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Sun Zoom Spark (Abstract painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming abstract shapes out of
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
We Float IV (Abstract Painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sun Zoom Spark (Abstract painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming abstract shapes out of
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bat Chain Puller (Abstract Painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming abstract shapes out of
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
We Float IV (Abstract painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found materials such as sail
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sun Zoom Spark (Abstract painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
action painting.
He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found materials such as sail, sail cloth
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Alpha
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
Vibrant blue and red action painting 'Alpha' by Mexican-American contemporary visual artist and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Dropout Boogie (Abstract Painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dropout Boogie (Abstract Painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Jeans and Moonbeams (Abstract Painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Blue Jeans and Moonbeams (Abstract painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming abstract shapes out of found
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Faces of Nature 26 (Northern Lights) (2022), Painting, Acrylic on Wood Panel
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
This action painting is from an ongoing series called "Faces of Nature" which are works inspired by
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Silent Spaces - bright, bold, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in this action painting by Adam Cohen. Cohen intersects the language of heroic Abstract Expressionism
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Breaking the Surface - bright, airy, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
-invent the experience of action painting in a contemporary context. Here Cohen revels in the emerging
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Melancholy female figure oil on canvas painting
By Josep Maria Draper
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
, dominated the 1950s. Many artists focused on formal properties painting, and action painting was inspired by
Category
1990s Romantic Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$951 Sale Price
20% Off
Purple Display of Affection (With Blue and Silver), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Passionate abstract expressionistic action painting inspired by Pollock. Layers of paint, Purple
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
No Me Olvides (Don
t Forget Me)
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
Pink with black, green and blue, vibrant action painting by Mexican-American contemporary visual
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Doc at the Radar Station (Abstract Painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Doc at the Radar Station (Abstract Painting)
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins by forming
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inspired, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Kris Mercer
Located in Yardley, PA
Jackson Pollock's action paintings with new materials. Acrylic paint mixed with acrylic mediums and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Cosmic Explosion in Black
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
Is a captivating masterpiece that embodies the essence of the action painting movement. With its
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Breeze (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
visual language blends the traditions of Gestural Abstraction, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Breeze (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
visual language blends the traditions of Gestural Abstraction, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Breeze (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
visual language blends the traditions of Gestural Abstraction, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A closer look (Luminance garden) 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright, iridescent lots of light! action painting. Black background with luster of mica particles
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Climate Change Secret Forest No. 2020024, Painting, Oil on Canvas
By Cheryl Johnson
Located in Yardley, PA
promotes positive action. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cocktails and Sinatra - Neutral Abstract Expressionist Action Drip Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
for collectors of modern abstract art, fans of action painting, or anyone drawn to expressive canvases
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
To greet the sun 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright, iridescent lots of light! action painting. Royal blue background with luster of mica
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Signed R.M. Burrer Abstract Expressionist Painting
Trees in October
1964
Located in San Francisco, CA
techniques like action painting and color field painting. Key features include large-scale canvases, emphasis
Category
Vintage 1960s American Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Paint
Tu Que Eres Poeta - original painting 72 x 60 inches
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
Action painting in mainly black and white with cream, brown and ivory, 'Tu Que Eres Poeta,' by
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Torrential purple storm (A closer look), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Bright, iridescent lots of light! action painting. Purple and teal background with luster of purple
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Apleedle, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
" through her use of color, texture, composition and action. "If the painting inspires you, or sets a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Industrial Landscape
By George Luks
Located in Miami, FL
yards. Luks bravura style of putting paint to canvas anticipates action painting of the Abstract
Category
1930s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$14,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Vitality (Abstract Painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art.
Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in the United States
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
TT (Abstract Painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art.
Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in the United States
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Lumiere (Abstract Painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art.
Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in the United States
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Red Rain - abstract expressionistic diptych mixed media oil painting
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
small and controlled apertures, endowing light with symbolic meaning.
The action painting is painted
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Golden unicorns (Abstract Painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art.
Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in the United States
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Pretty little thing (Abstract Painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art.
Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil
Pretty little thing (Abstract Painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art.
Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil
Pretty little thing (Abstract Painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art.
Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Pastel, Spray Paint, Acrylic, Pencil
Theatre de l
Atelier
By Gen Paul
Located in New York, NY
action painting with quick brush strokes and this work of art was painted around 1955-1960.
He was a
Category
1940s Abstract Expressionist Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Iris
s World (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
visual language blends the traditions of Gestural Abstraction, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Iris
s World (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
visual language blends the traditions of Gestural Abstraction, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Spray Paint
Swizzabeeps, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
" through her use of color, texture, composition and action. "If the painting inspires you, or sets a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Colorful morning (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
visual language blends the traditions of Gestural Abstraction, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Colorful morning (Abstract painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
visual language blends the traditions of Gestural Abstraction, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Java 1989 acrylic painting by Dan Christensen
By Dan Christensen
Located in Hudson, NY
, using many idiosyncratic techniques, and employing methods more commonly associated with the action
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Raraskadeedle, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
and action. "If the painting inspires you, or sets a particular mood, or makes you feel free and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Raraskadoot, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
and action. "If the painting inspires you, or sets a particular mood, or makes you feel free and
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Delta Muscae - Black and White Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
spontaneity and vim of post-war action painting, though they employ a unique vocabulary of mark-making. He
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Skull Spin Painting 2009, Damien Hirst
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, MD
energy reminiscent of action painting, evoking the spirit of artists like Jackson Pollock, reinterpreted
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Sagaria - Minimalist Black and White Original Ink Abstract Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-war action painting, though they employ a unique vocabulary of mark making. He creates a sense of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Ink
Industria Landscape - Post-Impressionist Brush Strokes
By George Benjamin Luks
Located in Miami, FL
perhaps steam engines or railroad yards. Luks bravura style of putting paint to canvas anticipates action
Category
1910s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Blue Sea - action dripping painting
Located in Vienna, AT
new impressions!
Energizing and peaceful at the same time!
This abstract painting is lively and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Petal Burst 06, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Lisa Carney
Located in Yardley, PA
. It is part of my Petal Burst series, an ongoing collection of paintings in an action painting style
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Butterflies, birds and shooting stars (Abstract Painting)
By Carolina Alotus
Located in London, GB
Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art.
Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in the United States
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
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