JOAN MITCHELL (1925-1992) Untitled
signed 'Joan Mitchell' (lower right)
water-soluble wax crayon, pastel and wash on paper
12 ½ x 8 7⁄8 in. (31.8 x 22.5 cm.)
Executed in 1985.
JOAN MITCHELL (1925-1992) Untitled
signed 'Joan Mitchell' (lower right)
water-soluble wax crayon, pastel and wash on paper
12 ½ x 8 7⁄8 in. (31.8 x 22.5 cm.)
Executed in 1985.
Robert Miller Galley, New York Private collection, New York, 1989 Cheim & Read, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner, 2003
“…In Mitchell’s hands, pastel becomes an instrument of unruly precision and opposing hues. In her works on paper, with their swift tenacious lines, scumbled fields, decisive layering, and optical collisions, the viewer has an intimate encounter with a sumptuous but harsh lyricism that constantly courts but never succumbs to chaos.” - John Yau (J. Yau, “Larger than Life,” Joan Mitchell Works on Paper 1956-1992, exh. cat., New York, Cheim & Read, 2007.)
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