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"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

"Red/Yellow"Large Abstraction, Red, Yellow, Black, Cream, White, 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

Mixed Media

"One Morning in April" Large Abstraction, Pop Sensibility, Black, White, Pink
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Page 5" Small Abstraction in Cream, White, Green, 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

Vinyl, Mixed Media

"Page 4" Small Abstraction in White, Blue, Yellow 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

Vinyl, Mixed Media

"Later that Evening" Large Abstraction, Tan, Black and White
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Other Medium, Mixed Media

"Eyes and Ears" Black, White, Olive Green Abstraction
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Other Medium, Mixed Media

"Blue, Blue" Playful Abstract Geometric Shades of Blue White Orange
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

"Studio" Playful Matisse-like Abstraction Blue, Pink, Red, Yellow, Black, White
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Night into Day" Playful Abstract Matisse Calder Quality Blue Yellow Black White
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Overview" Playful/Sophisticated Abstract Matisse Calder Quality Turquoise Pink
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Step" Abstraction Matisse Quality Chartreuse/Turquoise, Playful/Sophisticated
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"All the Greens" Playful Abstract Dark, Light, Olive Green - Orange, Red, Yellow
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"Mapping the Day" Playful/Sophisticated Abstract Calder/Matisse-Like Pink/ Green
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

"White and Green" Playful/Sophisticated Abstract Matisse Calder Qualities Orange
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

"High Dose" Bright Color Abstraction Playful Matisse/Calder Qualites Yellow/Red
By Margo Margolis
Located in Wellesley, MA
different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to
Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media

Lucio Fontana "Concetto Spaziale" black, red and white oil on glass, signed 1956
By Lucio Fontana
Located in Rome, IT
painting Lucio Fontana was surely affected by the action painting of Jakson Pollock. He saw in Paris in
Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Modern Paintings

Materials

Glass

Venetian School, Ottoman Honey Merchant
Located in London, GB
appropriate action is needed. This painting is therefore a uniquely complex and layered object, addressing
Category

Early 17th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Carolee Schneemann, Infinity Kisses, (for her cat) Unique Signed work, Framed
Located in New York, NY
Schneemann In 1961, after completing her MFA in painting at the University of Illinois, Carolee Schneemann
Category

1980s Contemporary Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Archival Pigment

Le Sablier 6
By Jean-Paul Riopelle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Le Sablier 4
By Jean-Paul Riopelle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Le Sablier 2
By Jean-Paul Riopelle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Le Sablier 3
By Jean-Paul Riopelle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Goldberg, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
By Michael Goldberg
Located in Southampton, NY
teacher known for his gestural action paintings, abstractions and still-life paintings. A retrospective
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Kingsdown Beach
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
’ series. Created in 2019, ’Coast Paintings’ are colourful action paintings which convey the energy
Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Prints

Materials

Giclée

Original unique drawing of three parrots in monograph by renowned Chinese artist
By Walasse Ting
Located in New York, NY
motion, re-enacting upon the canvas the passion and action of nature. The action painting that became
Category

1980s Modern Animal Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset

Le Sablier 5
By Jean-Paul Riopelle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Le Sablier 1
By Jean-Paul Riopelle
Located in Toronto, Ontario
'automatic' action painting. His early canvases were densely intricate webs of constructed color created by
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Stop The Madness Yellow Black Mixed Media
By David Banegas
Located in Miami, FL
David Banegas (July 4, 1975) is a Bolivian born artist, specializing in action painting. David is
Category

2010s Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

Polo game with Maple Leaf and Ellerston White 1992
By Michael Grimsdale
Located in GB
detracting from the action in the foreground. The painting balances action and composure, capturing both the
Category

Late 20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vibrant Abstract Cat Edition of 100
By Karel Appel
Located in Houston, TX
the contemporary American Action painting while maintaining a degree of representation. Appel’s style
Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Mountain Flowers
Located in Zofingen, AG
, and tenderness, which is at the same time a choice of action and presence. The painting embodies the
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

River Rock: Sandstone, Turquoise, Breccia, Gneiss
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Rock: Turquoise, Porphyry, Sandstone
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Rock: Sandstone, Porphyry
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Rock: Turquoise
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Rock: Quartzite, Basalt, Moss Agate
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Rock: Quartz, Agate, Sandstone, Porphyry
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Agate Study (9)
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Agate Study (6)
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Rock: Gneiss, Volcanic Tuff, Chert
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

River Agate Study (4)
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Moonset, River, Agate Slice
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Full Moon River, Agate Slice
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Montana Moss Agate River Scene
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Moonlit, Blue River, Agate Slice
By Sarah Winkler
Located in Bozeman, MT
Though the action of painting geological formations using abstraction, organic textures and
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel

Western Sky Emma Lake (Diptych) - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on paper
By Milly Ristvedt
Located in Bloomfield, ON
in this painting. Diptychs can also upset our notion of time and action within a painting. The two
Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

Steeplechase, Los Altos Hunt , St. Martin s School, Carmel, PAFA, ASL, NAD, CAA
By Frank Ashley
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
, 'Steeplechase, Bird Rock'. A substantial equestrian painting showing an action view of steeplechasers and
Category

1980s Post-Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary abstract expressionist watercolor women paper "The blue dialogue"
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
action." The painting captures the vibrant energy of human motion through bold, abstract silhouettes
Category

2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

October Color, Holly Springs - abstract landscape photography - floral
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

Posy s Pasture - abstract landscape photography - floral - cosmos - colorful
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

Mossman Pool - abstract landscape photography, water, cool tones, waves
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

Shaded Cosmos and Zinnias - abstract landscape photography - floral - colorful
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

Just Beyond the Horse Trail - abstract landscape photography - floral
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

Fall Bloom - abstract landscape photography, colorful, cosmos, warm 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

Bluebells of the Second Spring - abstract landscape photography - floral
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

Overlapping Longwood Branches - abstract landscape photography - floral
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

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