!!!Neue Sachlichkeit

New Objectivity (Neue Sachlichkeit), art movement that appeared from 
ca. 1925; its name was coined by the German art historian G. F. 
Hartlaub. Neue Sachlichkeit shares certain features with  
Expressionism but shows a stronger tendency towards realism. Neue 
Sachlichkeit constitutes an important period in Austrian art between 
World War I and World War II. On the other hand it also helped pave 
the way for National Socialist art. Important representatives of Neue 
Sachlichkeit in Austria were R.  Wacker, S.  Pauser, F.  Sedlacek, E.  
Nepo, H.  Ploberger, W.  Traeger, and the late works of A.  
Egger-Lienz belong to Neue Sachlichkeit.

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In literature, Neue Sachlichkeit stands for a counter-movement to 
expressionism whose subjectivity and emotional pathos was replaced by 
an objective-documentary style. Reportage and critical essays 
(E. E.  Kisch, J.  Roth) came to the fore; historical novels 
based upon scientific sources and especially biographies in novel form 
(R. Neumann) became extremely popular. One representative of the 
neorealistic documentary novel is R.  Brunngraber with his book "Karl 
und das 20. Jahrhundert" (Karl and the Twentieth Century, 1932). The 
plays of F.  Bruckner and Oe. v.  Horváth deal with 
contemporary issues. Neorealistic style also became popular through 
innovations such as radio plays and radio reports.

!Literature
K. Schroeder, Die Neue Sachlichkeit in Oesterreich, 
exhibition catalogue, Kunstforum Wien 1995.


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