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Birth
1910 (Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania)
Death
1962 (New York City)
Lived/Active
New York
Photograph of Franz Kline
© 2001 The Franz Kline Estate / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Often Known For
action painting, abstract expression
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Categories of Interest
Abstract Expressionism
Modernism
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| Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Franz Kline became one of the most prominent 20th-century American artists working in abstract and non objective styles. His name is most associated with large-scale black and white paintings, and these linear abstractions brought him his first notable public attention in 1950 when they were shown in New York City. Of these paintings with no coloration, Kline said: "People sometimes think I take a white canvas and paint a black sign on it, but this is not true (showing 500 of 4546 characters). |
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