New objectivity

Herbert Ploberger

https://artblart.com/2022/08/07/exhibition-germany-1920s-new-objectivity-august-sander-at-centre-pompidou-paris/

New Objectivity was an art movement dominating the Weimar Republic in Germany that was a departure from disillusionment and sentimental idealism.

Posts about Berlin in the 1930s written by Dr Marcus Bunyan

Browsing the web i found this. Journalist Sylvia Von Harden, Otto Dix, 1926 Studio portrait of a secretary, August Sander, 1931 An hommage from the photographer August Sander to the painter and friend Otto Dix… Note the

LACMA exhibits German art of the Weimar era in "New Objectivity," a show that might chill you to the core. A review.

“New Objectivity in German Art” is a show of worry, unease, distrust and stress. Drawn from the collection of the late Marvin and Janet Fishman, most of the featured works date from the 1920s — a decade in which Germany had to deal with the shock of losing World War I and coming to terms with the harsh reparations imposed by the victorious Allies.To have lost that war, under the leadership of the Kaiser, was not something Germany had even remotely contemplated in 1914, but by 1918, with…

Today, when the acquisition of wealth, quickly and in large amounts, is admired above any other human endeavor, every medical emergency or catastrophic illness is seen as an opportunity for some to enrich themselves beyond their wildest dreams. It’s no wonder that our healthcare is so much more expensive than that of every other developed country in the world, where the costs are not only much lower, but people also live longer than we do. Unlike us, other countries have the peculiar notion…

Self Portrait, 1927 - Christian Schad

Central panel of the triptych "Metropolis" by Otto Dix. Oil and tempera painting on wood. 1928.