Colour Field Painting

Untitled; Mark Rothko; c. 1952–53; Oil on canvas; 442.5 x 299.5 cm. Guggenheim Museum, Bilbao, and Google Arts & Culture

An abstract painting style categorised within American Expressionism, it is characterised by large-scale canvases painted expansively with flat, solid colour to produce the optical qualities of painting through flatness and colour. Notable colour field artists include Mark Rothko, Barnett Newman, Helen Frankenthaler, Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland.