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Fantasia, Red Abstract, Oil on canvas, Expressionism, Contemporary Art, Modern
By SOPHIE DUMONT
Located in LANGRUNE-SUR-MER, FR
action painting while maintaining its own compositional clarity.
Professionally framed in a black wood
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pinus Matthewsii - Minimalist Original Black and White Contemporary Ink 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
Mid-Century Vibrant Blue Abstract painting w/ Silver
Located in New York, NY
painting’s formal properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from the political freedoms of the United
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Lets Party, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Kris Mercer
Located in Yardley, PA
. Original art by Kris Mercer paying tribute to Jackson Pollock's action paintings with new materials. Paint
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas by French Painter Emile Gerard
By Émile Gérard
Located in Pasadena, CA
properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from the political freedoms of the United States in
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
$340 Sale Price
24% Off
MP03312, Colorful Yellow Abstract Painting, 2019
By Adrian Negenborn
Located in Boston, MA
transgress languages of action painting, they encapsulate the moment they were made. The most successful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Abstract Painting by Antonio Carreno,
Flare
By Antonio Carreno
Located in White Plains, NY
part of the artist's new series of action paintings, entitled 'Instinct' which features spontaneous yet
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Passiflore, Abstract Painting
By Lisa Carney
Located in San Francisco, CA
, color field, drip, dripping, Jackson Pollock, spontaneous, action painting, flora, nature, splatter
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Emile Gerard Abstract Modernist Oil on Canvas Painting
By Émile Gérard
Located in Palm Springs, CA
painting’s formal properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from the political freedoms of the United
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Paint
"Untitled"
By Miriam Cabessa 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in Israel, and has lived and worked in New York City since 2000. Her slow action painting has been
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Untitled"
By Miriam Cabessa 2
Located in Los Angeles, CA
in Israel, and has lived and worked in New York City since 2000. Her slow action painting has been
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Cheveux en Liberte" Modern Yellow Abstract Expressionist Painting of Horses
Located in Houston, TX
Modern yellow toned Abstract Expressionist painting by the French painter Joël Dabin. The work
Category
1990s Modern Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Blue Jeans and Moonbeams
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
Terry Frost RA, is an English abstract artist whose vibrant, colorful paintings and prints exhibit the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Sand Reef, Abstract Painting
By Lisa Carney
Located in San Francisco, CA
, dramatic, neutral, Jackson Pollock, splash, drip, color field, sophistacated, landscape, action painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Space Echo
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
Terry Frost RA, is an English abstract artist whose vibrant, colorful paintings and prints exhibit the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Clear Spot
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
collage.
His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Surface Pressure
By Anthony Frost
Located in London, GB
method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.
He begins
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Harbour Abstract Fauvist Colourful painting of boat, water. Raoul Dufy
By Gen Paul
Located in Shrewsbury, Shropshire
way that feels both spontaneous and joyful. Paul’s technique exemplifies the ‘action painting’ ethos
Category
20th Century Abstract Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Crazy Life In Blue Tones
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
This piece, made with enamel and acrylic on canvas, evokes a dance of contained energy. The action
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Blue Whirlwind
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
This piece, made with enamel and acrylic on canvas, evokes a dance of contained energy. The action
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Imagine Black and White
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
This piece, made with enamel and acrylic on canvas, evokes a dance of contained energy. The action
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Enamel
"L
Hidalgo de la Mancha" Modern Blue Tone Abstract Expressionist Figure Painting
Located in Houston, TX
, France.
In the 1950s he became interested in Abstract Expressionism and the action painting of the New
Category
1990s Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Mauve Teal Splash, Abstract Painting
By Lisa Carney
Located in San Francisco, CA
, summer, flowers, splash, Jackson Pollock, dripping, expressive, action painting, flora, field, nature
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Landscape No. 108
By Hans Hofmann
Located in Palm Desert, CA
:
Switzerland, Riehen and Basel, Fondation Beyeler, Action Painting – Jackson Pollock and Gesture in Painting
Category
20th Century Post-War Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Huzzeedle, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
"personal language" through her use of color, texture, composition and action. "If the painting inspires you
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Segreto
By Robert Carroll
Located in Atlanta, GA
spirituality. Artists chose to focus on painting’s formal properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from
Category
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,900
Ritratto di Camillo Mastrocinque
By Robert Carroll
Located in Atlanta, GA
spirituality. Artists chose to focus on painting’s formal properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from
Category
20th Century Post-War Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Dropout Boogie
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
Loopsee3, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
language" through her use of color, texture, composition and action. "If the painting inspires you, or sets
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Loopsadee, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
action. "If the painting inspires you, or sets a particular mood, or makes you feel free and playful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Loopsadoo, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
action. "If the painting inspires you, or sets a particular mood, or makes you feel free and playful
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Loopsee2, 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
Zaxadee, 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
We Float IV
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
Dakota
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
Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bat Chain Puller
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
Dropout Boogie
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
Dynamic Red Calligraphy on Black Abstract Expressionist Canvas Oil Painting
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
dialogue with the work. The piece exemplifies the contemporary evolution of action painting while
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ogham - Green striped abstract painting
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
Green abstract striped painting by Mark Zimmermann- Acrylic and graphite on canvas in artist frame
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite
"Untitled" - Vibrant Red, Blue, and Yellow Modern Abstract Acrylic Painting
By Nan Van Ryzin
Located in Carmel, CA
painting an expressive rhythm reminiscent of action painting and energetic color-field work. The piece has
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Stretcher Bars, Acrylic
Huzzaadle, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
this painting: acrylicpaint, action painting, expressive, abstract, warm, energy, gestural, abstract
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Huzzoodle, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
describe this painting: acrylicpaint, action painting, expressive, abstract, warm, energy, gestural
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Winzoops, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
this painting: abstract, expressionism, dramatic, action painting, abstract, non-representational
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
A Deep Breath - large, soft, green, grey, gestural abstract, acrylic on canvas
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Milly Ristvedt.
Action Painting, a term coined by the art critic Harold Rosenberg in 1952, described
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
An alternative Reality, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Kris Mercer
Located in Yardley, PA
Pollock's action paintings with new materials. Paint and inks mixed with acrylic mediums and varnish is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Glizzeebobaps, Abstract Painting
By Courtney Jacobs
Located in San Francisco, CA
, writing, and dancing.Words that describe this painting: action painting, abstract
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
White Rabbit - bright, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
artist's brush in this dynamic action painting by Adam Cohen.
New York based artist Adam Cohen creates
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Domina - Pink, blue
yellow striped abstract painting
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
and action-painting abstraction.
In discussing this work, the editor and writer, Larry Qualls noted
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite
Excavation - monochrome geometric abstraction
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
Action painting in mainly black and white with cream, brown and ivory, 'Excavation,' by Mexican
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
18th Century Oil on Canvas French Soldier Portrait Painting, 1710
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
suspension, the moment in which thought precedes action.
Painting attributed to the great painter Alexis
Category
Antique 1710s French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Uncertain Steps — 72 x 60 inches
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
Action painting in multi-colors including mainly green with pink, blue, white and black black
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
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By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
green - mixed with the
blue to give it a turquoise hue. Another one of my “action” paintings, this image
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Price Upon Request
Split panorama 3 (Action divided), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
abstract painting acrylic on canvas This artwork was created layering and blending layers of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Split panorama 2 (Action divided), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
abstract painting acrylic on canvas This artwork was created layering and blending layers of
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Abstract Expressionist Painting (Mid-century Modern action composition)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Untitled Abstract Expressionist painting, 1957
Oil on canvas measuring 18 x 30 inches.
Signed
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Blushing Berry, Abstract Painting
By Lisa Carney
Located in San Francisco, CA
, wildflower, drip, action painting, spontaneous, intuitive, warm, abstract, flora, acrylic painting, orange
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Easy action
By Philippe Huart
Located in Malmo, SE
the highly strict symmetry of his paintings – which divides the canvas in half lengthwise, thereby
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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