What is Franz Kline?
{{Infobox artist | caption = Kline, c. 1960 | birth_name = Franz Kline | birth_date = {{Birth date |1910|5|23|}} | birth_place = [[Wilkes-Barre]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S. | death_date = {{death date and age |1962|5|13|1910|5|23|}} | death_place = [[New York City]], NY, U.S. | field = [[Abstract art|Abstract painting]] | training = [[Boston University]] | movement = [[Abstract expressionism]], [[action painting]] | works = | patrons = | awards = }} '''Franz Kline''' (May 23, 1910 – May 13, 1962) was an American painter. He was a leading name in the field of [[abstract expressionism]]. {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kline, Franz}} [[Category:American painters]] [[Category:1910 births]] [[Category:1962 deaths]] [[Category:Artists from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}