Documents Art Movements Post Wwii

1. Art MovementsAbstract Expressionism to Conceptual Art 2. Art MovementsTo begin click on a movement. Learn about aspects of the movement.Then click on a highlighted artist…

Documents “The Irascibles” (Abstract Expressionists), Life Magazine cover story, 1951

American Abstract Expressionism: Two modes: gestural abstraction (Action Painting) and chromatic abstraction (also called âSublimeâ or âColor Fieldâ painting) âThe Irasciblesâ…

Documents Willem de Kooning making an early study for Woman I , c.1950-1951 (right) Woman I , 1950-2

American Abstract Expressionism: Two modes: gestural abstraction (Action Painting) and chromatic abstraction (Color Field Painting) Willem de Kooning, Orestes, 1947 compare…

Documents “The Irascibles” (Abstract Expressionists), Life Magazine cover story, 1951

Francis Bacon, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, 1944, oil and pastel on canvas, triptych on wood fiberboard, each 37 x 29 inches. The crucifixion was…