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Lee Krasner
American, 1908–1984
An American Portrait, 1776–1976: 33 Contemporary Masters Join in a Trilogy Celebrating the Bicentennial
Lee Krasner is best known as an Abstract Expressionist painter who was married to a fellow Abstract Expressionist, Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956). Krasner was primarily a painter rather than a print maker, but this screen print represents a style she was known for—one of gestural, organic shapes depicted in bright colors. Like many Abstract Expressionists, she was reluctant to assign meaning to her compositions, insisting that she arrived at them through personal introspection and an emotional reaction to events or places. Such works depend upon the reaction of the viewer to assign “meaning.”
American, 1908–1984
Free Space
1975An American Portrait, 1776–1976: 33 Contemporary Masters Join in a Trilogy Celebrating the Bicentennial
Object Type:
Print
Dimensions:
19 1/2 in. x 26 in. (49.53 cm x 66.04 cm)
Medium and Support:
Screen print on paper
Accession Number:
1980.0016.0005
Credit Line:
Gift of Mr. A. C. van Ekris
Copyright:
© The Pollock-Kranser Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Lee Krasner is best known as an Abstract Expressionist painter who was married to a fellow Abstract Expressionist, Jackson Pollock (American, 1912–1956). Krasner was primarily a painter rather than a print maker, but this screen print represents a style she was known for—one of gestural, organic shapes depicted in bright colors. Like many Abstract Expressionists, she was reluctant to assign meaning to her compositions, insisting that she arrived at them through personal introspection and an emotional reaction to events or places. Such works depend upon the reaction of the viewer to assign “meaning.”
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