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abstract expressionism Definition

☆ abstract expressionism

noun

a post-WWII movement in painting characterized by emphasis on the artist's spontaneous and self-expressive application of paint in creating a nonrepresentational composition

abstract expressionism Usage Examples

Adjective modifier

  • American: Setch is one of a generation of leading British artists whose work was fundamentally affected by American abstract expressionism in the late 1950s.