New Objectivity

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New Objectivity was a German art and cultural movement of the 1920s that rejected Expressionism in favor of a sober, realistic, and socially critical style.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf German art movement
art movement
cultural movement
countryOfOrigin Germany
declineCause rise of National Socialism in Germany
field architecture
film
graphic arts
literature
painting
photography
theatre
follows German Expressionism
linked to: Expressionism
hasCharacteristic anti‑expressionist
anti‑romantic
cool detachment
documentary approach
focus on contemporary life
matter‑of‑fact representation
political engagement
portrait realism
realistic style
sober style
social satire
socially critical
urban themes
inception 1920s
influenced documentary photography
political art of the 20th century
social realism
influencedBy Dada
Realism
war experience of World War I
mainRegion Weimar Republic
notableArchitect Bruno Taut
Ernst May
notableArtist Alexander Kanoldt
Christian Schad
Franz Radziwill
Georg Scholz
George Grosz
Karl Hubbuch
Max Beckmann
Otto Dix
Rudolf Schlichter NERFINISHED
notablePhotographer Albert Renger‑Patzsch
August Sander
notableWorkType political caricatures
socially critical portraits
urban street scenes
war veteran depictions
opposedTo Expressionism
romantic idealization
periodOfActivity interwar period
subMovement Classicism
Magic Realism
linked to: magical realism

Verism
linked to: Realism

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Weimar Republic notableCulturalMovement New Objectivity
Museum Gunzenhauser hasCollection New Objectivity art
linked to: New Objectivity
Max Beckmann movement New Objectivity
George Grosz movement New Objectivity
Otto Dix movement New Objectivity
Gerd Arntz movement New Objectivity
Gerd Arntz influencedBy New Objectivity movement
linked to: New Objectivity
Lenbachhaus hasCollection New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit) works
subject linked to: Lenbachhaus, Munich
linked to: New Objectivity
Weimar culture influencedBy New Objectivity
Weimar culture associatedWithMovement New Objectivity
Kornhaus Dessau architecturalStyle New Objectivity
Arnold Zweig movement New Objectivity
Max Beckmann movement New Objectivity
subject linked to: Beckmann
Self-Portrait in Tuxedo movement New Objectivity
Self-Portrait in Tuxedo artisticStyle New Objectivity
The Synagogue artisticStyle New Objectivity (transitional)
linked to: New Objectivity
Wilhelm Heinrich Otto Dix movement New Objectivity
subject linked to: Wilhelm Heinrich Otto
George Grosz movement New Objectivity
subject linked to: Groß
Pillars of Society movement New Objectivity
Eclipse of the Sun movement New Objectivity
Kunstgewerbeschule Dresden movement New Objectivity
Kunstgewerbeschule Dresden influenced New Objectivity painters in Dresden
linked to: New Objectivity
The Trench movement New Objectivity
War (triptych) movement New Objectivity
Metropolis (triptych) movement New Objectivity
The Skat Players genre New Objectivity
The Skat Players movement New Objectivity
War Cripples genre New Objectivity
Prager Strasse genre New Objectivity