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Georg Schrimpf
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Georg Schrimpf

German artist
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Georg Schrimpf was a German artist associated with the Neue Sachlichkeit (New Objectivity) movement in the 1920s. This artistic group, which also included prominent figures like George Grosz and Otto Dix, embraced a realistic style in contrast to the prevailing Expressionism and Abstraction of the time.1

Schrimpf's work is categorized within the "Monumental" or "classical" subdivision of Neue Sachlichkeit. His paintings are characterized by smooth, cold, and static qualities, drawing inspiration from the Italian pittura metafisica. This style is sometimes referred to as Magic Realism. The movement ended with the rise of Nazism in Germany.1

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  1. Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
  2. Neue Sachlichkeit
  3. Karl Friedrich Schinkel

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