Abstract Expressionism

by Barbara Hess

Book Overview

Hailed as the first American-born art movement to have a worldwide influence, Abstract Expressionism denotes the non-representational use of paint as a means of personal expression. It emerged in America in the 1940s, with lead protagonists including Jackson Pollock, Philip Guston, Robert Motherwell, Mark Rothko, and Willem de Kooning.

Abstract Expressionism spawned many different stylistic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3836505177
• ISBN13: 9783836505178
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Taschen
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.5" x 10.5"