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New Objectivity: Modern German Art in the Weimar Republic 1919–1933
By Barron, Stephanie & Sabine Eckman
- ISBN
- 9783791354316
- Publisher
- Prestel
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Reviewed on November 15, 2015 | Arts and Humanities
Neue Sachlichkeit, or new objectivity, was a term applied to a tendency in German figurative art under the Weimar Republic from the early 1920s until Adolf Hitler became chancellor in 1933. Considered a reaction to the state of German society after the defeat in World War I and to the German expressionist art that preceded it, the new objectivity was characterized by plain subjects, smooth surfaces, and cool emotional tone. Among its practit...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
