Abstract Expressionism Around the World

Gilliam creates color-field pieces, often draping his canvases to create warped, unsettling works. This piece is made to resemble cells under a microscope, drawing a link between abstract visuals and the fundamentals of human life. Where is Gilliam from?

Part of the famous 'Washington School' of abstract painters that included Helen Frankenthaler, Gilliam did most of his defining work in the US capital. He was, however, born in Tupelo, Mississippi.

The man who painted with drips, Jackson Pollock, has become one of the most famous and renowned abstract painters in the world. The lively activity of his gestural paint-splatters captivated the art world in the 1960s. Where was this painting made?

Pollock was part of a thriving scene of painters and poets in New York City in the 1960s.

Another painter who has a strong claim to being the original abstract expressionist, Hilma af Klint painted mystical, colorful forms influenced by her occult practices and séances. Do you know where she called home?

Klint was the daughter of a high-ranking naval commander in Sweden, and was born at Karlberg Palace near Stockholm. The idyllic natural surroundings influenced her landscape painting, which she exhibited during her life, suppressing the abstract works for which she is now known.