Museum of Modern Art
Mo Ma: Abstract Expressionist New York
Blockbuster exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art underscores the relationship between New York City and the explosion of creative activity among the artists who lived there in the postwar period. Learn why New York became the center of...
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Charmion Von Wiegand
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Charmion Von Wiegand is described here along with information on her contributions to art through abstract art.
Tate
Tate: Art Term: De Stijl
De Stijl (The Style)was a post-World War I artistic style. Learn about the major artists, read essays about the style and its importance, and view images of important representatives of the style.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan: Art Mc Kay
Presents biographical information from the Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan on one of the members of the Regina Five, Art McKay whose work "brought attention to art in western Canada".
Cool Fire Technology
Brain Bank: Art Movements and Periods
This website alphabetizes and briefly describes all the major movements in the history of visual arts. Good for use as a general reference for Art History studies and the study of historically based painting and art.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Henri Matisse: Dance 1
Features a comprehensive discussion by two art historians of Matisse's painting 'Dance 1', which is considered a Fauve masterpiece.
Other
Centre Pompidou: Great Figures of Modern Art: Wassily Kandinsky
Educational dossier of the life and work of Wassily Kandinsky, built around a selection of his works, helps us understand Kandinsky's progression from his early realist works to abstraction. Includes a biographical note, reproductions, a...
PBS
Art21: Louise Bourgeois
A great site by PBS that features a biography on the artist and links to art work, videos clips and interviews. On this page there are also links to lesson plans and other artist pages. In all, a very informative site.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Beyond Geometry: Abstract Expressionism
One-paragraph encapsulation of the basic tenets of abstract expressionism, with mention of some of its major adherents.
Los Angeles County Museum of Art
Los Angeles County Museum of Art: Max Bill: Tripartite Unity
Image and description of the sculpture Tripartite Unity by Swiss artist Max Bill.
Other
Hunter O'reilly: Abstract Artist and Geneticist
Galleries of artwork and information on the artist Hunter O'Reilly.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Karl Knaths
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Karl Knaths is described here along with information on his contributions to art through his landscape paintings feature abstract and Cubist influences.
Smithsonian Institution
Smithsonian American Art Museum: Oronzio Maldarelli
As part of the Smithsonian Art Museum's database of artists, Oronzio Maldarelli is described here along with information on his contributions to art through sculpture (he started working in abstract, but switched to figurative sculpture...
Art Cyclopedia
Artcyclopedia: Morris Louis: American Abstract Expressionist Painter
Here are links to Louis Morris' famous paintings from galleries and museums around the world.
Georgia Humanities Council and the University of Georgia Press.
New Georgia Encyclopedia: Elaine Fried De Kooning
Brief, yet informative article on Elaine Fried de Kooning who was an artist, writer, critic, and educator. Although she primarily painted in the abstract expressionist form, she also painted a portrait of John F. Kennedy.
Marilyn J. Brackney
Imagination Factory: What Did You Do on Your Summer Vacation?
Here is an art idea for young young scholars returning to school after summer break. Website provides ideas for making unique collages conveying any theme.
PBS
Pbs: American Masters: Alexander Calder
From the PBS series, American Masters, this is the biography, a video, and related links for the American abrstract expressionist sculptor Alexander Calder.
National Gallery of Canada
National Gallery of Canada: Paul Emile Borduas (1905 1960)
Presents a biography and the works of Canadian artist Paul-Emile Borduas, who specialized in abstraction. Click on each image for an enlarged view and details.
ibiblio
Ibiblio: Web Museum: Malevich Kasimir
This site was created by The Web Museum, about the Russian painter and designer, Kasimir Malevich (1878-1935 CE). Provides information about his life, examples of his work, and a few links to more information.
Other
National Gallery of Art: Against the Grain the Woodcuts of Helen Frankenthaler
A collection of 43 woodcuts that echo the same expressionistic style as Frankenthaler's more well known paintings.
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