Ranging from black-and-white pieces that play with negative space to colorful compositions full of energy, his paintings illustrate his evolving aesthetic. Today, the artist’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice, and the Tate Gallery in London, among others. The paintings of Franz Kline feature fluid, thick brushstrokes that intersect, overlap, and interact with one another. He died on in New York, NY of heart failure at the age of 51. Kline’s mature works, such as Nijinsky (1950) and Mahoning (1956), are characterized by thick layers of black and white paint, applied with aggressively energetic lines. His father, of German origin and owner of a saloon, took his own life in 1917, when Franz was 7 years old, possibly due to financial difficulties. The paintings were seen widely in traveling exhibitions and through publications. The movement effectively shifted the art world’s focus from Europe (specifically Paris) to New York in the postwar years. Kline is among the most prominent exponents of abstract expressionism. The first generation of Abstract Expressionism flourished between 1943 and the mid-1950s. After moving to New York in 1938, he befriended Willem de Kooning, who introduced him to abstraction. Franz Kline, in full Franz Rowe Kline, was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on 23 May, 1910. Born on in Wilkes-Barre, PA, Kline studied painting at Boston University and illustration at the Heatherley School of Fine Art in London during the 1930s. “The final test of a painting, theirs, mine, any other, is: does the painter's emotion come across?” the artist once said. Make it New: Abstract Paintings from the National Gallery of Art, 1950-1975, Sterling and Francine Clark Art. Browse our selection of paintings, prints, and sculptures by the artist, and find art you. Employing black brushstrokes on white canvases, Kline created compositions that were calculated and distinct from other artists of his generation. Franz Kline: Art and the Structure of Identity, Fundació Antoni Tàpies, Barcelona Whitechapel Art Gallery, London Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid Saarland Museum, Saarbrücken, 1994-1995, no. Discover and purchase Franz Klines artworks, available for sale. Free shipping on many items Browse your favorite. Franz Kline was an American Abstract Expressionist known for his distinctive monochromatic paintings. Get the best deals on Franz Kline Art Paintings when you shop the largest online selection at.
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