New German Painting

E443857

New German Painting is an art movement that emerged in West Germany in the late 20th century, characterized by large-scale, often figurative and emotionally charged works that grapple with history, memory, and national identity.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
New German Painting canonical 2
German Neo-Expressionism 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf art movement
painting movement
aimsTo confront Germany's Nazi past
explore post-war trauma
question national myths
re-engage with figurative painting
artForm painting
countryOfOrigin Germany
West Germany NERFINISHED
hasCharacteristic emotionally charged imagery
engagement with history
engagement with memory
engagement with national identity
figurative painting
large-scale works
hasGenre allegorical painting
history painting
landscape painting
portrait painting
movementInfluencedBy 1968 student movement in Germany
Abstract Expressionism NERFINISHED
German Expressionism NERFINISHED
Holocaust memory
division of Germany
post-war German history
period contemporary art period
region Western Europe NERFINISHED
relatedTo Neo-Expressionism NERFINISHED
Neue Wilde NERFINISHED
contemporary German art
postmodern art
startTime late 20th century
timePeriodContext Cold War era
post-war Germany
typicalSubject German history
German national identity
collective memory
everyday life in post-war Germany
myth and legend
war and violence
usesMedium mixed media
oil on canvas
usesTechnique distorted figuration
expressive color
gestural brushwork
visualStyle intense
narrative-driven
often dark
raw

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Anselm Kiefer movement New German Painting
Markus Lüpertz movement New German Painting
Martin Kippenberger influencedBy German Neo-Expressionism
linked to: New German Painting