Abstract impressionism

Abstract impressionism
Painting en plein air, a traditionally abstract impressionist technique
Years active1940s-Present
LocationMainly United States, United Kingdom
Major figuresBernard Cohen, Harold Cohen, Sam Francis, Patrick Heron, Nicolas de Staël
InfluencesImpressionism

Abstract impressionism is an art movement that originated in New York City, in the 1940s. It involves the painting of a subject such as real-life scenes, objects, or people (portraits) in an Impressionist style, but with an emphasis on varying measures of abstraction. The paintings are often painted en plein air, an artistic style involving painting outside with the landscape directly in front of the artist. The movement works delicately between the lines of pure abstraction (the extent of which varies greatly) and the allowance of an impression of reality in the painting.

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