Abstract expressionism

Ariadne's Gallery holds 3,598 Abstract expressionism works by 224 artists, most made between 1948 and 2015. The best represented artists are Roger Weik, Sam Francis and Cy Twombly. The most common genres are abstract, figurative and landscape. Compared with the rest of the collection, Abstract expressionism works most often evoke tension and anger.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 39 (collection average 34)
Joy: 45 (collection average 46)
Tension: 55 (collection average 48)
Anger: 29 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 46 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 50 (collection average 48)
Interest: 57 (collection average 57)

Leading artists

Artworks (200 of 3,598)

Silhouette fantastique by Victor Hugo, 1854 — Sadness 55, Anger 40, Tension 65
Lace impression, spectral form by Victor Hugo, 1855 — Tension 76, Anger 45, Sadness 55
The cellist by Victor Hugo, 1856 — Tension 75, Anger 50, Sadness 60
Taches with fingerprints by Victor Hugo, 1865 — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Nostalgia 49
Infinity Field by Theodoros Stamos, 1873 — Wonder 75, Joy 70, Interest 70
Composition with taches by Victor Hugo, 1875 — Nostalgia 55, Sadness 40, Joy 50
Tornado by Joe Goode, 1911 — Tension 71, Anger 45, Sadness 51
Country Scene by Giorgio Cavallon, 1938 — Wonder 70, Joy 70, Interest 65
The Flame by Jackson Pollock, 1938 — Sadness 21, Anger 8, Joy 24
Hitler invades Poland by Arshile Gorky, 1939 — Anger 12, Sadness 18, Joy 27
Head of a King by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1940 — Sadness 50, Nostalgia 55, Tension 55
Landscape Study: Sky and Clouds by Ralph Rosenborg, 1940 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 50
Seated Nude by Lee Krasner, 1940 — Joy 54, Interest 56, Nostalgia 40
Seated Woman 2 by Willem de Kooning, 1940 — Interest 75, Anger 40, Wonder 64
XXV by Anne Ryan, 1940 — Nostalgia 75, Sadness 50, Interest 60
Birth by Jackson Pollock, c.1941 — Sadness 22, Anger 8, Interest 43
Space Unbound by Wolfgang Paalen, 1941 — Wonder 71, Interest 75, Joy 70
Untitled by Jackson Pollock, 1941 — Anger 12, Sadness 18, Joy 26
Untitled by Jackson Pollock, 1941 — Anger 12, Sadness 22, Joy 22
Bird in the Wind by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1942 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Male and Female by Jackson Pollock, 1942 — Anger 11, Sadness 21, Joy 24
Moon Woman by Jackson Pollock, 1942 — Wonder 50, Anger 12, Nostalgia 36
Stenographic Figure by Jackson Pollock, 1942 — Sadness 23, Anger 8, Joy 24
The Wave by Willem de Kooning, c.1942 - c.1944 — Anger 55, Interest 80, Tension 65
Undulation by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1942 — Tension 70, Anger 40, Wonder 59
Untitled by Jackson Pollock, 1942 - 1944 — Sadness 22, Anger 10, Wonder 32
Abstract Eye by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1943 — Sadness 39, Joy 50, Wonder 50
Blue (Moby Dick) by Jackson Pollock, 1943 — Anger 11, Sadness 18, Joy 26
Codomas by Henri Matisse, 1943 — Interest 62, Joy 50, Wonder 51
Fish Market (Seattle Market Scene Sketch) by Mark Tobey, 1943 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Nostalgia 55
Fugue Number 2 by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1943 — Interest 70, Tension 65, Wonder 60
Golden Brown Painting by Arshile Gorky, 1943 - 1944 — Anger 12, Joy 28, Sadness 17
Icarus by Henri Matisse, 1943 - 1944 — Tension 80, Anger 55, Sadness 60
Mural by Jackson Pollock, 1943 — Sadness 22, Anger 8, Wonder 32
Opaque Harmony by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1943 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
Portrait of Pegeen by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1943 — Sadness 65, Tension 75, Nostalgia 70
Study for The Liver is the Cock's Comb by Arshile Gorky, 1943 — Sadness 51, Nostalgia 60, Tension 55
The Center by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1943 — Sadness 39, Joy 49, Wonder 45
The Circus by Henri Matisse, 1943 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Wonder 55
The Clown by Henri Matisse, 1943 — Sadness 80, Tension 85, Anger 29
The Destiny by Henri Matisse, 1943 — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Interest 60
The Heart by Henri Matisse, 1943 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 55
The Lagoon 1 by Henri Matisse, 1943 — Interest 80, Wonder 70, Joy 69
The Moon-Woman Cuts the Circle by Jackson Pollock, 1943 — Anger 69, Nostalgia 90, Sadness 80
The She-Wolf by Jackson Pollock, 1943 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Wonder 32
The Toboggan by Henri Matisse, 1943 — Tension 70, Sadness 50, Wonder 55
Untitled by Arshile Gorky, 1943 - 1948 — Anger 11, Sadness 22, Joy 25
Untitled by Hans Hofmann, 1943 — Wonder 68, Interest 72, Anger 43
Waterfall by Arshile Gorky, 1943 — Anger 12, Sadness 22, Joy 25
1944-G by Clyfford Still, 1944 — Anger 67, Tension 75, Sadness 58
1944-N No. 1 by Clyfford Still, 1944 — Tension 70, Sadness 55, Nostalgia 65
Abstract Composition by Louis Schanker, 1944 — Tension 77, Anger 48, Sadness 58
Crystallizations by Mark Tobey, 1944 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Nostalgia 55
Electric night by Mark Tobey, 1944 — Interest 85, Joy 85, Wonder 80
Eroun by Wolfgang Paalen, 1944 — Anger 45, Interest 70, Wonder 60
How My Mother's Embroidered Apron Unfolds in My Life by Arshile Gorky, 1944 — Sadness 24, Anger 10, Interest 43
One Year the Milkweed by Arshile Gorky, 1944 — Anger 8, Sadness 19, Wonder 33
Palimpsest by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1944 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 60
Shapes in Black by Hans Hofmann, 1944 — Sadness 70, Anger 56, Nostalgia 74
The Blessing by Barnett Newman, 1944 — Wonder 66, Nostalgia 60, Interest 60
The Leaf of the Artichoke is an Owl by Arshile Gorky, 1944 — Sadness 20, Anger 8, Wonder 32
The Liver is the Cock's Comb by Arshile Gorky, 1944 — Anger 12, Sadness 18, Joy 27
The Parachutists by William Baziotes, 1944 — Anger 80, Sadness 85, Tension 90
Water of the Flowery Mill by Arshile Gorky, 1944 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 27
White Torso and Blue Torso by Henri Matisse, 1944 — Joy 74, Interest 65, Wonder 55
1945-H by Clyfford Still, 1945 — Anger 70, Tension 77, Sadness 64
Cataclysm by Hans Hofmann, 1945 — Anger 60, Tension 70, Joy 51
Coffee Table (IN-50) by Noguchi Isamu, 1945 — Nostalgia 55, Sadness 40, Joy 45
Coney Island by Theodoros Stamos, 1945 — Wonder 70, Interest 66, Joy 45
Eventail by Kenzo Okada, 1945 — Joy 59, Nostalgia 54, Wonder 55
Figure by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1945 — Sadness 65, Tension 70, Nostalgia 60
Pattern by Jackson Pollock, 1945 — Anger 12, Sadness 18, Joy 27
Prostrating Figure by Anne Ryan, 1945 — Nostalgia 85, Sadness 55, Anger 30
Still Life by Willem de Kooning, 1945 — Interest 75, Wonder 64, Joy 65
Still Life by William Baziotes, 1945 — Anger 45, Tension 65, Sadness 50
The New Day by Mark Tobey, 1945 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 80
The Room by William Baziotes, 1945 — Wonder 55, Tension 52, Sadness 37
Totem Lesson 2 by Jackson Pollock, 1945 — Anger 9, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Untitled by Jackson Pollock, c.1945 — Anger 10, Sadness 18, Joy 27
Untitled by Mark Rothko, 1945 — Sadness 65, Nostalgia 55, Anger 10
Untitled by Barnett Newman, 1945 — Anger 70, Sadness 80, Tension 90
Untitled by Barnett Newman, 1945 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 60
Untitled by Edward Corbett, 1945 — Anger 65, Sadness 71, Nostalgia 80
Abstraction in Green and Black by Jimmy Ernst, 1946 — Joy 60, Wonder 60, Nostalgia 55
Circumcision January by Jackson Pollock, 1946 — Anger 9, Sadness 20, Wonder 31
Conversation by Jean-Paul Riopelle, 1946 — Anger 36, Joy 60, Interest 65
Fire Island by Willem de Kooning, 1946 — Tension 55, Interest 60, Joy 50
Le tumulte à la mâchoire crispée by Marcel Barbeau, 1946 — Anger 69, Tension 84, Sadness 50
Moon Garden by Theodoros Stamos, 1946 — Interest 65, Wonder 55, Tension 55
Number 6 by Ad Reinhardt, 1946 — Sadness 56, Tension 50, Anger 24
Personal World by Anne Ryan, 1946 — Joy 70, Nostalgia 66, Interest 69
Polynesia, La Mer by Henri Matisse, 1946 — Joy 69, Wonder 63, Interest 69
Polynesia, the sky by Henri Matisse, 1946 — Joy 68, Wonder 62, Interest 68
Rosier-feuilles by Marcel Barbeau, 1946 — Wonder 56, Interest 60, Nostalgia 50
See See Rider by Jimmy Ernst, 1946 — Sadness 75, Tension 80, Anger 45
Solstice by Hans Hofmann, 1946 — Joy 90, Interest 85, Wonder 80
Special Delivery by Willem de Kooning, 1946 — Anger 60, Tension 80, Sadness 65
Sunblinded by Perle Fine, 1946 — Joy 75, Wonder 70, Interest 75
The Judgement by Willem de Kooning, 1946 — Anger 70, Sadness 70, Tension 80
The key by Jackson Pollock, 1946 — Anger 10, Sadness 18, Joy 26
The Mannequin by Hans Hofmann, 1946 — Anger 70, Sadness 80, Tension 85
The Sacrifice by Theodoros Stamos, 1946 — Interest 65, Tension 55, Wonder 50
The Tea Cup by Jackson Pollock, 1946 — Anger 12, Sadness 23, Wonder 32
The Web by William Baziotes, 1946 — Anger 65, Sadness 70, Tension 80
Tyranny of Space by Perle Fine, 1946 — Anger 80, Sadness 80, Nostalgia 85
Untitled by Barnett Newman, 1946 — Anger 72, Sadness 82, Tension 92
Untitled by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1946 — Joy 71, Wonder 65, Nostalgia 55
Untitled by Myron Stout, 1946 — Anger 36, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Untitled by Giorgio Cavallon, 1946 — Joy 58, Nostalgia 49, Interest 58
Untitled by Beauford Delaney, 1946 — Tension 68, Sadness 53, Interest 68
Untitled (O'Connor-Thaw 770) by Jackson Pollock, c.1946 - c.1947 — Sadness 23, Anger 12, Wonder 30
Untitled (O'Connor-Thaw 771) by Jackson Pollock, c.1946 - c.1947 — Sadness 23, Anger 10, Joy 25
Yellow Net by William Baziotes, 1946 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Joy 56
1947-H-No. 3 by Clyfford Still, 1947 — Anger 84, Sadness 78, Tension 88
1947-R-No. 1 by Clyfford Still, 1947 — Anger 65, Sadness 60, Tension 71
1947-S by Clyfford Still, 1947 — Anger 67, Sadness 63, Tension 72
1947-Y-No. 2 by Clyfford Still, 1947 — Anger 75, Sadness 85, Tension 90
All Souls' Night by Bradley Walker Tomlin, 1947 — Anger 65, Nostalgia 74, Sadness 60
Anfitrite by Henri Matisse, 1947 — Interest 65, Joy 55, Wonder 55
Asklepois by Hans Hofmann, 1947 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 65
Beach Shadows by William Baziotes, 1947 — Wonder 75, Interest 78, Joy 65
Blue Pyramid by Jack Bush, 1947 — Joy 55, Wonder 55, Interest 60
Cyclops by Theodoros Stamos, 1947 — Wonder 85, Interest 79, Tension 75
Cyclops by William Baziotes, 1947 — Wonder 67, Interest 70, Joy 52
Dwarf by William Baziotes, 1947 — Wonder 65, Interest 69, Joy 50
Ecstasy by Hans Hofmann, 1947 — Joy 85, Interest 75, Wonder 61
Jazz Book by Henri Matisse, 1947 — Interest 75, Joy 71, Wonder 55
Maneuver for Position by Bradley Walker Tomlin, 1947 — Tension 55, Joy 45, Anger 20
Night Form by William Baziotes, 1947 — Wonder 68, Interest 70, Tension 58
Night Landscape by William Baziotes, 1947 — Tension 78, Anger 42, Sadness 53
No. 9 by Mark Rothko, 1947 — Sadness 79, Anger 58, Tension 68
Noon by Lee Krasner, 1947 — Interest 85, Joy 75, Wonder 69
Number 43 (Abstract Painting, Yellow) by Ad Reinhardt, 1947 — Sadness 79, Tension 75, Anger 45
Panel with Mask by Henri Matisse, 1947 — Wonder 70, Joy 70, Nostalgia 65
Papercut by Henri Matisse, 1947 — Anger 40, Tension 60, Sadness 45
Pastorale by Anne Ryan, 1947 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
PH-118 by Clyfford Still, 1947 — Anger 85, Sadness 80, Tension 90
Red Robe by Jack Tworkov, 1947 — Wonder 51, Joy 45, Interest 54
Shellflower by Lee Krasner, 1947 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 70, Tension 55
Soft Night by Arshile Gorky, 1947 — Anger 9, Sadness 18, Joy 27
The Circus by Henri Matisse, 1947 — Tension 79, Wonder 70, Interest 74
The Eschimo by Henri Matisse, 1947 — Sadness 75, Tension 80, Anger 24
The Knife Thrower by Henri Matisse, 1947 — Tension 81, Joy 75, Interest 75
The Lagoon 2 by Henri Matisse, c.1947 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Wonder 55
The Third Hand by Hans Hofmann, 1947 — Anger 50, Tension 75, Sadness 55
Untitled by Mark Rothko, 1947 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 60, Tension 41
Untitled by Clyfford Still, 1947 — Sadness 62, Anger 49, Tension 56
Untitled by Sam Francis, 1947 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 65
Untitled by Giorgio Cavallon, 1947 — Joy 61, Interest 61, Nostalgia 51
Untitled by Beauford Delaney, 1947 — Tension 65, Sadness 49, Interest 66
Untitled (14B) by Mark Rothko, 1947 — Sadness 60, Nostalgia 55, Anger 10
What the Wind Does by Theodoros Stamos, 1947 — Anger 35, Sadness 45, Nostalgia 55
1 August 1948 by Frank Lobdell, 1948 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 66
17 February 1948 by Frank Lobdell, 1948 — Sadness 55, Tension 60, Nostalgia 50
Asheville by Willem de Kooning, 1948 — Joy 75, Wonder 71, Interest 75
Bees by Henri Matisse, 1948 — Tension 65, Anger 35, Sadness 40
Carnival by Louis Schanker, 1948 — Joy 80, Interest 75, Tension 65
Drawing [D88] by Morris Louis, 1948 — Joy 50, Wonder 50, Nostalgia 45
Geography of Phantasy by Mark Tobey, 1948 — Anger 12, Sadness 19, Joy 26
Green by Bradley Walker Tomlin, 1948 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 59
Homage to the Virgin by Mark Tobey, 1948 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Wonder 55
Lair by Perle Fine, 1948 — Anger 60, Nostalgia 75, Sadness 65
Multiform by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Wonder 65, Nostalgia 55, Joy 50
Night by Willem de Kooning, 1948 — Anger 50, Tension 55, Joy 49
Night Light by Lee Krasner, 1948 — Interest 81, Joy 70, Wonder 65
Night Subway by Jimmy Ernst, 1948 — Sadness 85, Tension 90, Anger 55
No. 9 by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 90, Sadness 95, Tension 100
No.1 (Untitled) by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 81, Tension 85, Sadness 70
No.5/No.24 by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 85, Sadness 90, Tension 95
Number 126 by Anne Ryan, 1948 — Nostalgia 75, Sadness 50, Anger 25
Number 159 by Anne Ryan, 1948 — Nostalgia 80, Sadness 55, Anger 20
Number 3 by Bradley Walker Tomlin, 1948 — Tension 55, Joy 50, Nostalgia 45
Number 5 by Jackson Pollock, 1948 — Sadness 19, Anger 8, Joy 23
Number 6: "Rumpelmayer" by Anne Ryan, 1948 — Nostalgia 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
Number 7 by Anne Ryan, 1948 — Interest 71, Nostalgia 55, Joy 55
Painting by Willem de Kooning, 1948 — Anger 65, Tension 60, Sadness 45
Rock Totems by John Ferren, 1948 — Joy 70, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Science Fiction by Jimmy Ernst, 1948 — Sadness 50, Anger 35, Tension 56
Secretary by Willem de Kooning, 1948 — Anger 65, Tension 85, Sadness 70
Still Life by Norman Bluhm, 1948 — Anger 20, Tension 40, Sadness 25
The Atom, One World by Richard Pousette-Dart, 1948 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 85
The Tormentors by Philip Guston, 1948 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Wonder 31
Tree of Life' Stained Glass behind the Altar in the Chapel of the Rosary at Vence by Henri Matisse, 1948 - 1951 — Nostalgia 65, Joy 65, Interest 70
Untitled by Willem de Kooning, 1948 - 1949 — Anger 80, Tension 90, Sadness 70
Untitled by Willem de Kooning, 1948 — Anger 85, Tension 95, Sadness 75
Untitled by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 75, Tension 80, Sadness 65
Untitled by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 75, Tension 80, Sadness 65
Untitled by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 75, Tension 80, Sadness 65
Untitled by Clyfford Still, 1948 — Anger 44, Sadness 56, Tension 50
Untitled by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 64, Tension 70, Sadness 51
Untitled by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 65, Tension 69, Sadness 50
Untitled by Mark Rothko, 1948 — Anger 65, Tension 70, Sadness 50
Untitled (No. 10) by Anne Ryan, 1948 — Nostalgia 71, Interest 71, Tension 60
Virgin Forest by Marcel Barbeau, 1948 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
Woman/Verso: Untitled by Willem de Kooning, 1948 — Tension 82, Anger 52, Sadness 60
1 January 1949 by Frank Lobdell, 1949 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 60
1949 No. 1 by Clyfford Still, 1949 — Tension 66, Wonder 60, Interest 66
1949-A-No.1 by Clyfford Still, 1949 — Anger 70, Sadness 80, Tension 85
27 October 1949 by Frank Lobdell, 1949 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 64
A Time for Fear by Jimmy Ernst, 1949 — Sadness 85, Tension 90, Anger 55

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Expressionism (9,860)
Minimalism (1,232)
Neo-expressionism (1,283)
Post-impressionism (7,348)
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