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!
Marta Grassi
Hija de la luna
Marta Grassi
Fine Art Drawings - 110 x 75 x 0.1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 43.3 x 29.5 x 0 inch
€900
Nathan Chantob
L'addition
Nathan Chantob
Fine Art Drawings - 56 x 40 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 22 x 15.7 x 0.4 inch
€2,400
L'autre côté du quai
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 120 x 120 x 3 cm Painting - 47.2 x 47.2 x 1.2 inch
€7,000
People and bread
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 130 x 162 x 3 cm Painting - 51.2 x 63.8 x 1.2 inch
€14,500 €13,050
Dyptique du dimanche
Nathan Chantob
Painting - 100 x 100 x 1 cm Painting - 39.4 x 39.4 x 0.4 inch
€6,000
Éric Odartey
The Albino Series IX
Éric Odartey
Painting - 76 x 76 x 3 cm Painting - 29.9 x 29.9 x 1.2 inch
€2,000
The Albino Series IX (1)
Éric Odartey
Painting - 152 x 114 x 3 cm Painting - 59.8 x 44.9 x 1.2 inch
€3,800
Eyitayo Alagbe
Oloju Ede (one with beautiful eyes)
Eyitayo Alagbe
Painting - 50.8 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 20 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,451
George Grosz
Without Results
George Grosz
Fine Art Drawings - 65 x 52.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 25.6 x 20.7 x 0.1 inch
€38,000
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Afrocentric Radiance
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 139.7 x 124.5 x 2.5 cm Painting - 55 x 49 x 1 inch
€3,288 €2,960
Deserving More
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 111.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44 x 1 inch
€2,708
Wetin Man Go Do
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 114.3 x 113 x 2.5 cm Painting - 45 x 44.5 x 1 inch
€2,708 €2,437
Beauty In Her Space
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 83.8 x 81.3 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33 x 32 x 1 inch
€1,741
Gazing Through Ankara 2
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 76.2 x 68.6 x 2.5 cm Painting - 30 x 27 x 1 inch
€1,789
Courageous Spirit
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 63.5 x 58.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 25 x 23 x 1 inch
€1,354
Gazing Through Ankara 4
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 83.8 x 76.2 x 2.5 cm Painting - 33 x 30 x 1 inch
€1,789
Beauty is what I posessed 2
Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Painting - 86.4 x 71.1 x 2.5 cm Painting - 34 x 28 x 1 inch
€1,451
Olivier Massebeuf
The girl who knew too much
Olivier Massebeuf
Print - 40 x 30 x 0.1 cm Print - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0 inch
€70
The scene shifters III
Olivier Massebeuf
Painting - 130 x 89 x 2.5 cm Painting - 51.2 x 35 x 1 inch
€1,400
Anna Jung
Moise Cohen
Guitariste blues
Moise Cohen
Painting - 134 x 93 x 1 cm Painting - 52.8 x 36.6 x 0.4 inch
€1,700 €850
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Uncle Josh
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 95 x 85.9 x 2.5 cm Painting - 37.4 x 33.8 x 1 inch
€2,418 €2,176
Sisi Londoner
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 81.3 x 61 x 2.5 cm Painting - 32 x 24 x 1 inch
€1,470
Miss Independent
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 91.4 x 86.4 x 2.5 cm Painting - 36 x 34 x 1 inch
€1,702
Diaphanous
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 99.8 x 80 x 2.5 cm Painting - 39.3 x 31.5 x 1 inch
€3,869
Clouds
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 119.9 x 99.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.3 x 1 inch
€2,708
Last shot
Akinboye Akinola Peter
Painting - 119.9 x 99.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 47.2 x 39.3 x 1 inch
€2,708
Otto Dix
Fasalejo Tobiloba
Masculine Elegance (Beauty Within Us)
Fasalejo Tobiloba
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,306
Sculpted Heritage (Beauty Within Us)
Fasalejo Tobiloba
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,306
Texture of Identity (Beauty Within Us)
Fasalejo Tobiloba
Painting - 61 x 50.8 x 2.5 cm Painting - 24 x 20 x 1 inch
€1,306 €1,175