Abstract impressionism

Abstract impressionism is a type of Abstract expressionism where brushstrokes are uniform and non-energetic, similar to the brushstrokes of the Impressionists, where in the action painting style of Abstract expressionism brushes were often dispensed with and paint was applied non-uniformly and energetically.

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Abstract expressionism - Impressionists - Action painting

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Elaine de Kooning coined the term, it was soon used by critic Louis Finkelstein in an attempt to distinguish for Philip Guston the difference between the two forms.

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Elaine de Kooning - Louis Finkelstein - Philip Guston

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Lawrence Alloway held and exhibition of the same name in 1958 and included, among others, Bernard Cohen, Harold Cohen, Sam Francis, Patrick Heron, Nicolas de Staël.

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Lawrence Alloway - 1958 - Bernard Cohen - Harold Cohen - Sam Francis - Patrick Heron - Nicolas de Staël

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