1880-1966. German-born Abstract Expressionist
painter, active in Paris and Munich from 1915
until 1932, when he moved to the USA. In
addition to bold brushwork (he experimented
with dribbling and dripping painting
techniques in the 1940s) he used strong
expressive colours. In the 1960s he moved
towards a hard-edged abstract style. He
opened two art schools, in New York City and
Provincetown, Massachusetts, and was
influential among New York artists in the
1930s.