21/11/2025
Famous Abstract Artists
Willem de Kooning - Kooning was a Dutch artist who became a part of the New York City Abstract Expressionist movement. His most famous painting is Woman III which sold for over $137 million.
Franz Kline - Kline was an American painter mostly known for his black and white paintings. He was considered an Action Painter.
Wassily Kandinsky - Kandinsky is considered the father of abstract painting. In an effort to capture sound and emotion in art, he painted some of the first major abstract works.
Piet Mondrian - Mondrian developed an Abstract painting style that involved straight lines and colored rectangles. He called this type of painting "The Style".
Jackson Po***ck - Po***ck created his paintings without using brush strokes in what would later be called Action Painting. He became famous for his large paintings made with dribbles and splashes of paint.
Mark Rothko - Rothko's paintings are known for their large vibrant blocks of color.
Interesting Facts about Abstract Art
Before World War II, Paris had been the center for most new modern art trends. After World War II, New York City emerged as a major center for artists.
A movement similar to Abstract Art was launched in the early 1900s in Italy called Futurism. One of Futurism's major artists was Giacomo Balla.
One of the most extreme styles of Abstract Art was called Suprematism. Russian Artist Kasimir Malevich painted in this style. One of his paintings was a white square painted on to a white background.
Famous Abstract artist William de Kooning arrived in America as a stowaway on a boat. He worked as a house painter for a while.
