Hans Hartung (1904 - 89) Art
Informel pioneer, noted for his gesturalism and ripped canvases.
WOLS: Retrospective Dubbed «the absolute rebel who does not even care about rebellion» by Dominique de Menil, the German - born Parisian and art
informel pioneer remains obscure despite the de Menils» enthusiastic support.
Not exact matches
His art was far more technically radical — and no less expressive — than the gestural painting
pioneered by his contemporaries on both sides of the Atlantic, such as the European proponents of Art
Informel and the Abstract Expressionists in America.
This solo show gained him a reputation as one of the top young 20th - century painters, and a key exponent of Tachisme - the French gesturalist style of Art
Informel - a European variant of abstract expressionism
pioneered by the New York School.
Wols helped to
pioneer the French style of abstraction known as Art
Informel, or Tachism, alongside the likes of Jean Dubuffet, Jean Fautrier, Roberto Matta, Mathieu and Henri Michaux.