Action Painting Quiz

Who coined the term 'action painting'?

• Franz Klein

• Willem de Kooning

• Harold Rosenberg

• Jackson Pollock

What distinguishes action painting from abstract imagists and color field painters?

• Use of traditional techniques

• Preconceived artistic plans

• Focus on instinctive and spontaneous expression

• Adherence to social values

Which art movement influenced the automatic techniques of action painters?

• Cubism

• Impressionism

• Surrealism

• Futurism

Which artist's work is recognized for opening the way to action painting techniques?

• Willem de Kooning

• Franz Klein

• Jackson Pollock

• Bradley Walker Tomlin

By the end of the 1950s, which art movement gained leadership over action painting?

• Cubism

• Color field and abstract imagists

• Impressionism

• Surrealism