Abstract Expressionism
Abstract Expressionism is an American art movement that began post-World War II. The term was applied to the movement by art critic Robert Coates in 1946. However, art historian Alfred Barr first used the term “abstract expressionism” in 1929 in relation to Wassily Kandinsky’s work. Kandinsky is credited to be the first modern abstract painter.
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To the Unknown Voice Wassily Kandinsky, 1916 Watercolor and ink on paper 23.7 x 15.8 cm Musée National d'Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
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White Stroke Wassily Kandinsky, 1920 Oil on canvas 98 x 80 cm Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany |
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In Grey Wassily Kandinsky, 1919 Oil on canvas 129 x 176 cm Musée National d'Art Moderne Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris |
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No. 5, 1948 Jackson Pollock, 1948 Oil, enamel and aluminum paint on fiberboard 243.8 × 121.9 cm, 96 × 48 in Private collection |
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Blue Poles Jackson Pollock, 1952 Oil on canvas 210 × 486.8 cm, 83 × 192 in National Gallery of Australia, Canberra |
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Crags and Crevices Jane Frank, 1961 Oil and spackle on canvas 177.8 x 127 cm, 70 x 50 in Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. |
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Untitled (Possibly "Pools Island") Jane Frank, 1963 Oil, spackle, charred driftwood, glass, crushed graphite, and canvas collage on canvas 114.3 x 47 cm, 45 x 18.5 in Private collection |
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Maio 68 (CRS-SS) Júlio Pomar, 1969 Acrylic on canvas 130 x 162 cm Collection of Jorge de Brito, Cascais |
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The Gate Hans Hofmann, 1959–60 oil on canvas 190.5 x 123.2 cm, 75 x 48.5 in Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York |
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