Rudolf Wacker (1893-1939) was a painter, illustrator and activist. He was a member of the Neue Sachlichkeit group which came to prominence during the 1920s and 1930s. Neue Sachlichkeit has been translated as the “New Objectivity”, the “New Sobriety”, or the “New Matter-of-Factness”. The artists associated with this movement included George Grosz, Otto Dix, Hans … Continue reading "Beauty in Adversity: New Objectivity and the Paintings of Rudolf Wacker 1920-39"
