New German Painting

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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

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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

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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 New German Painting
this entity surface form: German Neo-Expressionism