Franz Kline (1910 – 1962) was an American Abstract Expressionist painter who was known for his distinct style of dark paint splotched over a white canvas. His contemporaries included painters such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, and Lee Krasner, among others. Willem de Kooning was a great inspiration to Kline and introduced him to the concept of abstract painting. Kline’s work is characterized by its energetic brushwork and bold monochromic paint application.
Paintings by Franz Kline in Chronological Order:
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| Hot Jazz, 1940 | Chatham Square, 1948 | Cardinal, 1950 |
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| Chief, 1950 | Figure Eight –, 1952 | Untitled II, c.1952 |
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| New York, 1953 | Suspended, 1953 | Herald, 1954 |
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| Number 2, 1954 | Accent Grave, 1955 | Orange Outline, 1955 |
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| Untitled, 1955 | Buttress, 1956 | Four Square, 1956 |
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| Mahoning, 1956 | UNTITLED, 1956 | Untitled, 1957 |
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| Untitled, 1957 | C and O, 1958 | Mycenae, 1958 |
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| Zinc Yellow, 1959 | Blueberry Eyes, 1960 | Horizontal Rust, 1960 |
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| Torches Mauve, 1960 | Untitled, c.1960 | Meryon, 1961 |
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| Palladio, 1961 | Scudera, 1961 | Black and White.png |
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| Delaware Gap | Le Gros | Number 2 |
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| Opustena | Painting No. 7 | Picture 046 |
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| Untitled |