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Storm Surges, bright pink and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
1950s Abstract Expressionist action painting.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Acrylic, Oil, Spray Paint
$23,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Radiance, bright green and orange abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
1950s Abstract Expressionist action painting.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Linen
Expressionist Graffiti, Large Scale, Street Art Drip Painting, J
Adore
Located in Cotignac, FR
French early 21st Century Graffiti, street art, 'drip' painting on paper by Jonas “SUN7” Bournat
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
Aequor Infinitum - Blue, turquoise, white and silver striped abstract painting
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
Blue and white striped abstract painting - Acrylic and graphite on canvas in artist frame. Signed
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite
Walking the Path in Wonder, bright, multicolored, large abstracted landscape
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
1950s Abstract Expressionist action painting.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Clearing, bright, multicolored, large abstracted landscape
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
1950s Abstract Expressionist action painting.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil, Spray Paint, Acrylic
Class Action
By Robert McCauley
Located in Bozeman, MT
Robert McCauley was born and raised in Mt. Vernon, Washington. He graduated from Western Washington University in 1969, and received his Master of Fine Arts Degree from Washington St...
Category
2010s Contemporary Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sky a Muse for the Sea I , oil painting Abstract Expressionism 31" x 31"
Located in Houston, TX
, HOWEVER, ON A NOTABLE SUBSET OF SUCH GESTURAL PAINTING, ONE RECOGNIZED IN THE HEYDAY OF ACTION PAINTING
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Inner Voice - bright, bold, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
narrative to re-invent the experience of action painting in a contemporary context.
New York based artist
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dramatic Red Abstract Oil Painting: Symphony in Scarlet and Black
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
painting's energetic brushwork echoes the spontaneous gestures found in Georges Mathieu's action painting
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Man and Woman - Diptych
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
action painting style, clearly reminiscent of Jackson Pollock’s gestural and spontaneous technique.
Drips
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Apeiron 122. Contemporary acrylic abstract painting, Textured, Young art
By Franciszek Ledóchowski
Located in Warsaw, PL
. Painting resembles action painting however Ledochowski places each brushstroke strategically. Main colors
Category
2010s Other Art Style Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
One-Of-A-Kind Abstract Painting on Canvas by Serg Graff " Modern Vision", COA
Located in Palm Coast, FL
technique resembles a style influenced by action painting, with paint applied in dynamic, gestural strokes
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
Your Silence Makes So Much Noise Inside Of Me -Diptych
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
in which the action painting technique unfolds with overwhelming energy. The first canvas clearly
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Enamel
Orontium Mackii - Original Black and White Abstract Calligraphy 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
Still life of old dolls oil on canvas painting
By José Antonio Palanca Ruiz
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
attention was focused on the formal techniques of painting, and the ideas of action painting were confused
Category
1980s Post-Modern Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$653 Sale Price
54% Off
Dennis Sheehan, "Winter
s Warmth", Tonalist Landscape Mountain Tree Oil Painting
By Dennis Sheehan
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
legacy of action painting, Sheehan's art would be less forceful and evocative than it is.
Sheehan's
Category
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Changing Seasons - bright, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
Abstract Expressionism with narrative to re-invent the experience of action painting in a contemporary
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Original Color Field Oil Painting Multi-Color Geometric Abstract - "Commute"
By Virginia Sevier Rogers
Located in Soquel, CA
balanced composition.
Color-field painting, with Action painting, one of two major strains of the 20th
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Camera, Set, Action
By Michelle Marra
Located in Deddington, GB
Camera, Set, Action [2019]
original
Acrylic on Canvas
Image size: H:61 cm x W:61 cm
Complete Size
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Italian Art Informel Painting Black, Grey, Red, Blue by Danilo Picchiotti, 1987
Located in Salzburg, AT
and existential sensibility in Surrealism.
From his early career
to action painting.
During the
Category
Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Oceanic Wave Dynamic Blue Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Mathieu's action painting.
The textural dimensionality achieved through Soyer's use of combs creates
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Lockdown Landscape II, bright green and brown abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
— evoking the physicality and improvisation of 1950s Abstract Expressionist action painting.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Lockdown Landscape III, bright green and brown abstract plants, surreal scene
By Rachelle Krieger
Located in New York, NY
— evoking the physicality and improvisation of 1950s Abstract Expressionist action painting.
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Oil
Split panorama 4 (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 Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Split panorama 5 (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 Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dennis Sheehan, "Glowing Hedgerow", Moody Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting
By Dennis Sheehan
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
the legacy of action painting, Sheehan's art would be less forceful and evocative than it is
Category
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dennis Sheehan, "Day
s Glory" 12x12 Dusk Landscape Oil Painting
By Dennis Sheehan
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
mistaking the artist's debt to the more recent past. Without the legacy of action painting, Sheehan's art
Category
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dennis Sheehan, "Twilight Marsh", 19x28 Dusk Moody Tree Landscape Oil Painting
By Dennis Sheehan
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
debt to the more recent past. Without the legacy of action painting, Sheehan's art would be less
Category
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abstract Oil Painting by Roohi Saleem
Words Vs Action II
Located in White Plains, NY
'Words Vs Action II' 2025 by Roohi Saleem. Oil and oil sticks on canvas, 66 x 44 in. This pastel
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
Abstract Oil Painting by Roohi Saleem
Words Vs Action I
Located in White Plains, NY
'Words Vs Action I' 2025 by Roohi Saleem. Oil and oil sticks on canvas, 66 x 44 in. This pastel
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Oil
Dynamic Dark Red on White Modern Contemporary Art Abstract Oil Painting
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
action painting and the energetic calligraphic quality found in Fabienne Verdier's work. The dramatic
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Midnight Surprise - bold, colourful, abstract expressionist, acrylic on paper
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
action painting in a contemporary context.
This painting on paper is currently unframed. However, it can
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Dynamic Black and Red Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Action Painting movement, particularly recalling the powerful gestural work of Franz Kline with its bold
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Spooky Action at a Distance
By Katherine Kean
Located in Palm Desert, CA
sensation. My paintings aim to capture these fleeting moments in time and reveal the serene center that can
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Land Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Dennis Sheehan, "Evening Prelude", Moody Sunset Tonalist Landscape Oil Painting
By Dennis Sheehan
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
legacy of action painting, Sheehan's art would be less forceful and evocative than it is.
Sheehan's
Category
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dennis Sheehan, "Winter Dusk", 16x20 Snowy Landscape Tonalist Oil Painting
By Dennis Sheehan
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
the legacy of action painting, Sheehan's art would be less forceful and evocative than it is
Category
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,160 Sale Price
20% Off
Seasonal Subconscious - bold, impasto, abstract expressionist, acrylic on canvas
By Adam Cohen
Located in Bloomfield, ON
narrative to re-invent the experience of action painting in a contemporary context. The artist is known for
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bouquet
By Gen Paul
Located in New York, NY
Gen Paul (1895-1955 Fr.) lived in Montmartre, Paris France. He is know for his action painting with
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon
Landscape No. 2 / abstract geometry, architecture, farmland, 3x6 feet
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
. The action painting that is naturally geometrically abstract, conjures graceful mid-century design
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Landscape No. 3 / abstract geometry, architecture, farmland, 3x6 feet
By Javier Arizmendi-Kalb
Located in Burlingame, CA
. The action painting that is naturally geometrically abstract, conjures graceful mid-century design
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Geometric Paintings
Materials
Oil Crayon, Cotton Canvas, Oil
Washington Action, Abstract Expressionist Acrylic Painting by Josep Grau-Garriga
By Josep Grau-Garriga
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Josep Grau-Garriga
Title: Untitled Washington Action
Year: 1969
Medium: Mixed Media and
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
The Man of Action
Located in San Francisco, CA
Here’s a man’s life in three volumes. In paint. On one canvas. And what a life! On the left, Volume 1, the labor movement against the monopolizing “Octopus” railroads and smoke-stack...
Category
1950s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Powerful Dynamic Black on Red Motion Abstract Oil Painting
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
the dynamic action painting techniques developed by Georges Mathieu, one of Soyer's acknowledged
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Action Please, Abstract Painting, Acrylic and Archival Ink on Paper, 24x20
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
Action Please is one of my pieces that truly depicts how much energy and fun I have when I paint
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Archival Ink
Deliverance (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
“heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Confluence (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Large Mid Century Modern Textural Abstract Expressionist Action Oil Painting
By Duanye Hatchett
Located in Buffalo, NY
An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1991. Signed verso
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Large abstract painting- Walking after midnight. (, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Acrylic action painting gestural big bold paint strokes different shades of blue and dark purple
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Combustable Matter (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
hot pink brushstrokes reference the “heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Blue Seed (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
This acrylic and oil painting is created by Debra Drexler, an artist based in New York and Hawaii
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Backlit Revel (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
A large scale (84x60") acrylic and oil painting by Debra Drexler, an artist based in New York and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Pictorical action #1, Monolith
By Daniel Berman
Located in Ciudad de México, MX
often subverting traditional painting procedures to illuminate new plastic possibilities. At an
Category
20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton, Paper, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite
"Orange Meander" Large Scale Abstract Painting
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
“heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Cerulean Flow (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
brushstrokes reference the “heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic
Dennis Sheehan, "Moon Over the Marsh", 30x40 Sunset Landscape Oil Painting
By Dennis Sheehan
Located in Saratoga Springs, NY
recent past. Without the legacy of action painting, Sheehan's art would be less forceful and evocative
Category
2010s Tonalist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"White and Green on Violet (B), " Acrylic Painting on Canvas - Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
States since 1969. Shinohara is well known for his boxing paintings - Shinohara's own style of action
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
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