American Figurative Expressionism

According to Marilyn Stokstad, the art historian:
“Expressionism (is) the manipulation of formal or representational elements to convey intense feelings.”

American Figurative Expressionism

● New York Figurative Expressionism

●Boston Figurative Expressionism

●Bay area Figurative Expressionism


New York Figurative Expressionism of the 1950s represented a trend where “diverse New York artists countered the prevailing abstract mode to work with the figure.”


Nicolas Carone (1917-2010)

Nicolas Carone, Untitled, 1954

Oil on paper, 17 1/2 x 21 inches

Private collection

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Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover]

Video: Nicolas Carone-Abstract Expressionism-Artist of the 9th St. Show




Nanno de Groot (1913-1963)

Nanno de Groot, Girl in Chair, 1955
Oil on canvas, 20 x 20 1/4 inches
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Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover]

Video: Nanno de Groot Abstract Expressionism-New York School 1950s

Willem de Kooning (1904-1997)

Willem de Kooning, Woman, 1949-50
Oil on canvas, 64 1/8 x 46 inchesAll rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.

Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover]

Video: Willem de Kooning I

Balcomb Greene  (1904 – 1990)

Balcomb Greene, Gertrude III, 1957
Oil on canvas, 62 1/4 x 50 inchesPrivate collectionAll rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.

Earl Kerkam, (1891-1965) 

Earl Kerkam, Torso, 1955Oil on masonite, 32 1/2 x 19 1/2
Private collectionAll rights  reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.


Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover] p.127 illustrated.

Albert Kotin (1907-1980)

Albert Kotin, Head, c.1968
Oil on canvas, 29 3/4 x 36 inchesPrivate collection

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Book:American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover] p.142 illustrated 
Video:Albert Kotin-Abstract Expressionism-New York School 1950s action painting

Lee Krasner (1908-1984)

Lee Krasner, Prophecy, 1956
Oil on cotton duck, 58 1/8 x 34 inches
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Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover]  p.146 illustrated

Conrad Marca-Relli (1913-2000) 

Conrad Marca-Relli, Seated Figure, 1953-54
Oil and canvas on linen, 73 1/4 x 48 1/2 inches
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Book:
American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover] p.157 illustrated 

Video: Conrad Marca-Relli Abstract Expressionism 1950s-New York School collage-painter

Ezio Martinelli (1913-1980)

Ezio Martinelli, Grief, 1951
Oil on canvas, 60 x 25 inches
Private collection
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Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover] p.162 Illustrated.


Jan Mũller (1922-1958)

Jan Mũller, Of This Time Of That Place, 1956
Oil on canvas, 48 x 96 inches
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Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover] p.174 Illustrated.

Felix Pasilis (1922- )

Felix Pasilis, Palm Frond, 1956
Oil on canvas, 42 1/4 x 50 1/2 inches
Private collection
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Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover]

Jackson Pollock (1912-1956)

Jackson Pollock, Number 7, 1952
Enamel and oil on canvas, 53 1/8 x 40 inches
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Book: American Abstract and Figurative Expressionism: Style is Timely Art is Timeless [Hardcover] p.198 Illustrated.

● Boston Figurative Expressionism

The art of the Boston Expressionist movement of the 1940s has much in common with the European Expressionism that preceded it: the search for identity, perceptions of reality, and the role of the artist are favorite themes for both. (BU Today)

Hyman Bloom (1913-2009)

Hyman Bloom Apparition of Danger, 1951
Oil on canvas, 54 1/4 x 43 1/8 inches
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Video:

Hyman Bloom-Preview
Hyman Bloom-The Beauty of All Things 

Jack Levine (1915-2010)


Jack Levine, Inauguration, 1958
Oil on canvas, 32 x 28 inches
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David Aronson (1923- )

David Aronson, Ishmaelite, 1955
Charcoal and Graphite, 17 1/4 x 11 3/4 inches
Private collection
All rights reserved by the artist or his legal delegates.