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Franz Kline was an American painter known for his unique abstract expressionist style. His works are characterized by bold lines and striking contrasts in color, which have had a profound impact on 20th-century art.

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Famous Franz Kline Quotes

“You paint the way you have to in order to give. That's life itself, and someone will look and say it is the product of knowing, but it has nothing to do with knowing, it has to do with giving.”

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Book:Franz Kline: Art and the structure of identity

Source: Franz Kline: Art and the structure of identity

“I paint not the things I see but the feelings they arouse in me.”

Feelings Paint

Author:Franz Kline

“People sometimes think I take a white canvas and paint a black sign on it,but this is not true.I paint the white as well as the black and the white is just as important.”

People Thinking Wells Important Sometimes Black White Paint Canvas

Book:Franz Kline: black & white, 1950-1961

Source: Franz Kline: black & white, 1950-1961

“If I feel a painting I'm working on doesn't have imagery or emotion, I paint it out and work over it until it does.”

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Author:Franz Kline

About the Author

Born: May 23, 1910
Died: May 13, 1962
Known for: Painter
Quotes: 9

Books & Sources

Franz Kline: Art and the structure of identityRelated source material

Franz Kline, the Color AbstractionsRelated source material

Franz Kline, the Early Works as Signals: Exhibition University Art Gallery, State University of New York, Binghamton, New York 14 March-18 April, 1977 and Neuberger Museum, State University of New York, Purchase, New York 27 September - 6 November 1977Related source material

Franz Kline: black & white, 1950-1961Related source material

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