During the 1950s, the Cobra movement dominated the Northern European avant-garde. Whilst living in Paris, Bram Bogart spent time with many of its most famous artists but was unimpressed by the coincidence which led their art. Bogart seemed more inspired by the American movement of Abstract Expressionism of which this painting is a good example. What characterises this movement?
Abstract expressionism in the United States emerged as a distinct art movement in the aftermath of World War II and gained mainstream acceptance in the 1950s. Famous artists include Jackson Pollock, Mark Rothko and Willem de Kooning.
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