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ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Abstract Expressionism mean?

• ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (noun)
The noun ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM has 1 sense:

1. a New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles

Familiarity information: ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM used as a noun is very rare.

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• ABSTRACT EXPRESSIONISM (noun)

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Meaning:

A New York school of painting characterized by freely created abstractions; the first important school of American painting to develop independently of European styles

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Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Abstract Expressionism; action painting

Hypernyms ("Abstract Expressionism" is a kind of...):

art movement; artistic movement (a group of artists who agree on general principles)

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