Arte Povera

What is Arte Povera?

A movement and style in art that originated in Italy during the 1960s. It integrates elements of minimalism, performance art, and conceptual art by using everyday or seemingly worthless materials, such as newspapers, stones, or rags. The goal was to challenge and subvert the commercialization of art.
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A

Alcaraz, Jordi

B

Beuys, Joseph

Blais, Jean-Charles

Boetti, Alighiero

F

Ferrari, León

Fontana, Lucio

G

Giuseppe, Penone

K

Kounellis, Jannis

M

Manzoni, Piero

Merz, Mario

Merz, Marisa

P

Paolini, Giulio

Pistoletto, Michelangelo

R

Rondinone, Ugo

S

Serra, Richard

T

Tapies, Antoni

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Artworks Related to Arte Povera

Promenade Notebook Drawing for Obama

Richard Serra

Promenade Notebook Drawing for Obama, 2008

Limited Edition Print

Etching

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Il sole nero

Giulio Paolini

Il sole nero, 1993

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 1,600

Main sur tête

Antoni Tapies

Main sur tête, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 3,800

Apparitions

Antoni Tapies

Apparitions, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 3,200

Sich selbst (wer nicht denken will fliegt raus)

Joseph Beuys

Sich selbst (wer nicht denken will fliegt raus), 1977

Drawing / Watercolor

Mixed Media

EUR 700

Eine Rose für direkte Demokratie

Joseph Beuys

Eine Rose für direkte Demokratie, 1968

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

EUR 2,800

Ja Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee

Joseph Beuys

Ja Ja Ja Ja Nee Nee Nee, 1970

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

EUR 2,500

Cruz Vermella

Antoni Tapies

Cruz Vermella, 1960s

Painting

Oil on canvas

USD 165,000 - 190,000

Balloon

Michelangelo Pistoletto

Balloon, 1983

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

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Into the light

Ugo Rondinone

Into the light, 2002

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 3,600

Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm

Richard Serra

Untitled from The New York Collection for Stockholm, 1973

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

GBP 7,500 - 9,750

Untitled (Calligraphic Loop Form)

Antoni Tapies

Untitled (Calligraphic Loop Form), 1992

Drawing / Watercolor

Graphite

EUR 4,950

Untitled from The International Avant-Garde (volume I)

Lucio Fontana

Untitled from The International Avant-Garde (volume I), 1962

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 8,150

Nudo rosa

Lucio Fontana

Nudo rosa, 1967

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 10,500

Suite Nipon Pour CB

Jean-Charles Blais

Suite Nipon Pour CB, 1985

Limited Edition Print

Linocut

EUR 2,200

Autoretrat somiant

Jordi Alcaraz

Autoretrat somiant, 2026

Sculpture / Object

Mixed Media

EUR 6,500

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Activist art

Activist art

(629 works, 563 for sale)

Activist Art is a form of art created to address social and political issues. It often involves public engagement and works closely with communities to raise awareness or inspire change. While it can include elements of performance art, it is not limited to this form. Examples include creating and distributing social protest posters or organizing community-based art projects that highlight specific causes.

Artwork by Wang Guangyi
Oil on paper

Oil on paper

(1 work for sale)

Oil on paper is a technique that allows painters to use economical paper without needing to apply a primer before painting. Artists can combine oil paints with solvents to achieve effects similar to watercolor, such as color washes, spattering, and mingling of colors with thinned paint.

Image © Tatiana Mihaliova/Shutterstock
Etching

Etching

(543 works, 490 for sale)

Etching is a technique where a design is created on a metal surface by using a strong acid or mordant to eat away the unprotected parts of the metal, leaving the desired pattern in relief (intaglio). In modern art and manufacturing, different chemicals may be used depending on the material being etched.

Artwork by Arnulf Rainer

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