WebMuseum: Expressionnism 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 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. [eng]