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Drenched in Green (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
A large scale (60"x48") acrylic and oil painting by Debra Drexler, an artist based in New York and
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Acrylic, Canvas
Camera, Set, Action with Acrylic on Canvas, Painting by Michelle Marra
By Michelle Marra
Located in Deddington, GB
Camera, Set, Action [2019]
Luscious color and texture meet for a spirited conversation
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Contemporary Bold Brushstrokes: Blue and Black on Grey Abstract Art Oil Painting
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
also evokes the spontaneous action painting of Georges Mathieu, with whom Soyer shares an interest in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Solar Blue" Contemporary Large Scale 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 Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Orange Wiggle" Contemporary Large Scale 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 Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock
Located in Soquel, CA
movement characterized by the free-associative gestures in paint sometimes referred to as “action painting
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
En Dedans En Dehor
by Janice Tayler, Mixed Media Painting
By Janice Tayler
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
action painting. The color palette is rich with warm hues—predominantly pinks, purples, and browns
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Cathedral Meadow oil on canvas Spring meadow kaleidoscope of wildflowers
Located in Houston, TX
SUCH GESTURAL PAINTING, ONE RECOGNIZED IN THE HEYDAY OF ACTION PAINTING AND EVEN CITED THEN TO
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dennis Sheehan, "Mid Fall" 12x12 Tonalist Tree Landscape Oil Painting on Canvas
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
$1,880 Sale Price
20% Off
"Bathed in Violet" Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting, lavender, blue
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
brushstrokes reference the “heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Dynamic Red on Black Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
approach that aligns with the action painting tradition pioneered by artists like Pierre Soulages, with its
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Set of Three Vallauris Ceramic Vases in Black
White
Located in London, GB
Three freeform vases decorated with a expressive patterns like the action paintings of Jackson
Category
Vintage 1950s French Mid-Century Modern Vases
Materials
Ceramic
"Urban Swing" Contemporary Large Scale 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 Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Red and Black, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
well known for his boxing paintings - Shinohara's own style of action painting - which are made by
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Inside You and Me (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting) aqua, rose, pink
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, Canvas
"Red and Gold, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
- Shinohara's own style of action painting - which are made by dipping a pair of custom made boxing gloves into
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Sparrow, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract 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
"White, Red and Blue", Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing Painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
- Shinohara's own style of action painting - which are made by dipping a pair of custom made boxing gloves into
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"On Pink, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting, Japanese Artist
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
known for his boxing paintings - Shinohara's own style of action painting - which are made by dipping a
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Thawed Rose" Abstract painting in rose pink, fuchsia, magenta and blue.
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 Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Dynamic Red and Purple Abstract Dance Small Modern Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
By Jean Soyer
Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
A striking abstract oil painting on canvas (13.8 x 10.6 inches) by contemporary artist Jean Soyer
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Falling Meadows 72 x 34 in Waterfall Landscape Nature Oil on canvas Framed
Located in Houston, TX
NOTABLE SUBSET OF SUCH GESTURAL PAINTING, ONE RECOGNIZED IN THE HEYDAY OF ACTION PAINTING AND EVEN CITED
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Eventide 35 x 65 in Dynamic abstraction Tides Sunset Botanical Shapes Sunset
Located in Houston, TX
A NOTABLE SUBSET OF SUCH GESTURAL PAINTING, ONE RECOGNIZED IN THE HEYDAY OF ACTION PAINTING AND EVEN
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Classic Jaguar Motor Racing Action Scene Original 1960
s Signed Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Jaguar Motor Racing
Sylvia Smith (British 20th century).
signed and dated Jul. 65'
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 28.5 x 34.5 inches
canvas: 24 x 30 inches
provenance: private collec...
Category
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,529 Sale Price
20% Off
A Thousand Oceans Deep, 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
"Pulse, Whirl" Abstract Painting in magenta, pinks and blues with golden yellow
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
Acrylic, Canvas
Cosmos - British Fifties Abstract Expressionist art oil painting red white blue
Located in Hagley, England
, plum yellow and white with action painting and heavy impasto on a white background. A real master of
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,692 Sale Price
20% Off
"Aquatic Forest" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting, violet, turquoise
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, Acrylic
Poker Game Confrontation, Likely Illustration for Man
s Action, 1959
Located in Fort Washington, PA
"Poker Game Confrontation." Likely illustration for Man's Action magazine, 1959. Artist
Category
1950s Paintings
Materials
Gouache
Woodblock no. 2 (Yellow Trees on Blue)
By Meghan Gerety
Located in Fairfield, CT
the exploration of inner-self with the gestural energy of action painting. Inspired by Eastern
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Acrylic Polymer, Wood
Vesta
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
, until the editing process renders compositions that combine both hard-edge and action-painting
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite
$4,500
Small Windflower
Located in Fairfield, CT
strategy that teeters between the action painting of her abstract expressionist forebears and a more
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen
Wilderness Matilija
Located in Fairfield, CT
strategy that teeters between the action painting of her abstract expressionist forebears and a more
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Linen, Oil
Prowling
Located in Fairfield, CT
strategy that teeters between the action painting of her abstract expressionist forebears and a more
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$2,800
Serenade
Located in Fairfield, CT
strategy that teeters between the action painting of her abstract expressionist forebears and a more
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,400
Sightseers
Located in Fairfield, CT
strategy that teeters between the action painting of her abstract expressionist forebears and a more
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Silver Waves
Located in Fairfield, CT
strategy that teeters between the action painting of her abstract expressionist forebears and a more
Category
2010s Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Randy Lee
White Horse
b. 1951 Untitled, Ceremonial Map with Rawhide Lacing
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
paintwork connects the piece to Abstract Expressionist action painting, yet the narrative content remains
Category
Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Blue and Black on White, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Abstract Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
action painting - which are made by dipping a pair of custom made boxing gloves into paint and unleashing
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Magenta, Black and Black on Yellow, " Acrylic Paint on Canvas - Boxing painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
1969. Shinohara is well known for his boxing paintings - Shinohara's own style of action painting
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Black on Red – October 30, 2012, " Acrylic on Canvas - Abstract Boxing Painting
By Ushio Shinohara
Located in Houston, TX
action painting - which are made by dipping a pair of custom made boxing gloves into paint and unleashing
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Aquatic Forest" Contemporary Abstract Painting in violet, turquoise blue, pink
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
brushstrokes reference the “heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
A Journey Through Color - Triptych
By Juan Jose Garay
Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES
expressive and exciting colors. Here, the artist has employed the "action painting" technique, allowing paint
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Paper
Centuriata
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
Blue and black abstract painting by Mark Zimmermann - Acrylic and graphite on canvas in artist
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite
Large New York School Abstract Expressionist Colorful Mixed Media Painting
By Taro Yamamoto
Located in Surfside, FL
War II era. He was also associated with Action painting
Yamamoto was born in Hollywood, California
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
"Lotus Action Figure" Abstract oil painting of woman in lotus pose in blue pool
By Carol Bennett
Located in Edgartown, MA
Abstract oil painting of a woman in lotus pose in a blue pool.
“I have an open and free-wheeling
Category
2010s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Untitled 10, gestural, yellow, purple, neutrals, action
By Carlos Puyol
Located in New York, NY
Universidad de Barcelona obtaining an MFA with his dissertation: Painting and Physicality.
Painting is the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
$7,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Untitled 7, gestural, purple, pink, green, action
By Carlos Puyol
Located in New York, NY
Universidad de Barcelona obtaining an MFA with his dissertation: Painting and Physicality.
Painting is the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Linen, Acrylic
$4,560 Sale Price
20% Off
"Liquid Sun" Large Scale Abstract Painting (pink, orange, yellow, blue, violet)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
hot pink brushstrokes reference the “heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Meditations #2
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
Unique aqua/blue striped abstract painting. Acrylic and graphite on paper.
Signed on top right
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
Meditations #4
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
Unique blue striped abstract painting. Acrylic and graphite on paper.
Signed on top right by the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
Meditations #5
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
Unique blue/green striped abstract painting. Acrylic and graphite on paper.
Signed on top right
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Graphite
Meditations #1
By Mark Zimmermann
Located in East Quogue, NY
Unique blue striped abstract painting. Acrylic and graphite on paper.
Signed on top right by the
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Graphite, Paper
Night Attack. Men
s Magazine: Action, Sex and Violence
By Mort Künstler
Located in Miami, FL
. This action-packed narrative of a G.I. close-up gun battle incorporates five peak moments of drama
Category
1960s American Realist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gouache, Illustration Board
"Golden Haze" Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting (gold, blues, violets)
By Debra Drexler
Located in New York, NY
history of action painting, which is informed both by participating in the contemporary resurgence of
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
New York School Abstract Expressionist Mixed Media Painting Handmade Paper Board
By Taro Yamamoto
Located in Surfside, FL
movement of the post World War II era. He was also associated with Action painting
Yamamoto was born in
Category
1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Paint, Mixed Media, Board, Handmade Paper
STEVE YOUNG IN ACTION (San Francisco 49ers, 1996)
By Bob Pollack
Located in Portland, ME
Pollack, Bob (American, born 1936. STEVE YOUNG IN ACTION (San Francisco 49ers, 1996). Original
Category
Late 20th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
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