Tachisme

Glossary

A French style of abstract painting, characterised by random splotches and dabs, it gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s as part of the Art Informel movement. The name is derived from the French word tache, meaning “stain.” It was closely related to contemporaneous art movements and styles such as American Lyrical Abstraction, CoBrA and the European avant-garde group.

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Tachisme%newline%A French style of abstract painting, characterised by random splotches and dabs, it gained popularity in the 1940s and 1950s as part of the Art Informel movement. The name is derived from the French word tache, meaning "stain." It was closely related to contemporaneous art movements and styles such as American Lyrical Abstraction, CoBrA and the European avant-garde group.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Tachisme”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/tachisme/
MLA	“Tachisme.” MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/tachisme/. Accessed 27, April, 2024.
Harvard	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. (2022) Tachisme. [Online]. Available at: https://mapacademy.io/glossary/tachisme/. (Accessed: 27, April, 2024)