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abstract expressionism

(Encyclopedia) abstract expressionism, movement of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the mid-1940s and attained singular prominence in American art in the following decade; also…

Still, Clyfford

(Encyclopedia) Still, Clyfford, 1904–80, American painter, b. Grandin, N.Dak. A brilliant painter, he was one of the founders of abstract expressionism, although never one of the style's best-known…

abstract art

(Encyclopedia) abstract art: see abstract expressionism; modern art.

Corneille

(Encyclopedia) Corneille (Guillaume Cornelis van Beverloo)Corneillekôrnāˈyə [key], 1922–2010, Belgian painter. Corneille was a member of CoBrA, the European group (1948–51) allied with abstract…

Gottlieb, Adolph

(Encyclopedia) Gottlieb, Adolph, 1903–74, American painter, b. New York City. Gottlieb studied under John Sloan and Robert Henri. In the 1940s he created pictographs which were stylized, primitive…

Monticelli, Adolphe

(Encyclopedia) Monticelli, AdolpheMonticelli, Adolpheädôlfˈ môNtēsĕlēˈ [key], 1824–86, French painter. He worked in Paris and, after 1870, in his native Marseilles. Influenced by Watteau and…

Hofmann, Hans

(Encyclopedia) Hofmann, Hans, 1880–1966, American painter, b. Germany. After earning a considerable reputation as a teacher in Munich, Hofmann moved permanently to the United States in 1930. He…

Roszak, Theodore

(Encyclopedia) Roszak, TheodoreRoszak, Theodorerôˈshäk [key], 1907–81, American sculptor, b. Poland. Commencing his artistic career as a painter, Roszak began in the late 1930s to create…

Soulages, Pierre

(Encyclopedia) Soulages, Pierre, 1919–, French abstract painter. Largely self-taught, he has been influenced by the carved prehistoric standing stones, Romanesque sculptures, and other art found…