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WebMuseum: Expressionnism - English
URL: http://metalab.unc.edu/wm/paint/glo/expressionism/

Movement in fine arts that emphasized the expression of inner experience rather than solely realistic portrayal, seeking to depict not objective reality but the subjective emotions and responses that objects and events arouse in the artist.

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Encyclopedia.com - abstract expressionism - English
URL: http://www.encyclopedia.com/articles/00053.html

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Movement in painting that emerged in New York City in the mid-1940s and attained prominence in American art in the following decade; also called action painting and the New York School.

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