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Action painting

What is action painting?

Action Painting is a style of painting where the physical act of creating art—such as gestural brushstrokes, splashing or dripping paint, or moving and dancing while applying paint—is considered essential to the artwork itself. This approach emphasizes the artist's movement and spontaneity as integral to the creative process.
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Appel, Karel

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de Kooning, Willem

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Francis, Sam

K

Kline, Franz

M

Marca-Relli, Conrad

Mitchell, Joan

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Perry, Grayson

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Artworks Related to Action painting

Untitled (SF78-1010)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SF78-1010), 1978

Drawing / Watercolor

Acrylic on paper

EUR 21,200

Woman with long hair and corset

Willem de Kooning

Woman with long hair and corset, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

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Untitled (SF82-263)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SF82-263), 1982

Painting

Acrylic on paper

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Vert Francaise

Sam Francis

Vert Francaise, 1963

Painting

Acrylic on paper

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Island Plate

Sam Francis

Island Plate, 1973

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

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Untitled (The Poems)

Joan Mitchell

Untitled (The Poems), ca. 1959

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

USD 7,000

Untitled (SFE-071)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SFE-071), 1989

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

USD 10,500

Untitled (SFE-013)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SFE-013), 1984

Limited Edition Print

Aquatint

USD 7,400

Untitled Red (American Foundation)

Sam Francis

Untitled Red (American Foundation), 1992

Limited Edition Print

Etching

USD 11,600

And Pink (SF-143)

Sam Francis

And Pink (SF-143), 1973

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 11,600

Another Footprint

Sam Francis

Another Footprint, 1971

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

USD 11,600

Untitled (SF-329) (L. L278)

Sam Francis

Untitled (SF-329) (L. L278), 1988

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 7,500 - 10,000

Untitled (from the Fresh Air School portfolio)

Sam Francis

Untitled (from the Fresh Air School portfolio), 1972

Limited Edition Print

Lithograph

EUR 1,850

Magical Thinking

Grayson Perry

Magical Thinking, 2024

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

GBP 3,000

Untitled (Colorful Figure)

Karel Appel

Untitled (Colorful Figure), 1998

Drawing / Watercolor

Pastel

EUR 7,500

Mehrfarbige Spirale

Sam Francis

Mehrfarbige Spirale, 1970

Limited Edition Print

Etching and Aquatint

USD 5,250

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Behavior Art

Behavior Art

A Chinese term that describes performance art. This concept is relatively new and may be challenging to articulate unless people understand the intentions behind it. It is a flexible concept that emphasizes everyday, common, and community-focused elements. The art form is heightened, refined, and reflective of how people behave, move, and live.

Artwork by Zhang Huang
New Topographics

New Topographics

(47 works, 43 for sale)

New Topographics is a term coined in 1975 by curator William Jenkins to describe a group of photographers whose work focused on formal black-and-white images of urban and industrial landscapes. Jenkins initially described their aesthetic as banal, but the photographers themselves argued that their compositions were as significant as those of natural landscapes, emphasizing the beauty in everyday, man-made environments.

Artwork by Bernd & Hilla Becher
Polaroid

Polaroid

(14 works for sale)

A Polaroid print is an instant photograph produced using a Polaroid camera, which develops the image immediately after exposure. The camera's internal processing allows the photograph to develop and appear within minutes. The term Polaroid is also used more generally to refer to instant photographs and films produced by similar technologies.

Image © Michelle / Unsplash

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