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Among the Abstract
Expressionists, Krasner was uniquely innovative in her use of collage. Though
an extremely talented painter in her own right, her work was often overshadowed
by that of her husband, Jackson Pollock. To create Black and White,
Krasner tore scraps of paper that Pollock had painted, arranged them on a
backing, and added her own strokes of black paint. The repurposed and new
portions of the work are unified; it is not possible to tell which marks are
Pollock’s and which are Krasner’s. By tearing rather than cutting the paper,
Krasner imbued the work with roughness and force. The diagonal lines of the
collage add energy and a sense of movement.
Exhibition History"Lee Krasner: Palingenesis" Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Oct. 1, 1999 - Jan. 3, 2000; Des Moines Art Center, Feb. 26 - May 21, 2000; Akron Art Museum, OH, June 10, 2000 - Oct. 27, 2000; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Oct. 6, 2000 - Jan. 7, 2001
"Commitment, Community and Controversy: The Des Moines Art Center Collections," Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 24 - May 10, 1998
"Lee Krasner Collages: 1953-1955," Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, Dec. 5, 1995 - Jan. 27, 1996
"The Abstract Tradition in American Art," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 7, 1991 - Feb. 23, 1992
"The Louise Noun Collection: Art by Women," The University of Iowa Museum of Art, March 24 - May 13, 1990; Des Moines Art Center, May 25 - August 5, 1990
"Lee Krasner: a Retrospective," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1983 (cat. ill. fig. 74, p. 79)
Published ReferencesJo-Ann Conklin, ed., "The Louise Noun Collection: Art By Women," The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, 1990, exh. cat. p.52, ill. p.53
Ellen G. Landau, "Lee Krasner: Collages, 1953-1955," Jason McCoy Inc., N.Y., 1995, exh. cat. b/w ill. p.2
AN UNCOMMON VISION: THE DES MOINES ART CENTER, Des Moines Art Center, 1998, ref. & color detail p.164, color ill. p.165
"Lee Krasner: Collages," Robert Miller Gallery, New York, 1986 (ill.)
Barbara Rose, "Lee Krasner: a Retrospective," 1983. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1983 (cat. ill. fig. 74, p. 79)
Exhibition History"Lee Krasner: Palingenesis" Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Oct. 1, 1999 - Jan. 3, 2000; Des Moines Art Center, Feb. 26 - May 21, 2000; Akron Art Museum, OH, June 10, 2000 - Oct. 27, 2000; Brooklyn Museum of Art, Oct. 6, 2000 - Jan. 7, 2001
"Commitment, Community and Controversy: The Des Moines Art Center Collections," Des Moines Art Center, Jan. 24 - May 10, 1998
"Lee Krasner Collages: 1953-1955," Jason McCoy Gallery, New York, NY, Dec. 5, 1995 - Jan. 27, 1996
"The Abstract Tradition in American Art," Des Moines Art Center, Dec. 7, 1991 - Feb. 23, 1992
"The Louise Noun Collection: Art by Women," The University of Iowa Museum of Art, March 24 - May 13, 1990; Des Moines Art Center, May 25 - August 5, 1990
"Lee Krasner: a Retrospective," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1983 (cat. ill. fig. 74, p. 79)
Published ReferencesJo-Ann Conklin, ed., "The Louise Noun Collection: Art By Women," The University of Iowa Museum of Art, Iowa City, 1990, exh. cat. p.52, ill. p.53
Ellen G. Landau, "Lee Krasner: Collages, 1953-1955," Jason McCoy Inc., N.Y., 1995, exh. cat. b/w ill. p.2
AN UNCOMMON VISION: THE DES MOINES ART CENTER, Des Moines Art Center, 1998, ref. & color detail p.164, color ill. p.165
"Lee Krasner: Collages," Robert Miller Gallery, New York, 1986 (ill.)
Barbara Rose, "Lee Krasner: a Retrospective," 1983. Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1983 (cat. ill. fig. 74, p. 79)
DimensionsFrame: 40 × 32 × 2 in. (101.6 × 81.3 × 5.1 cm)
Sheet: 30 1/8 × 22 3/8 in. (76.5 × 56.8 cm)
Sheet: 30 1/8 × 22 3/8 in. (76.5 × 56.8 cm)
Accession Number 1992.2
Classificationswork on paper
CopyrightARS
SignedLK - 53 (l,r white gouache)
Catalogue raisonnéLandau 266 - (Ellen G. Landau, Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné)
ProvenanceArtist; Mrs. Donald Braider, Sag Harbor [gift of the artist, 1954]; (Robert Miller Gallery, New York); Louise R. Noun, Des Moines [purchased from previous, 1985]; Des Moines Art Center [gifted from previous, 1992]
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