Joan Mitchell: Paintings from the Middle of the Last Century, 1953a 1962

by David Anfam

Between the mid-1950s and the early '60s, the paintings of Joan Mitchell (1925-92) grew exponentially in sophistication and strength. In the summer of 1953 she began to paint outdoors in the Hamptons, developing an engagement with nature, but with a crucial distinction from her male counterparts in the abstract expressionist movement. As the late curator and writer Klaus Kertess wrote, "Pollock's ...] 'I am nature' is very different from Mitchell's...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944316159
• ISBN13: 9781944316150
• Release Date: November 2018
• Publisher: Cheim & Read
• Length: 76 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 10.5" x 10.5"