European Avant-Gardes

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 DadaCubism, 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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Print, The Bureaucrat, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 56.5 x 38.5 x 0.5 cm Print . 22.2 x 15.2 x 0.2 inch

€3,000

Print, Jugoyoe, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 66 x 52 x 0.1 cm Print . 26 x 20.5 x 0 inch

€1,800

Print, Henry VI, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 45 x 31.5 cm Print . 17.7 x 12.4 inch

€1,000

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

€82,000

Painting, Maarzia, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 85 x 82 x 1 cm Painting . 33.5 x 32.3 x 0.4 inch

€2,500 €2,250

Sculpture, Felina, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Sculpture . 153 x 45 x 60 cm Sculpture . 60.2 x 17.7 x 23.6 inch

€4,000

Sculpture, SBT1, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

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

€3,500

Painting, Holy Sleep, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

Sculpture, Relief en bronze X, Max Ernst

Max Ernst

Sculpture . 37 x 31.7 x 0.2 cm Sculpture . 14.6 x 12.5 x 0.1 inch

€8,000

Print, Golconde, René Magritte

René Magritte

Print . 45 x 60 x 0.1 cm Print . 17.7 x 23.6 x 0 inch

€680

Painting, Feny, Stefano Mazzolini

Stefano Mazzolini

Painting . 150 x 120 x 4 cm Painting . 59.1 x 47.2 x 1.6 inch

€2,500

Painting, Tourbillon, Marian Williams

Marian Williams

Painting . 20 x 20 x 0.5 cm Painting . 7.9 x 7.9 x 0.2 inch

€125

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

€1,800

Print, Fleur en Lys, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€950

Print, L'Ouraboros, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 76.2 x 55.9 x 0.5 cm Print . 30 x 22 x 0.2 inch

€8,588

Print, Sator, Salvador Dali

Salvador Dali

Print . 38 x 28.5 x 0.1 cm Print . 15 x 11.2 x 0 inch

€2,200