Mitchell, Joan, 1926–92, American abstract painter, b. Chicago, studied Smith College, Art Institute of Chicago (B.F.A., 1947; M.F.A., 1950). A vibrant colorist, she was one of the finest painters of the second generation of abstract expressionism abstract expressionism, movement of abstract painting that emerged in New York City during the mid-1940s and attained singular prominence in American art in the following decade; also called action painting and the New York school.
..... Click the link for more information. . In Manhattan during the 1950s Mitchell encountered action painting, developing friendships with such artists as Willem de Kooning de Kooning, Willem (də k
`nĭng), 1904–97, American painter, b.
..... Click the link for more information. and Franz Kline Kline, Franz, 1910–62, American painter, b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He studied (1937–38) in England, then settled in New York City. From the early 1950s, Kline exhibited large canvases of dynamically painted black-and-white grids.
..... Click the link for more information. and becoming part of a male-dominated art world. Her emotionally intense paintings of the 1950s feature slashing strokes of vivid color. From the next decade on she moved to equally intense canvases in which linear elements are joined by large gestural blocks, skeins, or cascades in lush colors. In 1959, Mitchell settled in France where, rejecting the movements that dominated art from the 1960s on, she continued to paint in an abstract expressionist style. Usually very large, sometimes in multipanel format, her often radiantly lyrical paintings incorporate both turbulence and control and are frequently inspired by landscapes and poetry.
Mitchell, Joan (1926– ) painter; born in Chicago. Child of a physician father and a mother who was a poet and coeditor of Poetry magazine, she studied for two years at Smith College, then transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago to paint full time. Coming to New York City in 1947, she became one of the early abstract expressionists and gained considerable recognition. In 1959 she moved to Paris, then in 1967 to Vetheuil, a village about one hour northwest of Paris where Monet once lived (1878–81). She continued to paint in the abstract expressionist manner, although adopting a sunnier palette and more lyrical mode, and in her attempts to convey the realm of nature—as in No Birds (1987–88) or Wind (1990)—she seemed to echo French impressionism.
..... Click the link for more information. . In Manhattan during the 1950s Mitchell encountered action painting, developing friendships with such artists as Willem de Kooning de Kooning, Willem (də k
`nĭng), 1904–97, American painter, b...... Click the link for more information. and Franz Kline Kline, Franz, 1910–62, American painter, b. Wilkes-Barre, Pa. He studied (1937–38) in England, then settled in New York City. From the early 1950s, Kline exhibited large canvases of dynamically painted black-and-white grids.
..... Click the link for more information. and becoming part of a male-dominated art world. Her emotionally intense paintings of the 1950s feature slashing strokes of vivid color. From the next decade on she moved to equally intense canvases in which linear elements are joined by large gestural blocks, skeins, or cascades in lush colors. In 1959, Mitchell settled in France where, rejecting the movements that dominated art from the 1960s on, she continued to paint in an abstract expressionist style. Usually very large, sometimes in multipanel format, her often radiantly lyrical paintings incorporate both turbulence and control and are frequently inspired by landscapes and poetry.
Bibliography
See K. Kertess, Joan Mitchell (1997); J. Livingston et al., The Paintings of Joan Mitchell (2002).
Mitchell, Joan (1926– ) painter; born in Chicago. Child of a physician father and a mother who was a poet and coeditor of Poetry magazine, she studied for two years at Smith College, then transferred to the Art Institute of Chicago to paint full time. Coming to New York City in 1947, she became one of the early abstract expressionists and gained considerable recognition. In 1959 she moved to Paris, then in 1967 to Vetheuil, a village about one hour northwest of Paris where Monet once lived (1878–81). She continued to paint in the abstract expressionist manner, although adopting a sunnier palette and more lyrical mode, and in her attempts to convey the realm of nature—as in No Birds (1987–88) or Wind (1990)—she seemed to echo French impressionism.
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