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 DadaCubismFuturism 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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Print, Sans-titre, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Print - 38 x 28 cm Print - 15 x 11 inch

$797

Fine Art Drawings, Non title, Joan Miró

Joan Miró

Fine Art Drawings - 31 x 44 x 0.5 cm Fine Art Drawings - 12.2 x 17.3 x 0.2 inch

$66,210

Sculpture, Entrelazar 5, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Sculpture - 32 x 32 x 8 cm Sculpture - 12.6 x 12.6 x 3.1 inch

$1,000

Print, Henry V, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 44 x 31.2 cm Print - 17.3 x 12.3 inch

$981

Print, Old Faust, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0 inch

$2,330

Print, Anemone, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 35 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 13.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$2,697

Print, Sans titre, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Print - 38 x 28 x 0.1 cm Print - 15 x 11 x 0 inch

$981

Print, The Kiss, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 40 x 25 x 0.2 cm Print - 15.7 x 9.8 x 0.1 inch

$1,839

Print, Zebulun, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 49.5 x 36 x 0.1 cm Print - 19.5 x 14.2 x 0 inch

$1,717

Print, Scarabée, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Print - 31.5 x 23.4 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.4 x 9.2 x 0 inch

$2,697

Photography, Entrelazar 202, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 50 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 19.7 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$900

Print, Wunderhorn, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Print - 32.5 x 25 x 0.1 cm Print - 12.8 x 9.8 x 0 inch

$1,471

Print, C'est bien, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Print - 38 x 28 cm Print - 15 x 11 inch

$797

Print, Le Vitrail, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 38.1 x 26.42 x 2.54 cm Print - 15 x 10.4 x 1 inch

$5,895

Painting, TTDV, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Painting - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$981

Painting, Brigitte, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 46 x 38 x 2 cm Painting - 18.1 x 15 x 0.8 inch

$429

Print, Composition, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Print - 46 x 34 x 0.1 cm Print - 18.1 x 13.4 x 0 inch

$2,943

Painting, GA32, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 35 x 30 x 1 cm Painting - 13.8 x 11.8 x 0.4 inch

$613

Painting, Matyc, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 40 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.8 inch

$981

Painting, OGR, Stefano Mazzolini

OGR

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 50 x 3 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 1.2 inch

$981

Photography, Entrelazar 204, Javier Rey

Javier Rey

Photography - 35 x 39 x 0.3 cm Photography - 13.8 x 15.4 x 0.1 inch

$800

Print, Untitled - 4, Man Ray

Man Ray

Print - 49 x 34.5 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.6 inch

$1,839

Print, Untitled - 1, Man Ray

Man Ray

Print - 49 x 34.5 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.6 inch

$1,104

Fine Art Drawings, TT24, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 40 x 40 x 3 cm Fine Art Drawings - 15.7 x 15.7 x 1.2 inch

$858

Painting, Tua, Stefano Mazzolini

Tua

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$736

Painting, Schela, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$736

Painting, Sara, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$736

Painting, Nasy, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 50 x 2 cm Painting - 19.7 x 19.7 x 0.8 inch

$736

Painting, Tpdca, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$858

Painting, Tedmu, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$858

Painting, Tecma, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 50 x 40 x 1 cm Painting - 19.7 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch

$858

Print, Untitled - 3, Man Ray

Man Ray

Print - 49 x 34.5 cm Print - 19.3 x 13.6 inch

$1,839