4.3 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Entrelazar 6 Wall Sculpture
Javier Rey
Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 8 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 3.1 inch
CHF 880
Tolomeo
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Velgal
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Marty
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Kherson Trincea
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
5-5-55
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 210 x 210 x 1 cm Painting - 82.7 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 3,906 CHF 3,125
Urepen
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 210 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Penblu
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 210 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 3,906 CHF 3,125
Bettle
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 210 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Leonide
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 210 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 82.7 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Palagal
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Ucelgabi
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Poltava
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Kerch
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 150 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 59.1 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
Pisky
Stefano Mazzolini
Painting - 160 x 160 x 1 cm Painting - 63 x 63 x 0.4 inch
CHF 2,930 CHF 2,344
