Mural on Indian Red Ground by Jackson Pollock
Convergence by Jackson Pollock
Mountains and Sea by Helen Frankenthaler
Salut Tom by Joan Mitchell
Untitled by Helen Frankenthaler
Painting No. 7 by Franz Kline
Chief by Franz Kline
Girolata Triptych by Joan Mitchell
Casket (ca. 1732-1733) by Adolph Gottlieb

Where to See Abstract Expressionism

120 museums worldwide

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Abstract Expressionism emerged in New York during the early 1940s and became the first American art movement to achieve international influence. A small group of painters, many of them immigrants or children of immigrants, broke with European tradition by treating the canvas as an arena for spontaneous, large-scale gesture. The movement divided loosely in…

Works of Abstract Expressionism are held in 120 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Museum of Modern Art.

Key artists

Work by these painters is spread across the museums listed below.

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🇦🇺 Australia

1 museum

🇧🇪 Belgium

1 museum

🇨🇦 Canada

1 museum

🇫🇷 France

1 museum

  • Musée National d'Art Moderne

    Centre Pompidou-Metz, France

    13 works
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🇩🇪 Germany

5 museums

🇮🇱 Israel

1 museum

🇳🇱 Netherlands

1 museum

🇪🇸 Spain

2 museums

  • Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía

    Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain

    14 works
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  • Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum

    Palace of Villahermosa, Spain

    10 works
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🇸🇪 Sweden

1 museum

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

1 museum

  • Tate

    Tate Britain, United Kingdom

    41 works
    Daily 10:00–18:00Free (permanent collection)Pimlico (Britain) / Southwark (Modern) (Victoria / Jubilee)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
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🇺🇸 United States

35 museums

  • National Gallery of Art

    Washington, D.C., United States

    3522 works
    Mon–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 11:00–18:00FreeArchives – Navy Memorial (Green & Yellow)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
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  • Metropolitan Museum of Art

    New York City, United States

    384 works
    Sun–Tue, Thu 10:00–17:00; Fri–Sat 10:00–21:00; closed WedAdults $30, students $17 (pay-what-you-wish for NY residents)86 St (4, 5, 6)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
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  • Museum of Modern Art

    Midtown Manhattan, United States

    136 works
    Daily 10:30–17:30 (Sat until 19:00; first Fri of month until 20:00)Adults $30, students $17Fifth Av / 53 St (E, M)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
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  • Smithsonian American Art Museum

    Old Patent Office Building, United States

    133 works
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  • Yale University Art Gallery

    Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building, United States

    58 works
    Tue–Sat 10:00–17:00, Sun 13:00–17:00; closed MonFreeNew Haven Union Station (Metro-North New Haven Line)Confirm on museum website before visiting.
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  • Whitney Museum of American Art

    Manhattan, United States

    55 works
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  • Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

    Upper East Side, United States

    45 works
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  • Buffalo AKG Art Museum

    Buffalo, United States

    44 works
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  • Museum of Fine Arts, Houston

    Houston, United States

    41 works
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  • Museum of Fine Arts Boston

    Boston, United States

    41 works
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  • Art Institute of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    38 works
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  • Seattle Art Museum

    Seattle, United States

    26 works
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  • Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art

    Bentonville, United States

    23 works
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  • Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

    San Francisco, United States

    21 works
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  • Los Angeles County Museum of Art

    Los Angeles, United States

    20 works
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  • Detroit Institute of Arts

    Midtown Detroit, United States

    19 works
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  • Carnegie Museum of Art

    Pittsburgh, United States

    18 works
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  • Harvard Art Museums

    Cambridge, United States

    18 works
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  • Vanderbilt Museum of Art

    Nashville, United States

    17 works
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  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

    San Francisco, United States

    16 works
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  • Fogg Museum

    Cambridge, United States

    14 works
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  • Princeton Art Museum

    Princeton, United States

    14 works
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  • The Phillips Collection

    Duncan Phillips House, United States

    14 works
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  • Philadelphia Museum of Art

    Philadelphia, United States

    13 works
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  • Cleveland Museum of Art

    Wade Park, United States

    12 works
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  • Dallas Museum of Art

    Dallas, United States

    12 works
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  • The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art

    Kansas City, United States

    11 works
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  • Minneapolis Institute of Art

    Minneapolis, United States

    10 works
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  • RISD Museum

    Providence, United States

    9 works
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  • Saint Louis Art Museum

    St. Louis, United States

    8 works
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  • Museo de Arte de Worcester

    Worcester, United States

    8 works
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  • Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts

    Philadelphia, United States

    8 works
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  • Indianapolis Museum of Art

    Indianapolis, United States

    6 works
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  • Cincinnati Art Museum

    Eden Park, United States

    6 works
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  • New Britain Museum of American Art

    New Britain, United States

    6 works
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70 more museums hold Abstract Expressionism works with smaller collections, not listed here.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where can I see Abstract Expressionism paintings?
    Abstract Expressionism works are held in 120 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Museum of Modern Art.
  • How many museums have Abstract Expressionism artworks?
    120 museums worldwide hold works by Abstract Expressionism artists.
  • Which is the best museum for Abstract Expressionism?
    National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. holds the largest Abstract Expressionism collection with 3522 works.
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