New York School abstract expressionism/Definition

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A definition or brief description of New York School abstract expressionism.

Started in New York City. It was the dominant movement in American painting in the late 1940s and the 1950s, characterized by a desire to convey powerful emotions through the sensuous qualities of paint, often on canvases of huge size.