Abstract Expressionism | Definition, History, Facts, & Artists
WEB2 days ago · Abstract Expressionism, broad movement in American painting that began in the late 1940s and became a dominant trend in Western painting during the 1950s. The most prominent American Abstract Expressionist painters were Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Franz Kline, and Mark Rothko.
Abstract expressionism - Wikipedia
WEBAbstract expressionism in the United States emerged as a distinct art movement in the immediate aftermath of World War II and gained mainstream acceptance in the 1950s, a shift from the American social realism of the 1930s influenced by the Great Depression and Mexican muralists.
Abstract Expressionism Movement Overview | TheArtStory
WEBKey Ideas & Accomplishments. Political instability in Europe in the 1930s brought several leading Surrealists to New York, and many of the Abstract Expressionists were profoundly influenced by Surrealism's focus on mining the unconscious.
Abstract Expressionism - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
WEBThe first generation of Abstract Expressionism flourished between 1943 and the mid-1950s. The movement effectively shifted the art world’s focus from Europe (specifically Paris) to New York in the postwar years.
Abstract Expressionism: All You Need to Know - DailyArt Magazine
WEBSep 1, 2023 · Abstract Expressionism is an art movement that emerged in the USA in the 1940s and 1950s. Some of its most prominent artists are Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko, Willem de Kooning, and Barnett Newman. Even though it is not a cohesive style, it describes all the new forms of abstract art with an interest to convey emotion.
Abstract Expressionism, an introduction - Smarthistory
WEBThroughout the 1950s, Abstract Expressionism became the dominant influence on artists both in the United States and abroad. The U.S. government embraced its distinctive style as a reflection of American democracy, individualism, and cultural achievement and actively promoted international exhibitions of Abstract Expressionism as a form of ...
Abstract Expressionism - MoMA
WEBThe dominant artistic movement in the 1940s and 1950s, Abstract Expressionism was the first to place New York City at the forefront of international modern art. The associated artists developed greatly varying stylistic approaches, but shared a commitment to an abstract art that powerfully expresses personal convictions and profound human values.
Abstract expressionism - Tate
WEBAbstract expressionism is the term applied to new forms of abstract art developed by American painters such as Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning in the 1940s and 1950s. It is often characterised by gestural brush-strokes or mark-making, and the impression of spontaneity
A distinctly American style - MoMA
WEBAbstract Expressionism is a term applied to a movement in American painting that flourished in New York City after World War II, sometimes referred to as the New York School or, more narrowly, as action painting.
Abstract expressionism — Google Arts & Culture
WEBAbstract expressionism is a post–World War II art movement in American painting, developed in New York City in the 1940s.