| An art movement emerging in the 1940s in New York City, Abstract Expressionism is known as the golden age of American art. It is known by its use of brushstrokes and texture, and its massive canvases. Artists of the movement often wanted to convey powerful emotions through the act of painting itself. Major artists of the movement include Jackson Pollack, William de Kooning, and Franz Kline. The movement was extremely successful, and it remained to be very influential even after it ended in the 1960s. |