The artistic development of Ralph Bakshi encompasses more than 70 years. He is a self-taught artist who was initially inspired by the The Ashcan School, and later by the Abstract Expressionists, who saw painting as a pure expression of emotion. New York City provided the physical and cultural environment that nurtured Bakshi's imagination and that of his contemporaries; Willem de Kooning, Jackson Pollock, Francis Bacon and Chiam Soutine were his strongest influences.....

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