This art movement's spontaneous gestures became the first American art movement of major global influence.

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Abstract Expressionism: Movement emphasizing spontaneous, gestural abstraction. Source: Abstract expressionism ↗

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17This art movement used wild, non-naturalistic color and got its name from a critic likening the artists to wild beasts.RECALL
Fauvism
Fauvism used wild, non-naturalistic color and got its name from a critic likening the artists to wild beasts.
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18This art movement reduced art to simple geometric forms, rejecting personal expression in favor of pure form.RECALL
Minimalism
Minimalism reduced art to simple geometric forms, rejecting personal expression in favor of pure form.
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19This art movement built pure abstraction from a limited palette of black, white, and primary colors.RECALL
De Stijl
De Stijl built pure abstraction from a limited palette of black, white, and primary colors.
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