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'Abstract in Coral and Indigo', American Action Painting
'Abstract in Coral and Indigo', American Action Painting

'Abstract in Coral and Indigo', American Action Painting

By Russa Graeme

Located in Santa Cruz, CA

A substantial, semi-abstracted landscape in shades of turquoise, indigo and royal blue on an ochre and eggshell foundation with action-painting elements uniting a receding charcoal f...

Category

1970s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Gouache

1940s action painting by Juliette Steele
1940s action painting by Juliette Steele

1940s action painting by Juliette Steele

By Juliette Steele

Located in Colfax, CA

1940s action painting by California woman artist, Juliette Eleanor Wilm Steele.

Category

1940s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Abstract Action Painting in Vibrant Colors
Abstract Action Painting in Vibrant Colors

Abstract Action Painting in Vibrant Colors

Located in San Francisco, CA

This work displays the artist’s energetic, textured brushwork—"action painting," a style where the physical act of painting is as important as the final image—and a vibrant palette o...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Don Quixote -  Nobleman on Horse with Sheep  - Action Painting
Don Quixote -  Nobleman on Horse with Sheep  - Action Painting

Don Quixote - Nobleman on Horse with Sheep - Action Painting

By Gianni Benvenuti

Located in Miami, FL

The artist combines an "Action Painting" splash technique with carefully rendered detail of the subjects, to enhance the dynamic nature of the moment.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Tempera, Pencil

Abstract Expressionist Action Painting, Signed and Dated 1996
Abstract Expressionist Action Painting, Signed and Dated 1996

Abstract Expressionist Action Painting, Signed and Dated 1996

Located in Beirut, LB

The artist employs "Action Painting" techniques, drips, splatters, and aggressive sweeping strokes, to create a sense of controlled chaos and kinetic energy that radiates from the ce...

Category

Late 20th Century French Adam Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Boxer Knockout Punch - Esquire Magazine Mid- Century Sports - Action Painting
Boxer Knockout Punch - Esquire Magazine Mid- Century Sports - Action Painting

Boxer Knockout Punch - Esquire Magazine Mid- Century Sports - Action Painting

By Bob Peak

Located in Miami, FL

Combined with a somber color scheme and gestural brushwork, this painting could be compared to the action painting of Abstract Expressionist Franz Kline, whose quick and wide black r...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Right Action, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Right Action, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Right Action, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Judy Hintz Cox

Located in Yardley, PA

Gallery wrapped. the painting looks like crystal. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artist :: Ready to Hang: Yes ...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract action painting on canvas by M.Y., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Abstract action painting on canvas by M.Y., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Abstract action painting on canvas by M.Y., Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Max Yaskin

Located in Yardley, PA

Abstract action painting on canvas by M.Y. I am constantly looking for different techniques, colors and materials to experiment with, and always strive to achieve sensual harmony in...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)
Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)

Composition (Abstract Expressionist mid-century gestural action painting)

By Murray Hantman

Located in Wilton Manors, FL

Throughout the 1950s, he experimented with Action Painting, color, form and expression. By the late 1950s, Hantman’s mature style had developed into abstract works of pure color mas...

Category

Mid-20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Watercolor

Football Team Sports Action Painting  Abstract Expressionism, Sports Illustrated
Football Team Sports Action Painting  Abstract Expressionism, Sports Illustrated

Football Team Sports Action Painting Abstract Expressionism, Sports Illustrated

By Bob Peak

Located in Miami, FL

Football players cloaked in oversized Browns jackets are seen from behind running off the field. Always the graphic innovator, legendary illustrator Bob Peak creates a radical compos...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Charcoal, Acrylic, Panel

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed verso. Framed. I Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work included prints, pain...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed verso. Framed. Image size, 60"H x 56"L. Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed verso. Framed. Image size, 60"H x 56"L. Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed verso. Framed. Image size, 60"H x 55"L. Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

Large Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed verso. Framed. Image size, 60"H x 56"L. Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1990. Signed verso. Framed. Image size, 60"H x 56"L. Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting
Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

Huge Mid Century Modern Texas Artist Abstract Expressionist Action Painting

By Duanye Hatchett

Located in Buffalo, NY

An abstract expressionist painting by Duayne Hatchett . Oil on canvas, circa 1992. Signed verso. Framed. Image size, 60"H x 55"L. Duayne Hatchett was a visual artist whose work...

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

"Macchia Series Drawing" Boisterous Abstract Action Painting in Blue Green Gold
"Macchia Series Drawing" Boisterous Abstract Action Painting in Blue Green Gold

"Macchia Series Drawing" Boisterous Abstract Action Painting in Blue Green Gold

By Dale Chihuly

Located in Austin, TX

Page Size: 42 x 30 in. Frame Size: 48 x 36 in. Signed, bottom center. This energetic composition captures the raw, kinetic energy that defines Dale Chihuly's celebrated Macchia seri...

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

New York Taxi  - Abstract Textural Colorful Layered Action Painting on Canvas
New York Taxi  - Abstract Textural Colorful Layered Action Painting on Canvas

New York Taxi - Abstract Textural Colorful Layered Action Painting on Canvas

By Marc Raphael

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Los Angeles artist Marc Raphael's abstract expressionism paintings are influenced by New York's abstract expressionist movement. After encountering Jackson Pollock’s work for the fir...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Assurance Abstract Painting in Red, Black, and White on Canvas
Assurance Abstract Painting in Red, Black, and White on Canvas

Assurance Abstract Painting in Red, Black, and White on Canvas

By Richard Rumi

Located in Queens, NY

Acrylic on canvas abstract dripping paint action painting in red, black, and white by Richard Rumi, "Assurance".    

Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Figures

Elizabeth McIntyreFigures, 1996

$8,000

H 66 in W 68 in

Figures

Located in Washington, DC

Action painting inspired by Willem de Kooning.

Category

1990s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Symbol of Our Dreams - Painting, Mixed media and collage on canvas

Symbol of Our Dreams - Painting, Mixed media and collage on canvas

By Patrick Altes

Located in London, GB

It harks back to a variety of western and eastern influences: Aborigines' myths of origins, Villeglie's torn posters, Japanese action painting, and lyrical abstraction.

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

Piter Pater, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Piter Pater, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Piter Pater, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Kevin Brewerton

Located in Yardley, PA

I've punched the canvas to create the painting, using boxing gloves. Abstract Action Painting. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authentici...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century Black White
Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century Black White

Abstract Expressionist Painting American Late 1960's Mid Century Black White

Located in Buffalo, NY

Mid Century Modern, American Abstract Expressionist Painting on artist board. This lively action painting has wonderful interjections of color within the predominantly black and whi...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Masonite, Acrylic

Mid 70s Abstract Painting - Style of Jackson Pollack, blue, cream, lavender
Mid 70s Abstract Painting - Style of Jackson Pollack, blue, cream, lavender

Mid 70s Abstract Painting - Style of Jackson Pollack, blue, cream, lavender

Located in Greensboro, NC

Abstract Action Painting in the style of Jackson Pollack. Thick impasto paint is layered on canvas; colors range from off white and beige to cornflower blue, burgundy, lavender with ...

Category

Vintage 1970s Paintings

Materials

Paint

Crack Loud (Abstract Painting)
Crack Loud (Abstract Painting)

Anthony FrostCrack Loud (Abstract Painting), 2018

$6,841

H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in

Crack Loud (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Turn Around, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Turn Around, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Turn Around, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Located in Yardley, PA

Reclaiming our power always requires reset, a shifting, awareness and change in our thoughts, words and actions. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certific...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Energie en rouge et noir, Painting, Oil on Canvas
Energie en rouge et noir, Painting, Oil on Canvas

Energie en rouge et noir, Painting, Oil on Canvas

By Emily STARCK

Located in Yardley, PA

Spontaneous gestural action painting. Edges are painted. Ready to hang. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of authenticity signed by the artis...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Moving in Full Color, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Moving in Full Color, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Moving in Full Color, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Kevin Brewerton

Located in Yardley, PA

Being a world kickboxing champion, this series is a strong integration of both worlds. Action Painting. :: Painting :: Abstract :: This piece comes with an official certificate of au...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Large 20th Century Quality Abstract Expressionist Painting 37” x 49”
Large 20th Century Quality Abstract Expressionist Painting 37” x 49”

Large 20th Century Quality Abstract Expressionist Painting 37” x 49”

By (after) Jackson Pollock

Located in Chicago, IL

The artist was a practitioner of action painting and abstract expressionism. Broad strokes of grey on white with black and red drips and runs.

Category

Vintage 1960s American Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Metal

Oasis Garden, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Oasis Garden, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Oasis Garden, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

Abstract acrylic action painting gestural big bold paint strokes different shades of green with gold and some purple in iridescent colors.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dakota (Abstract Painting)
Dakota (Abstract Painting)

Dakota (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dakota (Abstract Painting)
Dakota (Abstract Painting)

Dakota (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Torrential purple storm (A closer look) 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Torrential purple storm (A closer look) 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Torrential purple storm (A closer look) 4, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

Passionate abstract expressionistic action painting inspired by Pollock. Layers of paint, Purple, iridescent purple , Prussian blue and silver.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Torrential purple storm (A closer look) 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Torrential purple storm (A closer look) 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Torrential purple storm (A closer look) 3, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

Passionate abstract expressionistic action painting inspired by Pollock. Layers of paint, Purple, iridescent purple , Prussian blue and silver.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Lavish purple spectra, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Lavish purple spectra, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Lavish purple spectra, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

action painting. Shades of purple, silver and clear mica particles in drizzles creating lots of reflection.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting)
Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting)

Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Space Echo (Abstract Painting)
Space Echo (Abstract Painting)

Space Echo (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Clear Spot (Abstract Painting)
Clear Spot (Abstract Painting)

Clear Spot (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)
Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)

Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting)
Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting)

Surface Pressure (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Space Echo (Abstract Painting)
Space Echo (Abstract Painting)

Space Echo (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mirror Man (Abstract painting)
Mirror Man (Abstract painting)

Mirror Man (Abstract painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Clear Spot (Abstract Painting)
Clear Spot (Abstract Painting)

Clear Spot (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

Early 2000s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)
Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)

Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mirror Man (Abstract painting)
Mirror Man (Abstract painting)

Mirror Man (Abstract painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)
Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)

Strictly Personal (Abstract painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Mirror Man (Abstract painting)
Mirror Man (Abstract painting)

Mirror Man (Abstract painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Rapid Iridescent Cascades (Purple), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Rapid Iridescent Cascades (Purple), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Rapid Iridescent Cascades (Purple), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

Bright, iridescent lots of light! action painting. Shades of purple, silver and clear mica particles in drizzles creating lots of reflection.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

STEP BY STEP, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel
STEP BY STEP, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

STEP BY STEP, Painting, Oil on Wood Panel

By LUIS MIGUEL APARISI

Located in Yardley, PA

We can catalog this work within the current neofigurative style with hints of abstract expressionism and the action painting, the latter taking into account its execution. :: pai...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Post-Modern Paintings

Materials

Oil

Amelia (Abstract Painting)
Amelia (Abstract Painting)

Carolina AlotusAmelia (Abstract Painting), 2025

$1,641

H 27.56 in W 27.56 in D 1.58 in

Amelia (Abstract Painting)

By Carolina Alotus

Located in London, GB

Her idiosyncratic visual language blends the traditions of Gestural Abstraction, Street Art, Art Brut, Action Painting, and Pop Art. Alotus has exhibited throughout Europe and in th...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic

conversation 6/22, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
conversation 6/22, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

conversation 6/22, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By ILGVARS ZALANS

Located in Yardley, PA

Since 2007, Zalans has crossed the globe with his action-painting performances, visiting over 33 countries.

Category

2010s Expressionist Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Bat Chain Puller (Abstract Painting)
Bat Chain Puller (Abstract Painting)

Bat Chain Puller (Abstract Painting)

By Anthony Frost

Located in London, GB

Frost has developed a unique process that is part painting and part collage. His method is based on instinct and intuition, similar to automatic drawing or action painting.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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Heritage, evocative abstract blue, white, pink action painting with resin
Heritage, evocative abstract blue, white, pink action painting with resin

Heritage, evocative abstract blue, white, pink action painting with resin

Located in Toronto, ON

Working solely with a palette knife, Kate pulls multiple colours on both sides of her knife, mixing the colours directly on the panel. Working flat, she creates from all sides, ensur...

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Wood Panel, Epoxy Resin

Golden Action Glow
Golden Action Glow

Estelle AsmodelleGolden Action Glow, 2023

Unavailable

H 23.63 in W 86.62 in D 1.58 in

Golden Action Glow

Located in NIAGARA PARK, NSW

This painting explores an action painting with a glowing golden background.

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

Weeping Willow

Juergen JansenWeeping Willow, 2015

Unavailable

H 66.93 in W 48.43 in

Weeping Willow

By Juergen Jansen

Located in New York, NY

Action painting Expressionist Drip painting Abstract art Reflective art

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Oil, Wood Panel

Beast

Juergen JansenBeast, 2017

Unavailable

H 48.43 in W 33.47 in

Beast

By Juergen Jansen

Located in New York, NY

Action painting Expressionist Drip painting Abstract art Reflective art

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Oil, Wood Panel

Play in the sunshine

Juergen JansenPlay in the sunshine, 2016

Unavailable

H 59.06 in W 51.19 in

Play in the sunshine

By Juergen Jansen

Located in New York, NY

Action painting Expressionist Drip painting Abstract art Reflective art

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Resin, Oil, Wood Panel

Tough Painting
Tough Painting

Tom HodgsonTough Painting, 1989

Unavailable

H 79 in W 69 in

Tough Painting

Located in Toronto, Ontario

A prolific abstract painter, and a member of the famous group Painters Eleven the promoted modernism in Canada throughout the 1950's, he had an illustrious career until his death in ...

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Metal

Study of Liquirizia

Dominic CouturierStudy of Liquirizia, 2006

Unavailable

H 48 in W 60 in D 1 in

Study of Liquirizia

By Dominic Couturier

Located in Westmount, Montreal

The artist builds on the abstract expressionist tradition of action painting by incorporating found materials into his dynamic work.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Civilization Landscape (A)
Civilization Landscape (A)

Civilization Landscape (A)

By Qin Feng

Located in Westport, CT

His dynamic brushstrokes lyrically combine the gestural impulses of action painting with the tradition of Chinese calligraphy painting.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Coffee, Oil, Tea

Civilization Landscape (B)
Civilization Landscape (B)

Civilization Landscape (B)

By Qin Feng

Located in Westport, CT

His dynamic brushstrokes lyrically combine the gestural impulses of action painting with the tradition of Chinese calligraphy painting.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Coffee, Oil, Tea

No apriten el boton

Gustavo SerraNo apriten el boton, 2016

Unavailable

H 47.25 in W 31.5 in D 1.97 in

No apriten el boton

Located in Potomac, MD

Serra, reflects in its action painting, large surfaces almost monochromatic, full of lines, ideas, symbols, geometric structures in motion and planes that invade the pictorial terrain.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Garage 2016

Gustavo SerraGarage 2016, 2016

Unavailable

H 47.25 in W 59.06 in D 1.97 in

Garage 2016

Located in Potomac, MD

Serra, reflects in its action painting, large surfaces almost monochromatic, full of lines, ideas, symbols, geometric structures in motion and planes that invade the pictorial terrain.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pictograma III
Pictograma III

Gustavo SerraPictograma III

Unavailable

H 59.06 in W 75.6 in D 1.58 in

Pictograma III

Located in Potomac, MD

Serra, reflects in its action painting, large surfaces almost monochromatic, full of lines, ideas, symbols, geometric structures in motion and planes that invade the pictorial terrain.

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cosmic Explosion in Black
Cosmic Explosion in Black

Juan Jose GarayCosmic Explosion in Black, 2025

Unavailable

H 78.75 in W 78.75 in D 0.12 in

Cosmic Explosion in Black

By Juan Jose Garay

Located in LAS ROZAS DE MADRID, ES

Its bold presence and timeless appeal make it a standout choice for those who appreciate the power and allure of action painting.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Enamel

Untitled

Lucia RiccelliUntitled, 2013

Unavailable

H 36 in W 36 in

Untitled

By Lucia Riccelli

Located in Miami, FL

Action-paintings in important public events and exhibitions.

Category

2010s Contemporary Portrait Paintings

Materials

Linen, Raw Linen, Oil, Acrylic

Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas by French Painter Emile Gerard
Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas by French Painter Emile Gerard

Surrealist Landscape Oil on Canvas by French Painter Emile Gerard

By Émile Gérard

Located in Pasadena, CA

Artists endeavored to focus on painting’s formal properties, and Action Painting took inspiration from the political freedoms of the United States in opposition to the limitations of...

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Paradise
Paradise

Nobu FukuiParadise, 2016

Unavailable

H 96 in W 192 in D 2 in

Paradise

By Nobu Fukui

Located in New York, NY

Nobu Fukui’s paintings are marked by a combination of painterly abstraction with elements of collage and mixed media, culminating in captivating surfaces that may be read as improvis...

Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Pool of Thought
Pool of Thought

Nobu FukuiPool of Thought, 2017

Unavailable

H 72 in W 96 in D 2 in

Pool of Thought

By Nobu Fukui

Located in New York, NY

Nobu Fukui’s paintings are marked by a combination of painterly abstraction with elements of collage and mixed media, culminating in captivating surfaces that may be read as improvis...

Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Mythic
Mythic

Nobu FukuiMythic, 2017

Unavailable

H 90 in W 96 in D 2 in

Mythic

By Nobu Fukui

Located in New York, NY

Nobu Fukui’s paintings are marked by a combination of painterly abstraction with elements of collage and mixed media, culminating in captivating surfaces that may be read as improvis...

Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

PATH
PATH

Nobu FukuiPATH, 2018

Unavailable

H 14 in W 12 in D 2 in

PATH

By Nobu Fukui

Located in New York, NY

Nobu Fukui’s paintings are marked by a combination of painterly abstraction with elements of collage and mixed media, culminating in captivating surfaces that may be read as improvis...

Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Real Omen
Real Omen

Nobu FukuiReal Omen, 2018

Unavailable

H 48 in W 60 in D 2 in

Real Omen

By Nobu Fukui

Located in New York, NY

Nobu Fukui’s paintings are marked by a combination of painterly abstraction with elements of collage and mixed media, culminating in captivating surfaces that may be read as improvis...

Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Acrylic, Newsprint

Way of Life, 2003, Oil on Canvas Abstract Expressionist Painting, 72 x 60 inches
Way of Life, 2003, Oil on Canvas Abstract Expressionist Painting, 72 x 60 inches

Way of Life, 2003, Oil on Canvas Abstract Expressionist Painting, 72 x 60 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Venters 2, Rosa Galindo, 2019, Mixed media,  Reverse painting on Plexiglas
Venters 2, Rosa Galindo, 2019, Mixed media,  Reverse painting on Plexiglas

Venters 2, Rosa Galindo, 2019, Mixed media, Reverse painting on Plexiglas

Located in Calella de Palafrugell, Girona

The elegant brush strokes and pigments, applied with vigor, are visible signs of Rosa Galindo's work process, in which the essence of Action Painting can be appreciated. Rosa Galind...

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Plexiglass, Mixed Media

Close Up, 2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 52x 44 inches
Close Up, 2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 52x 44 inches

Close Up, 2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 52x 44 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Parallel Portions,  2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 87 inches
Parallel Portions,  2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 87 inches

Parallel Portions, 2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 87 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Dance Deets, 2014, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches
Dance Deets, 2014, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches

Dance Deets, 2014, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Now and Then, 2012, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 24 x 18 inches

Now and Then, 2012, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 24 x 18 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Remember Me, 1999, Oil on Canvas, 20th Century Abstract Painting, 52x 44 inches

Remember Me, 1999, Oil on Canvas, 20th Century Abstract Painting, 52x 44 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

After the Return,  2007, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches
After the Return,  2007, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches

After the Return, 2007, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

In a Flash, 2012, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 24 x 18 inches
In a Flash, 2012, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 24 x 18 inches

In a Flash, 2012, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 24 x 18 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Just a Few, 2007, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches
Just a Few, 2007, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches

Just a Few, 2007, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 62 x 51 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Birth of the Spirit, 2013, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 46 x 36 inches

Birth of the Spirit, 2013, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 46 x 36 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

The Act of Seeing, 2014, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 36 x 18 inches
The Act of Seeing, 2014, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 36 x 18 inches

The Act of Seeing, 2014, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 36 x 18 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

As It Is Now,  2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 87 inches
As It Is Now,  2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 87 inches

As It Is Now, 2017, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 87 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pages from Talking River, 2009, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 60 inches
Pages from Talking River, 2009, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 60 inches

Pages from Talking River, 2009, Oil on Canvas, Abstract Painting, 72 x 60 inches

By Mike Henderson

Located in San Francisco, CA

Through his highly gestural and tactile paintings, Henderson reveals a palpable connection to post-war abstraction, coupled with a defining instinct for improvisation and action pain...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Actions
Actions

Carlos TiradoActions, 2019

Unavailable

H 18 in W 16 in

Actions

By Carlos Tirado

Located in Doral, FL

Tirado's original piece "Actions" is an abstract oil painting on canvas. Which portray a contrast of thick and smooth textures throughout the organic lines.

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Main-sequence

Thomas HammerMain-sequence, 2016

Unavailable

H 42 in W 96 in

Main-sequence

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Thomas Hammer (b. 1985) is a New York-based artist best known for his ink works on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Star in Pisces

Thomas HammerStar in Pisces

Unavailable

H 70 in W 30 in

Star in Pisces

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Thomas Hammer (b. 1985) is a New York-based artist best known for his ink works on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of...

Category

2010s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink

Alrisha

Thomas HammerAlrisha, 2016

Unavailable

H 66 in W 40 in

Alrisha

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Thomas Hammer (b. 1985) is a New York-based artist best known for his ink works on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of...

Category

2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink

You'll Be Fine

Thomas HammerYou'll Be Fine, 2016

Unavailable

H 40 in W 30 in

You'll Be Fine

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Thomas Hammer (b. 1985) is a New York-based artist best known for his ink works on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dew Point

Dew Point

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Thomas Hammer (b. 1985) is a New York-based artist best known for his ink works on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

This Time Last Year

Thomas HammerThis Time Last Year, 2016

Unavailable

H 40 in W 30 in

This Time Last Year

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Thomas Hammer (b. 1985) is a New York-based artist best known for his ink works on paper and acrylic paintings on canvas. His ink works, created with a unique tool that’s a fusion of...

Category

2010s Abstract Geometric Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ernest Briggs, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1959

Ernest Briggs, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1959

Located in New York, NY

A second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Briggs represents “action painting.” His paintings are alive; they offer viewers an experience that is both mysterious and known.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ernest Briggs, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1970s

Ernest Briggs, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1970s

Located in New York, NY

A second generation Abstract Expressionist, Briggs represents “action painting.” His paintings are alive; they offer viewers an experience that is both mysterious and known.

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ernest Briggs, Mask, acrylic on canvas, 1965

Ernest Briggs, Mask, acrylic on canvas, 1965

Located in New York, NY

A second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Briggs represents “action painting.” His paintings are alive; they offer viewers an experience that is both mysterious and known.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Ernest Briggs, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1958

Ernest Briggs, Untitled, oil on canvas, 1958

Located in New York, NY

A second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Briggs represents “action painting.” His paintings are alive; they offer viewers an experience that is both mysterious and known.

Category

1950s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Civilization Landscape 3
Civilization Landscape 3

Qin FengCivilization Landscape 3, 2005

Unavailable

H 27.5 in W 47 in

Civilization Landscape 3

By Qin Feng

Located in Westport, CT

His dynamic brushstrokes lyrically combine the gestural impulses of action painting with the tradition of Chinese calligraphy painting.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Coffee, Ink, Tea

Civilization Landscape 2
Civilization Landscape 2

Qin FengCivilization Landscape 2, 2005

Unavailable

H 27.5 in W 45 in

Civilization Landscape 2

By Qin Feng

Located in Westport, CT

His dynamic brushstrokes lyrically combine the gestural impulses of action painting with the tradition of Chinese calligraphy painting.

Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Coffee, Ink, Tea

Beautiful Room
Beautiful Room

Nobu FukuiBeautiful Room, 2017

Unavailable

H 32 in W 48 in D 2 in

Beautiful Room

By Nobu Fukui

Located in New York, NY

Nobu Fukui’s paintings are marked by a combination of painterly abstraction with elements of collage and mixed media, culminating in captivating surfaces that may be read as improvis...

Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Wood Panel

Pinewood in Flames

Fabio ModicaPinewood in Flames, 2014

Unavailable

H 58.5 in W 70.5 in D 1.5 in

Pinewood in Flames

By Fabio Modica

Located in Asheville, NC

Contemporary landscape painting by Sicilian artist Fabio Modica in colors of vermilion, red, pink, and ochre depicting a close in view of nature and woods at sunset.Modica is known f...

Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Oil

Where the Action is / Stag - REALISM Painting
Where the Action is / Stag - REALISM Painting

Where the Action is / Stag - REALISM Painting

By Christopher Parrott

Located in New York, NY

Canvas painting, nude. Realism. Contemporary realist Christopher Parrott (b.1974) offers a subversive take on classical art, a decadent reinterpretation of traditional painting and d...

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Painting and Lace III
Painting and Lace III

Painting and Lace III

By Aric Obrosey

Located in New York, NY

Action painting has a historically masculine association and traditional lacework a feminine one.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Graphite

Particle Ripple

Marc QuinnParticle Ripple, 2011 - 2012

Unavailable

H 66.54 in W 100.4 in

Particle Ripple

By Marc Quinn

Located in London, GB

In Particle Ripple, Quinn casts streaks of colour over hyper realistic enlarged flowers, in a kind of action-painting, rather like Jackson Pollock’s “drip-paintings.”

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Young British Artists (YBA) Figurative Pai...

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Ernest Briggs, Summerscape, oil on canvas, 1962

Ernest Briggs, Summerscape, oil on canvas, 1962

Located in New York, NY

A second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Briggs represents “action painting.” His paintings are alive; they offer viewers an experience that is both mysterious and known.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Wave Action

Jacquelyn BlueWave Action, 2017

Unavailable

H 12 in W 36 in D 1 in

Wave Action

By Jacquelyn Blue

Located in Laguna Beach, CA

Pastel on Paper, Mounted and Framed with Museum Glass. Jacqueline Blue is a modern master of pastel; her exquisite attention to the medium is testimony to her inspiration, artistic v...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Pastel

Saratoga
Saratoga

Budd HopkinsSaratoga, 1969

Unavailable

H 80 in W 59 in D 2 in

Saratoga

Located in Provincetown, MA

The daring color combinations, cold angles and shapes, and the presence of “action painting” all became distinctive signatures of his work.

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

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