Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. [international post-1945 styles and movements]
6. [post-1945 fine arts styles and movements]

Anotations

Scope note:

Refers to the work of a group of artists that was formed in Germany in1949. Rejecting Nazi artistic ideals, the style is typically characterized by simple, un-idealized portraits and landscapes showing the destruction in Germany during World War II.