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Blushing Berry, Abstract Painting
Blushing Berry, Abstract Painting

Blushing Berry, Abstract Painting

By Lisa Carney

Located in San Francisco, CA

, wildflower, drip, action painting, spontaneous, intuitive, warm, abstract, flora, acrylic painting, orange

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dramatic Red Abstract Oil Painting: Symphony in Scarlet and Black
Dramatic Red Abstract Oil Painting: Symphony in Scarlet and Black

Dramatic Red Abstract Oil Painting: Symphony in Scarlet and Black

By Jean Soyer

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

painting's energetic brushwork echoes the spontaneous gestures found in Georges Mathieu's action painting

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Italian Art Informel Painting Black, Grey, Red, Blue by Danilo Picchiotti, 1987
Italian Art Informel Painting Black, Grey, Red, Blue by Danilo Picchiotti, 1987

Italian Art Informel Painting Black, Grey, Red, Blue by Danilo Picchiotti, 1987

Located in Salzburg, AT

and existential sensibility in Surrealism. From his early career to action painting. During the

Category

Vintage 1980s Italian Mid-Century Modern Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Oceanic Wave Dynamic Blue Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
Oceanic Wave Dynamic Blue Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer

Oceanic Wave Dynamic Blue Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer

By Jean Soyer

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Mathieu's action painting. The textural dimensionality achieved through Soyer's use of combs creates

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Split panorama 5 (Action divided), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Split panorama 5 (Action divided), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Split panorama 5 (Action divided), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

abstract painting acrylic on canvas This artwork was created layering and blending layers of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Split panorama 4 (Action divided), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas
Split panorama 4 (Action divided), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

Split panorama 4 (Action divided), Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Nestor Toro

Located in Yardley, PA

abstract painting acrylic on canvas This artwork was created layering and blending layers of

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Dynamic Dark Red on White Modern Contemporary Art Abstract Oil Painting
Dynamic Dark Red on White Modern Contemporary Art Abstract Oil Painting

Dynamic Dark Red on White Modern Contemporary Art Abstract Oil Painting

By Jean Soyer

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

action painting and the energetic calligraphic quality found in Fabienne Verdier's work. The dramatic

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dynamic Black and Red Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer
Dynamic Black and Red Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer

Dynamic Black and Red Abstract Expressionist Oil Painting by Jean Soyer

By Jean Soyer

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Action Painting movement, particularly recalling the powerful gestural work of Franz Kline with its bold

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Spooky Action at a Distance

Spooky Action at a Distance

By Katherine Kean

Located in Palm Desert, CA

sensation. My paintings aim to capture these fleeting moments in time and reveal the serene center that can

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Land Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil

Powerful Dynamic Black on Red Motion Abstract Oil Painting
Powerful Dynamic Black on Red Motion Abstract Oil Painting

Powerful Dynamic Black on Red Motion Abstract Oil Painting

By Jean Soyer

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

the dynamic action painting techniques developed by Georges Mathieu, one of Soyer's acknowledged

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Man of Action
The Man of Action

The Man of Action

$850

H 24 in W 36 in D 1 in

The Man of Action

Located in San Francisco, CA

Here’s a man’s life in three volumes. In paint. On one canvas. And what a life! On the left, Volume 1, the labor movement against the monopolizing “Octopus” railroads and smoke-stack...

Category

1950s Outsider Art Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

Deliverance (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)

Deliverance (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

“heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Confluence (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)

Confluence (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation in Drexler's work

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Pictorical action #1, Monolith
Pictorical action #1, Monolith

Pictorical action #1, Monolith

By Daniel Berman

Located in Ciudad de México, MX

often subverting traditional painting procedures to illuminate new plastic possibilities. At an

Category

20th Century Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Paper, Cotton, Ink, Acrylic, Graphite

"Orange Meander" Large Scale Abstract Painting

"Orange Meander" Large Scale Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

“heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity and high key saturation

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Blue Seed (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)

Blue Seed (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

This acrylic and oil painting is created by Debra Drexler, an artist based in New York and Hawaii

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Cerulean Flow (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)

Cerulean Flow (Large Scale Contemporary Abstract Painting)

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

brushstrokes reference the “heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity

Category

2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil, Acrylic

Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock
Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock

Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock, circa 1990

$1,480Sale Price|20% Off

H 20 in W 24 in D 0.75 in

Red River in Forest Abstract after Jackson Pollock

Located in Soquel, CA

movement characterized by the free-associative gestures in paint sometimes referred to as “action painting

Category

1990s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Putting My Words Into Action
Putting My Words Into Action

Putting My Words Into Action

By Thierry Noir

Located in London, GB

auction record was set with the painting ‘Brompton Road at 6pm’, which features his caricatured side

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Contemporary Bold Brushstrokes: Blue and Black on Grey Abstract Art Oil Painting
Contemporary Bold Brushstrokes: Blue and Black on Grey Abstract Art Oil Painting

Contemporary Bold Brushstrokes: Blue and Black on Grey Abstract Art Oil Painting

By Jean Soyer

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

also evokes the spontaneous action painting of Georges Mathieu, with whom Soyer shares an interest in

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

"Solar Blue" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting

"Solar Blue" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

hot pink brushstrokes reference the “heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them

Category

2010s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

"Orange Wiggle" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting

"Orange Wiggle" Contemporary Large Scale Abstract Painting

By Debra Drexler

Located in New York, NY

brushstrokes reference the “heroic” marks associated with action painting, and feminize them. The luminosity

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Oil

'En Dedans En Dehors' by Janice Tayler, Mixed Media Painting
'En Dedans En Dehors' by Janice Tayler, Mixed Media Painting

'En Dedans En Dehors' by Janice Tayler, Mixed Media Painting

By Janice Tayler

Located in Oklahoma City, OK

action painting. The color palette is rich with warm hues—predominantly pinks, purples, and browns

Category

2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings

Materials

Ink, Mixed Media, Acrylic

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