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abstract expressionism

American post–World War II art movement
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abstract expressionism

Summary

abstract expressionism is a painting movement[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of painting_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,851 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • abstract expressionism was influenced by Neo-Expressonism[3].
  • abstract expressionism's instance of is recorded as painting movement[4].
  • abstract expressionism's instance of is recorded as art movement[5].
  • abstract expressionism is a type of Expressionism[6].
  • abstract expressionism is a type of abstract art[7].
  • abstract expressionism's Commons category is recorded as Abstract expressionism[8].
  • abstract expressionism began on 1940[9].
  • abstract expressionism's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Abstract expressionism[10].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Marc Chagall[11].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Marcel Duchamp[12].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Fernand Léger[13].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Joan Miró[14].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Arshile Gorky[15].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Willem de Kooning[16].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Adolph Gottlieb[17].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Q160149[18].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Franz Kline[19].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Philip Guston[20].
  • abstract expressionism's significant person is recorded as Robert Motherwell[21].
  • abstract expressionism's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[22].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include painting movement[4] and art movement[5]. Recorded subclass of include Expressionism[6] and abstract art[7].

Movements and Schools

abstract expressionism was influenced by Neo-Expressonism[3].

Why It Matters

abstract expressionism ranks in the top 7% of painting_movement entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,851 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 23 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

It has been cited as an influence by pop art[25], an art movement[26], founded in 1950[27].

FAQs

Who did abstract expressionism influence?

abstract expressionism has been cited as an influence by pop art[25].

Related Entities

Arshile Gorky Barnett Newman Captain Beefheart Cy Twombly Fernand Léger Helen Frankenthaler Isamu Noguchi Jackson Pollock James Rosenquist Joan Miró Karel Appel Lee Krasner Louise Bourgeois Louise Nevelson Marc Chagall Marcel Duchamp Pierre Alechinsky Willem de Kooning

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . A Dictionary of Art Terms and Techniques. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 3d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Influenced by → Neo-Expressonism
    Subclass of → Expressionism, abstract art
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