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ENTANGLED No 2 original large blue love couple by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in
ENTANGLED No 2 original large blue love couple by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in

ENTANGLED No 2 original large blue love couple by Paula Craioveanu 39x27in

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

This work evokes connections to the modernist tradition of figurative abstraction, recalling artists like Henri Matisse in his later cut-outs or Egon Schiele in his raw and expressiv...

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera, Archival Paper, Pencil

Group Portrait - Abstract Figurative Cubist Inspired Colorful Mixed Media Art
Group Portrait - Abstract Figurative Cubist Inspired Colorful Mixed Media Art

Group Portrait - Abstract Figurative Cubist Inspired Colorful Mixed Media Art

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with 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

Rainy Apartment 2 - Abstract Figurative Cubist Colorful Mixed Media Artwork
Rainy Apartment 2 - Abstract Figurative Cubist Colorful Mixed Media Artwork

Rainy Apartment 2 - Abstract Figurative Cubist Colorful Mixed Media Artwork

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with 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

Hunting scene : A fall in the steeplechase

Hunting scene : A fall in the steeplechase

By Samuel Henry Alken

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

His works often focus on moments of excitement or mishap—falls, collisions, or bursts of speed—reflecting both the unpredictability of the sport and the appetite of contemporary audi...

Category

19th Century Victorian Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Mountain Flowers
Mountain Flowers

Mountain Flowers

By Kseniia Ivanova

Located in Zofingen, AG

It speaks to an act of stillness, rootedness, and tenderness, which is at the same time a choice of action and presence. The painting embodies the idea that where it is difficult, th...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Polo game with Maple Leaf and Ellerston White 1992
Polo game with Maple Leaf and Ellerston White 1992

Polo game with Maple Leaf and Ellerston White 1992

By Michael Grimsdale

Located in GB

Grimsdale’s palette is naturalistic yet vibrant: the rich greens of the field contrast with the bright whites and reds of the players’ uniforms, while muted tones in the background c...

Category

Late 20th Century English School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Beige and Green Lacquered and Handpainted Terracotta Vase, Deruta, Italy
Vintage Beige and Green Lacquered and Handpainted Terracotta Vase, Deruta, Italy

Vintage Beige and Green Lacquered and Handpainted Terracotta Vase, Deruta, Italy

By Deruta

Located in Bresso, Lombardy

This vase is made in lacquered and hand painted terracotta with a decoration which is similar to the action painting and a shape that reminds the Etruscan terracotta wineskin, but th...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Terracotta

Western Sky Emma Lake (Diptych) - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on paper
Western Sky Emma Lake (Diptych) - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on paper

Western Sky Emma Lake (Diptych) - contemporary, abstract, acrylic on paper

By Milly Ristvedt

Located in Bloomfield, ON

An obvious one for me is the chance to play with how colour changes in relationships, as in this painting. Diptychs can also upset our notion of time and action within a painting.

Category

1980s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Archival Paper

"A power of intention"
"A power of intention"

"A power of intention"

Located in Edinburgh, GB

The athlete’s energetic pose symbolizes not only physical strength but also the inner drive and purpose that fuels human actions. This painting is deeply personal, reflecting my own...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Contemporary abstract expressionist watercolor women paper "The blue dialogue"
Contemporary abstract expressionist watercolor women paper "The blue dialogue"

Contemporary abstract expressionist watercolor women paper "The blue dialogue"

By Mougenot Natalya

Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR

I wish every modern woman could feel this sense of freedom—in movement, in thought, and in action." The painting captures the vibrant energy of human motion through bold, abstract s...

Category

2010s Expressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Untitled - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964

Untitled - Screen Print After Jackson Pollock - 1964

By Jackson Pollock

Located in Roma, IT

America’s Jackson Pollock is among the founders of Action painting and ranks among the most revolutionary figures on the XXth Century international arts scene.

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Paper, Screen

Jute II
Jute II

Jute II

By Jean Paul Riopelle

Located in Toronto, Ontario

While Americans have traditionally favored Jackson Pollock as the most influential Abstract Expressionist of the 20th century, Riopelle's stature in Europe (and beyond) is of competi...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

"Midmorning Burgundy", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, 60x72, France
"Midmorning Burgundy", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, 60x72, France

"Midmorning Burgundy", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, 60x72, France

By John Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

“A kind of impatient realism,” is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there is a spontaneous nature to his work that retells the artist’s ne...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Lookin Back", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism, Western, Cowboy, Horse
"Lookin Back", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism, Western, Cowboy, Horse

"Lookin Back", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism, Western, Cowboy, Horse

By John Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

“A kind of impatient realism,” is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there is a spontaneous nature to his work that retells the artist’s ne...

Category

2010s Impressionist Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"The Path, Derbyshire", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, 36x48, Impressionism, England
"The Path, Derbyshire", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, 36x48, Impressionism, England

"The Path, Derbyshire", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, 36x48, Impressionism, England

By John Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

“A kind of impatient realism,” is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there is a spontaneous nature to his work that retells the artist’s ne...

Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"View From The Bridge, Paris", John Cook, Oil on Board, Impressionism, France
"View From The Bridge, Paris", John Cook, Oil on Board, Impressionism, France

"View From The Bridge, Paris", John Cook, Oil on Board, Impressionism, France

By John Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

“A kind of impatient realism,” is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there is a spontaneous nature to his work that retells the artist’s ne...

Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

"The Gentle Gesture", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism, Native American
"The Gentle Gesture", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism, Native American

"The Gentle Gesture", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionism, Native American

By John Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

“A kind of impatient realism,” is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there is a spontaneous nature to his work that retells the artist’s ne...

Category

2010s Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

NIGHT BLUES - Female Nude original unique art by Paula Craioveanu in Florida
NIGHT BLUES - Female Nude original unique art by Paula Craioveanu in Florida

NIGHT BLUES - Female Nude original unique art by Paula Craioveanu in Florida

By Paula Craioveanu

Located in Forest Hills, NY

The loose, expressive brushstrokes harken to the spontaneity of action painting while maintaining enough clarity to define the figure and setting.

Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Tempera, Carbon Pencil, Rag Paper

"Pont Neuf", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, Paris, France, Bridge
"Pont Neuf", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, Paris, France, Bridge

"Pont Neuf", John Cook, Oil on Canvas, Impressionist, Paris, France, Bridge

By John Cook

Located in Dallas, TX

“A kind of impatient realism,” is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there is a spontaneous nature to his work that retells the artist’s ne...

Category

Early 2000s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Left Bank Café

Left Bank Café

Located in Atlanta, GA

''A kind of impatient realism,'' is how Cook describes his paintings. Action and energy permeate his canvases and there is a spontaneous nature to his work that retells the artist's ...

Category

20th Century Modern Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

In the years after World War II, De Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as abstract expressionism or "action painting", and was part of a group of artists that cam...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

In the years after World War II, De Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as abstract expressionism or "action painting", and was part of a group of artists that cam...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)
de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

de Kooning, Sans titre, In Memory of My Feelings (after)

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Southampton, NY

In the years after World War II, De Kooning painted in a style that came to be referred to as abstract expressionism or "action painting", and was part of a group of artists that cam...

Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Antonio Saura. Crucifixion. 1960. Ink on paper. 70 x 100 cm.
Antonio Saura. Crucifixion. 1960. Ink on paper. 70 x 100 cm.

Antonio Saura. Crucifixion. 1960. Ink on paper. 70 x 100 cm.

By Antonio Saura

Located in Barcelona, CT

It is a vigorous and intense figure, and at the same time, one of absolute pathos, represented through a brutal expressionism that links Saura to both the Baroque and American Action...

Category

1960s Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink

1950s Multi Abstract Modern Vintage Swedish Rya Carpet 9'8"x17' Knotted Wool Rug
1950s Multi Abstract Modern Vintage Swedish Rya Carpet 9'8"x17' Knotted Wool Rug

1950s Multi Abstract Modern Vintage Swedish Rya Carpet 9'8"x17' Knotted Wool Rug

Located in New York, NY

Right in the 50’s abstract, Action-painting style, a knot of flowing color radiates across the ecru ground, reaching into two corners.

Category

Vintage 1950s Swedish Mid-Century Modern Western European Rugs

Materials

Wool

Fifth Position Resin Sculpture, Realist, Signed, 1985, 10x9x8 in.
Fifth Position Resin Sculpture, Realist, Signed, 1985, 10x9x8 in.

Fifth Position Resin Sculpture, Realist, Signed, 1985, 10x9x8 in.

By Carole Feuerman

Located in Aventura, FL

Feuerman has also developed a highly original technique of sculpting with molten metal, creating multi-layered, organic bronzes influenced by action painting. Born in 1945 in Hartfor...

Category

1980s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Resin

Perfect Picnic - Abstract Still Life Cubist Pink Blush Tones Mixed Media Art
Perfect Picnic - Abstract Still Life Cubist Pink Blush Tones Mixed Media Art

Perfect Picnic - Abstract Still Life Cubist Pink Blush Tones Mixed Media Art

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Acrylic

Miniature Double Diver Bronze Sculpture with Gold Leaf, Realist, 2013
Miniature Double Diver Bronze Sculpture with Gold Leaf, Realist, 2013

Miniature Double Diver Bronze Sculpture with Gold Leaf, Realist, 2013

By Carole Feuerman

Located in Aventura, FL

Feuerman has also developed a highly original technique of sculpting with molten metal, creating multi-layered, organic bronzes influenced by action painting. Born in 1945 in Hartfor...

Category

2010s Realist Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze, Gold Leaf

Still Life 2 - Original Bold Vibrant Abstract Colorful Oil Pastel Art on Paper
Still Life 2 - Original Bold Vibrant Abstract Colorful Oil Pastel Art on Paper

Still Life 2 - Original Bold Vibrant Abstract Colorful Oil Pastel Art on Paper

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil

Still Life 5 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Oil Pastel Artwork on Paper
Still Life 5 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Oil Pastel Artwork on Paper

Still Life 5 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Oil Pastel Artwork on Paper

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil

Still Life 4 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Oil Pastel Artwork on Paper
Still Life 4 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Oil Pastel Artwork on Paper

Still Life 4 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Oil Pastel Artwork on Paper

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil

Still Life 3 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Fish on Table Art on Paper
Still Life 3 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Fish on Table Art on Paper

Still Life 3 - Original Bold Abstract Color Drenched Fish on Table Art on Paper

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil

Still Life 10 - Original Abstract Still Life Oil Pastel on Colored Paper, Signed
Still Life 10 - Original Abstract Still Life Oil Pastel on Colored Paper, Signed

Still Life 10 - Original Abstract Still Life Oil Pastel on Colored Paper, Signed

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Paper, Oil

Still Life 8 - Original Bold Abstract Colorful Food Checkered Table Art on Paper
Still Life 8 - Original Bold Abstract Colorful Food Checkered Table Art on Paper

Still Life 8 - Original Bold Abstract Colorful Food Checkered Table Art on Paper

By Valerie Etitinwo

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Growing up around Nigerian "aunties," they became the subjects of her work, with their actions and mannerisms inspiring her paintings. Through her art, Etitinwo seeks to deconstruct ...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paper, Oil Pastel, Mixed Media, Oil

Shower Profile (Gold) Silkscreen on Canvas with Diamond Dust, Realist, Signed

Shower Profile (Gold) Silkscreen on Canvas with Diamond Dust, Realist, Signed

By Carole Feuerman

Located in Aventura, FL

Feuerman has also developed a highly original technique of sculpting with molten metal, creating multi-layered, organic bronzes influenced by action painting. Born in 1945 in Hartfor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Canvas, Screen

Shower Portrait (Pink) Silkscreen on Canvas with Diamond Dust, Signed
Shower Portrait (Pink) Silkscreen on Canvas with Diamond Dust, Signed

Shower Portrait (Pink) Silkscreen on Canvas with Diamond Dust, Signed

By Carole Feuerman

Located in Aventura, FL

Feuerman has also developed a highly original technique of sculpting with molten metal, creating multi-layered, organic bronzes influenced by action painting. Born in 1945 in Hartfor...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Prints

Materials

Canvas, Screen

Regina Armchair and Ottoman by Urano Palma, Post-Modern Design, 1990
Regina Armchair and Ottoman by Urano Palma, Post-Modern Design, 1990

Regina Armchair and Ottoman by Urano Palma, Post-Modern Design, 1990

By Urano Palma, Mirabili

Located in Byron Bay, NSW

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

Category

1990s Italian Post-Modern Armchairs

Materials

Suede, Wood

Drole de Drame
Drole de Drame

Drole de Drame

By Karel Appel

Located in Fairlawn, OH

They exploited the spontaneity and intensity of the contemporary American Action painting while maintaining a degree of representation.

Category

1960s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

They create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to reveal his/her psyche.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Mixed Media

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

They create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to reveal his/her psyche.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Other Medium

Untitled

Untitled

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

They create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to reveal his/her psyche.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Other Medium

Untitled

Untitled

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

They create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to reveal his/her psyche.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Other Medium

"Untitled"  Black and White Linear, Calligraphic Drawing on Cream Paper
"Untitled"  Black and White Linear, Calligraphic Drawing on Cream Paper

"Untitled" Black and White Linear, Calligraphic Drawing on Cream Paper

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

They create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to reveal his/her psyche.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Other Medium, Mixed Media

Untitled

Untitled

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

They create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to reveal his/her psyche.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Other Medium

Untitled
Untitled

Untitled

By Margo Margolis

Located in Wellesley, MA

They create an identity distinctly different from action painting, gestural painting or any notion that the artists' stroke is assumed to reveal his/her psyche.

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Other Medium

Willem de Kooning rare 1970s Abstract Expressionist print Signed/N small edition
Willem de Kooning rare 1970s Abstract Expressionist print Signed/N small edition

Willem de Kooning rare 1970s Abstract Expressionist print Signed/N small edition

By Willem de Kooning

Located in New York, NY

After World War II, De Kooning developed a style known as Abstract Expressionism also known as ‘action painting’, he was part of what is known as the New York School, a close group o...

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

LeRoy Neiman 'Delacroix Tiger' 1977, Signed & numbered serigraph
LeRoy Neiman 'Delacroix Tiger' 1977, Signed & numbered serigraph

LeRoy Neiman 'Delacroix Tiger' 1977, Signed & numbered serigraph

By LeRoy Neiman

Located in Pembroke Pines, FL

The influence of Jackson Pollock is obvious, due to Neiman's use of the action painting style. His first painting using this technique was Idle Boats, which was purchased by the Minn...

Category

1970s Contemporary Animal Prints

Materials

Screen

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