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Kline, Franz - 1910–62, American painter, b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He studied (1937–38) in England, then settled in New York City. From the early 1950s, Kline exhibited large canvases of dynamically painted black-and-white grids. His works often recall Chinese calligraphy but he himself denied Asian influence. His subsequent works, sometimes with notes of bright color, established his

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American Artists on Art from 1940 to 1980 ("Franz Kline (1910-1962)" begins on p. 23) » Read Now
by Ellen H. Johnson. 205 pgs.

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...Location, Spring 1963 19 Franz Kline, "An Interview with David Sylvester," Living...do wonders with it, if you accept it.... FRANZ KLINE 1910-1962 To Franz Kline, more...
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The Triumph of American Painting: A History of Abstract Expressionism (Chap. 19 "The Later Gesture Painters") » Read Now
by Irving Sandler. 301 pgs.

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...Kaprow, Alex Katz, Robert Kaupelis, Franz Kline, Ibram Lassaw, Landis Lewitin...Art, New York. XXIII. Franz Kline. King Oliver. 1958. Oil on canvas...Clements, New York...
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Gottlieb and Kline, in Art Journal » Read Now
by Stephen Polcari. 5 pgs.

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The Vital Gesture: Franz Kline in Retrospect, in The Nation » Read Now
by Arthur C. Danto. 4 pgs.

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Franz Kline Black and White, 1950-1961, in Art Journal » Read Now
by Stephen Polcari. 5 pgs.

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...Franz Kline Black and White 1950-1961 by Stephen...one another. Although Adolph Gottlieb and Franz Kline are both major players in Abstract Expressionism...this artists...
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Franz Kline, in The Nation » Read Now
by Arthur C. Danto. 3 pgs.

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The New York School: The Painters and Sculptors of the Fifties (Chap. 3 "The Colonization of Gesture Painting") » Read Now
by Irving Sandler. 366 pgs.

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The Fate of a Gesture: Jackson Pollock and Postwar American Art (Part 2 "The Action Painter") » Read Now
by Carter Ratcliff. 352 pgs.

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"A provoking & rewarding text. Calling Pollock to his aid at every twist & turn in the vast labyrinth of modern American art, Mr. Ratcliff ... writes with an insight born of long personal experience, combining expert knowledge with a questioning eye." New York Times Book Review "Provocative ...
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"A provoking & rewarding text. Calling Pollock to his aid at every twist & turn in the vast labyrinth of modern American art, Mr. Ratcliff ... writes with an insight born of long personal experience, combining expert knowledge with a questioning eye." New York Times Book Review "Provocative ... provides fresh perspective on modern American art." Publishers Weekly "In his earlier books about individual artists, & here, in this survey of the last fifty years of American art, Ratcliff displays an uncanny knack for matching words to images & abstractions." Booklist "Lively & compelling." Library Journal
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Franz Kline: The Menil Collection, in Artforum International » Read Now
by Richard Shiff. 3 pgs.

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...Franz Kline: the Menil collection. by Richard...You instinctively like what you cant do," Franz Kline said in a 1958 interview, referring to...black and white. These are...