Untitled (1948)
© The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
© The Pollock-Krasner Foundation/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Lee Krasner [Lenore] :: (1908-1984) :: American painter.
““Untitled” (1948), is erudite yet playful, it shows off the artist’s virtuosity with the drip pouring technique that Pollock was to make famous.
Krasner produced 31 documented “Little Image” paintings from 1946 to 1950, a half-dozen of which are now lost.
Krasner’s ”Little Image” series from the late 40’s includes grids of hieroglyphic signs that call to mind the pictographic works of Adolph Gottlieb, and small-scale allover webs of spidery white lines on black that echo Pollock’s ground-breaking cultivation of the allover field. Original or not, these paintings have a fine material and optical concentration, suggesting that Krasner’s talent may have been best suited for more intimate ways of working.
Krasner struggled for critical acclaim in her own right, rather than merely being regarded as Pollock’s wife. Of these two painters, Jackson Pollock is more famous than Lee Krasner, but without her support and promotion of his artwork, he may well not have the place in the art timeline he does. Both painted in an abstract expressionist style. Krasner left a legacy to establish the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, which gives grants to visual artists. “
Here are 3 links to read more about Lee Krasner.
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An art bead is a bead, charm, button or finding made by an independent artist. Art beads are the vision and handiwork of an individual artist. You can read more about art beads here.
An art bead is a bead, charm, button or finding made by an independent artist. Art beads are the vision and handiwork of an individual artist. You can read more about art beads here.
*** A bead that is handmade is not necessarily an art bead. Hill Tribe Silver, Kazuri ceramic beads or lampwork beads made in factories are examples of handmade beads that are not considered art beads.
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SummersStudio
December 3, 2009 at 3:04 amMy hats off to you at ABS for choosing to feature a painting by Lee Krasner for the inspiration work.