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Awakening Together by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Study of a Child" Wolf Kahn, Expressionist Sketch, Bright Colors, Gestural
By Wolf Kahn
Located in New York, NY
, including Elaine de Kooning and Robert De Niro, who were influenced by action painting but, at the same time
Category
1950s Expressionist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Resisting the Present, Original Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Painting
Located in Boston, MA
eye out and then spiraling into the action of the painting.
Artist Commentary:
TITLE - Resisting The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Daydream panorama 8 (natures imagery), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Vibrant abstract painting with many action drizzles in vibrant metallic blue, iridescent purple and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Bed Rotting I - Expressive Abstract Colorful Figurative Cubist Portrait Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Still - Expressive Abstract Colorful Mixed Media Figurative Still Life Painting
Located in Los Angeles, CA
their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Daring Natural Synergy 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Signed on the front Vibrant abstract painting with many action drizzles in pink, Yellow, teal, red
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Surrounded by Friends by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
"Blue Fossil" Gerome Kamrowski, Abstract Surrealist, Biomorphic Expressionism
By Gerome Kamrowski
Located in New York, NY
pivotal work, showing the transition from, and fusion of, Surrealism to Action Painting and Abstract
Category
1960s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Foam, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Board
Damien Hirst – Dot Spin Painting, 2009
By Damien Hirst
Located in Madrid, MD
. Echoing the legacy of action painting while reinterpreting it through a contemporary lens, it connects to
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Acrylic
Caribbean synergy (A closer look), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
Ready to hang Acrylic on canvas Vibrant abstract painting with many action drizzles in green
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
Pastoral Landscape - British 18th century Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
found time for painting. Lord Howe's action, or the Glorious First of June (exhibited 1795) and other
Category
1770s Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil
Philip James LoutherbourgPastoral Landscape - British 18th century Old Master art oil painting, 1778
$13,160 Sale Price
20% Off
"Untitled" Gerome Kamrowski, circa 1944 American Surrealist Composition
By Gerome Kamrowski
Located in New York, NY
to Action Painting and Abstract Expressionism.
In 1947, Kamrowski was invited to the Surrealist
Category
1940s Surrealist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Moment Together by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Surrounded by Love by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Of Grey and Colors by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Moon Painting 90H
- abstract photography - light photography - bold colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
a screenplay set in a glass hotel on the moon. Inspired by Jackson Pollock’s action paintings, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Moon Painting 51A
- abstract photography - light photography - bold colors
Located in Atlanta, GA
a screenplay set in a glass hotel on the moon. Inspired by Jackson Pollock’s action paintings, the
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Conversation Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 2010s, Unframed, 36x10
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
reaffirm the action of painting.
This show is an interrogation of my materials, methods, subjects and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Retelling Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, Unframed, 60x120\" (2010s)
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
reaffirm the action of painting.
This show is an interrogation of my materials, methods, subjects and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Supervision Abstract Painting, Oil on Wood, 24x24 Inches, New
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
reaffirm the action of painting.
This show is an interrogation of my materials, methods, subjects and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Importation Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 46x120
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
reaffirm the action of painting.
This show is an interrogation of my materials, methods, subjects and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Horse portrait oil painting of a chestnut hunter in a stable
By George Wright
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
painting them in action. He was himself a keen huntsman which gave him the inspiration to paint hunting
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Untitled (Abstract Expressionist)
By Murray Hantman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
. Throughout the 1950s, he experimented with Action Painting, color, form and expression. By the late 1950s
Category
Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,000 Sale Price
25% Off
The Love we Share by G. de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Joe Magrane Pitching for the St Louis Cardinals - Figurative Sports Painting
Located in Soquel, CA
Joe Magrane Pitching for the St Louis Cardinals - Figurative Sports Painting
Action-packed
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Oil Painting Titled "The Death of Crispus Attucks", by Thomas Dietrich, 1943
Located in New York, NY
considered by many to be a hero of Black American culture and this dynamic and action filled painting helps
Category
1940s Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Tempera
When Love lingers in the Air Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Horse portrait oil painting of a fleabitten grey horse in a stable
By George Wright
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
was highly skilled at painting them in action. He was himself a keen huntsman which gave him the
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant New York City Times Square, Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Simon Gaon
Located in Surfside, FL
city
He is best known for his intense, tempestuous, action oriented paintings of the cityscape. He was
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Vibrant New York City Times Square, Figural Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting
By Simon Gaon
Located in Surfside, FL
Simon Gaon (born 1943) is an American painter, Expressionist, and action painter.
This is a thick
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The timeless memory of Us by Gaetan de Seguin - Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Bound in Layers of Connection by G. de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Whispers of Spring among us by Gaetan de Seguin Figurative contemporary Painting
By Gaëtan de Seguin
Located in DE
almost identical but also singular. Beings who, by the action of the painting itself, become patterns
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Football Match 20th Century German Modernist Oil Painting playing football
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
in full action.
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Size: 14 x 19 inches
Condition: very good
Category
20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Israeli Abstract Pattern
Decoration Oil Painting Yuval Shaul Steel Frame
Located in Surfside, FL
process emphasizes Shaul's individual painting, which he calls "painting in action / in motion". This
Category
20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Steel
The rain child #8 - Emmanuelle Messika, 21st Century, Figurative painting
By Emmanuelle Messika
Located in Paris, FR
action of painting the fantastic—even the outrageous---and the everyday. I develop scenarios borrowed
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
The Lives We’re Making: Abstract Oil Painting on Wood, 2010s
By Judith Berry
Located in Montreal, Quebec
reaffirm the action of painting.
This show is an interrogation of my materials, methods, subjects and
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Antique Italian Oil on Panel Painting Costume Genre Dog
Beauty Franceso Vinea
By Francesco Vinea
Located in Portland, OR
contrasting color and action"
This painting is a very fine example of Vinea's skill, it portrays a lavish
Category
1870s Italian School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Huge 1600
s Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Tobias
The Angel Baroque Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
their actions.
The painting depicts the biblical scene of Tobias and the Angel. This story comes from
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$15,178 Sale Price
20% Off
A closer look (Lush forest imagery) by Nestor Toro, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
By Nestor Toro
Located in Yardley, PA
shapes and forms. Earthy shades and tones with paint strikes, gestures and action. This painting is
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
"Red Vines", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionist Painting of Vines on House
By John Cook
Located in Dallas, TX
realism,” is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there is a
Category
2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Loyalty (from the Virtues series) Cherry Blossom
By Damien Hirst
Located in Manchester, GB
.
Referencing Impressionism, Pointillism and Action Painting, the Cherry Blossoms are about the spontaneous joy
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Giclée
Damien Hirst - Honesty (from The Virtues series)
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
ancient code, Hirst draws on the Western stylistic movements of Impressionism, Pointillism and Action
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Giclée
Study: Ochre, Black
By Cleve Gray
Located in New York, NY
translate very well as he carefully chose his papers and combined ab-ex action painting with Asian
Category
1970s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Hush - Le Buste III - Silver Edition - Urban Graffiti Street Art
By HUSH
Located in Asheville, NC
traditions of action painting and graffiti, culminating in a harmony that feels surprisingly natural.
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Gold
Hush - Le Buste II - Silver Edition - Urban Graffiti Street Art
By HUSH
Located in Asheville, NC
, influenced by Western traditions of action painting and graffiti, culminating in a harmony that feels
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Silver
Hush - Le Buste II - Gold Edition - Urban Graffiti Street Art
By HUSH
Located in Asheville, NC
, influenced by Western traditions of action painting and graffiti, culminating in a harmony that feels
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Silver, Gold, Gold Leaf
Hush - Le Buste 3 - Gold Edition - Urban Graffiti Street Art
By HUSH
Located in Asheville, NC
traditions of action painting and graffiti, culminating in a harmony that feels surprisingly natural.
Category
2010s Street Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Gold
Early 19th Century Fox Hunt Painting, Oil on Canvas, Regency Style
By Dean Wolstenholme
Located in Seaford, GB
corner. This compositional approach enhances the sense of action and urgency, making the painting a
Category
Antique 1810s English Regency Paintings
Materials
Canvas
$1,590 Sale Price
20% Off
Ouvrage du vent I
By Joan Miró
Located in Paris, FR
action painting, which Miró discovered in New York in the works of Janet Sobel and Jackson Pollock. These
Category
1960s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Aquatint
"Circus Is in Town, " Social Realist Painting with Elephants and Giraffe
By Anne Walker
Located in Philadelphia, PA
the action. The painting is by Anne Walker, a Maryland artist who was part of the Snallygaster School
Category
Vintage 1930s American Art Deco Paintings
Materials
Paint
Red Ears
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
, part of a highly sophisticated series of paintings, drawings and monoprints in their approach to mark
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Other Medium
$14,000
MOONLIGHT SONATA
By Arica Hilton
Located in Chicago, IL
. The painting was the equivalent of an action
painting. Wet on wet, the oil on acrylic transformed the
Category
2010s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Price Upon Request
"Untitled" Small Abstraction Black/ White, Pop Sensibility Calligraphic Linear
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
a 'ready-made' language. They create an identity distinctly different from action painting
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Untitled" Small Abstraction in Pink, Gray, White, Blue, Black and Red
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
a 'ready-made' language. They create an identity distinctly different from action painting
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Mixed Media
"Page 6" Small Abstraction in White, Black, Pink, Pop Sensibility
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
a 'ready-made' language. They create an identity distinctly different from action painting
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
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