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Aug 30, 2023 · Franz Kline played a crucial role in the Abstract Expressionist movement, which emerged in the United States after World War II. Abstract Expressionism was distinguished by its emphasis on spontaneous and emotional expression, emphasizing the artist’s inner feelings and thoughts. Kline’s approach to “Action painting” aligned perfectly ...
- ( Multi-Media Artist, Art Writer )
- 13 May 1962
- 23 May 1910
- American
3 days ago · Franz Kline (born May 23, 1910, Wilkes-Barre, Pa., U.S.—died May 13, 1962, New York, N.Y.) was an American artist who was one of the leading painters of the post-World War II Abstract Expressionist movement. Kline studied at Boston University (1931–35) and at the Heatherley School of Art, London (1937–38), settling in New York City in the ...
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Movement. Abstract expressionism, action painting. Kline, Painting Number 2, 1954, The Museum of Modern Art. Franz Kline (May 23, 1910 – May 13, 1962) was an American painter. He is associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. Kline, along with other action painters like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning ...
American Abstract Expressionist Franz Kline is best known for large black and white paintings bearing abstract motifs set down with strident confidence. He started out as a realist with a fluent style that he perfected during an academic training that encouraged him to admire Old Masters such as Rembrandt. But after settling in New York and ...
- American
- May 23, 1910
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- May 13, 1962
Franz Kline (May 23, 1910 – May 13, 1962) was an American painter. He is associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. Kline, along with other action painters like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, John Ferren, and Lee Krasner, as well as local poets, dancers, and musicians came to be known ...
Franz Kline (May 23, 1910 – May 13, 1962) was an American painter. He is associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. Kline, along with other action painters like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell and Lee Krasner, as well as local poets, dancers, and musicians came to be known as the informal group, the New York School.
Painter, Abstract Expressionist. Early in his career, Kline painted landscapes, street scenes and portraits. His mature style was abstract, distinctive for its broad, highly charged black strokes on a white ground.
