In the early 1950s Kline's work appears very much inspired by the French painter Pierre Soulages, who had exhibited at Betty Parsons' gallery in New York in 1949.
1952–1961
The Whitney Annuals and Biennials
Kline's work is included in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Annuals and Biennials in 1952, 1953, 1955 and 1961.
1956
The Venice Biennale
Kline's work is included in the Venice Biennale, the first of two appearances (the second is in 1960).
1956–1962
Summers in Provincetown
From 1956 to 1962 Kline spends his summers painting in Provincetown, Massachusetts.
1957
The São Paulo Biennial
Kline's work is included in the São Paulo Biennial.
![Untitled [recto], Franz Kline, 1950s](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/f2e53a49-1f2c-4abc-b0fd-771de8e01df6/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Untitled [verso], Franz Kline, 1940s-1950s](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/241da734-c8c4-4f8f-a104-df63cc4e1be1/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
