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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
$74,051 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$219,081 Sale Price
20% Off
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
$716 Sale Price
20% Off
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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