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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La moitié de mon bonheur
Marta Grassi
Painting - 70 x 50 x 2.4 cm Painting - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0.9 inch
€1,400
Life as a Roller-coaster
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
€4,788
Heal my wound and take away my scar
Olomola Tobi
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,675
Life Happens For Us
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€3,286
Life is too short to not Shawarma
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
€3,286
As Free As a Bird
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,816
After a Long Day 3
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 165.1 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 65 x 58 x 1 inch
€5,726
After a Long Day 1
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,816
Cellule de degrisement
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 37 x 46 x 3 cm Painting - 14.6 x 18.1 x 1.2 inch
€300
The inmate and the Black Virgin
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 61 x 31 x 3 cm Painting - 24 x 12.2 x 1.2 inch
€450
The New Way Fairer 4
Atilola Afeez Olanrewaju
Painting - 101.6 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 40 x 30 x 1 inch
€2,957
Whoever ruined the party
Olivier Massebeuf
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€70
Girl Child and Her Companion 2
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 165.1 x 147.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 65 x 58 x 1 inch
€6,121
People and bread
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
€13,500
Vierge à l'enfant
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 150 x 150 x 3 cm Painting - 59.1 x 59.1 x 1.2 inch
€12,500
La voix des pinceaux
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 140 x 140 x 3 cm Painting - 55.1 x 55.1 x 1.2 inch
€13,000
Toujours devant
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 146 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 57.5 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
€13,000
The Paggan Wedding
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 81 x 116 x 2.5 cm Painting - 31.9 x 45.7 x 1 inch
€1,200
Failed Identity (Gen Z Generation) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Fashion, Models
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,769 €2,077
News from the world
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Nymph, Satyr and apprentice
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 97 x 2 cm Painting - 51.2 x 38.2 x 0.8 inch
€1,500
Restoring the Souls - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Fashion
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 121.9 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 48 x 36 x 1 inch
€2,769 €2,077
The Deflated Jelly Fish
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 116 x 81 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 31.9 x 0.8 inch
€1,200
Esterelle
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 x 0.01 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€900
Leda
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 x 0.02 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€900
Echoes of Silence
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 81.3 x 73.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 29 x 1 inch
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Eternal Poise - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil and African Fabrics, Fashion
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 91.4 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 36 x 1 inch
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Musing
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 106.7 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 42 x 30 x 1 inch
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Poised
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 109.2 x 109.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43 x 43 x 1 inch
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Self-Possession 2
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 109.2 x 106.7 x 2.5 cm Painting - 43 x 42 x 1 inch
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Bucket hat with Ankara
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 94 x 91.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37 x 36 x 1 inch
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Ankara head tie
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 101.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 40 x 1 inch
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Crown of glory
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 119.4 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47 x 44 x 1 inch
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Red haired hassidim
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 92 x 73 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36.2 x 28.7 x 1 inch
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Boy With The Sky In His Eyes - 21st Century
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 152.4 x 121.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 60 x 48 x 1 inch
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Autoportrait peint par lui-même
Aimé Moret
Painting - 41 x 33.5 x 0.5 cm Painting - 16.1 x 13.2 x 0.2 inch
Sold