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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ARTWORKS RELATED TO ACTION PAINTING
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF78-1010), 1978
Drawing / Watercolor
Acrylic on paper
EUR 21,200
Willem de Kooning
Woman with long hair and corset, 1970
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
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Sam Francis
Untitled (SF82-263), 1982
Painting
Acrylic on paper
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Sam Francis
Vert Francaise, 1963
Painting
Acrylic on paper
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Sam Francis
Island Plate, 1973
Limited Edition Print
Etching and Aquatint
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Joan Mitchell
Untitled (The Poems), ca. 1959
Limited Edition Print
Screen-print
USD 7,000
Sam Francis
Untitled (SFE-071), 1989
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
USD 10,500
Sam Francis
Untitled (SFE-013), 1984
Limited Edition Print
Aquatint
USD 7,400
Sam Francis
Untitled Red (American Foundation), 1992
Limited Edition Print
Etching
USD 11,600
Sam Francis
And Pink (SF-143), 1973
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 11,600
Sam Francis
Another Footprint, 1971
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
USD 11,600
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF-329) (L. L278), 1988
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 7,500 - 10,000
Sam Francis
Untitled (from the Fresh Air School portfolio), 1972
Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
EUR 1,850
Grayson Perry
Magical Thinking, 2024
Limited Edition Print
Mixed Media
GBP 3,000
Karel Appel
Untitled (Colorful Figure), 1998
Drawing / Watercolor
Pastel
EUR 7,500
Sam Francis
Mehrfarbige Spirale, 1970
Limited Edition Print
Etching and Aquatint
USD 5,250
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