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, Divine Erato, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 75.5 x 53.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.1 x 0 inch

$2,213

Print, Sans-titre, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

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

$799

Painting, TJ4E, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 90 x 90 x 8 cm Painting - 35.4 x 35.4 x 3.1 inch

$860

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

Fine Art Drawings, Duilla, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Fine Art Drawings - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Fine Art Drawings - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$738

Painting, Golafre, Joan Miró

Joan Miró

Painting - 101.8 x 72.5 x 0.04 cm Painting - 40.1 x 28.5 x 0 inch

$282,721

Sculpture, SBT1, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Sculpture - 100 x 80 x 8 cm Sculpture - 39.4 x 31.5 x 3.1 inch

$2,458

Print, P1, Stefano Mazzolini

P1

Stefano Mazzolini

Print - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Print - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$738

Fine Art Drawings, Que Font Ces Gens, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Fine Art Drawings - 15.5 x 9.5 x 0.2 cm Fine Art Drawings - 6.1 x 3.7 x 0.1 inch

$100,797

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

$66,378

Design, CCGR, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Design - 100 x 70 x 1 cm Design - 39.4 x 27.6 x 0.4 inch

$615

Sculpture, Mc Lego, Helder Batista

Helder Batista

Sculpture - 20 x 15 x 8 cm Sculpture - 7.9 x 5.9 x 3.1 inch

$4,794

Print, Yankee Flame, Ben Schonzeit

Ben Schonzeit

Print - 76.2 x 56.5 x 0.3 cm Print - 30 x 22.25 x 0.1 inch

$1,125

Print, Henry V, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

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

$983

Print, Sainte Lucie, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 90.2 x 63.5 x 1.5 cm Print - 35.5 x 25 x 0.6 inch

$8,496

Print, Anemone, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

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

$2,704

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

$1,844

Print, Sans titre, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

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

$983

Print, Apollon, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 75.5 x 53.7 x 0.1 cm Print - 29.7 x 21.1 x 0 inch

$2,213

Print, Old Age, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 60.8 x 43 x 0.1 cm Print - 23.9 x 16.9 x 0 inch

$2,213

Painting, Redy, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 120 x 80 x 4 cm Painting - 47.2 x 31.5 x 1.6 inch

$738

Painting, Stranger, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting - 116 x 89 x 2 cm Painting - 45.7 x 35 x 0.8 inch

$3,073

Print, Zebulun, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

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

$1,721

Print, The Dance, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print - 70 x 50 x 0.1 cm Print - 27.6 x 19.7 x 0 inch

$1,475

Painting, Neropeti, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting - 150 x 135 x 1 cm Painting - 59.1 x 53.1 x 0.4 inch

$3,073