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Lee Krasner

Living Colour
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A monograph on the life and work of an outstanding abstract expressionist painter, now emerging as one of the most important women artists of the 20th century. Lee Krasner, a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, was one of the few female artists to be given a retrospective... Read More
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A richly illustrated monograph on the life and work of Lee Krasner, one of the twentieth century's most inspiring women artists and a pioneer of abstract expressionism, now available in paperback.

A monograph on the life and work of an outstanding abstract expressionist painter, now emerging as one of the most important women artists of the 20th century

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A monograph on the life and work of an outstanding abstract expressionist painter, now emerging as one of the most important women artists of the 20th century.

Lee Krasner, a pioneer of Abstract Expressionism, was one of the few female artists to be given a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art, New York. This volume features a selection of the artist's most important paintings, collages, and works on paper; essays on her life and art by Eleanor Nairne, Katy Siegel, John Yau, and Suzanne Hudson; an interview with her biographer, Gail Levin; and a fully illustrated chronology.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780500297582

Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 15 February 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Thames & Hudson Ltd

Illustration: 214 Illustrations, color

Contributors:

  • Edited by Eleanor Nairne

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 187.0mm

Height: 238.0mm

Weight: 680g

Pages: 240

About the Author

Eleanor Nairne is Head of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. She was Senior Curator at Barbican Art Gallery, London, where her exhibitions included 'Alice Neel: Hot off the Griddle' (2023), 'Jean Dubuffet: Brutal Beauty' (2021), 'Lee Krasner: Living Colour' (2019) and 'Basquiat: Boom for Real' (2017).

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