Marge
(1990)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
195.0 × 227.8 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Gift of Loti Smorgon AO through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2011
© Estate of Joan Mitchell
Gallery location
Level 3, NGV International
About this work
Joan Mitchell was one of the few female artists of her generation to gain critical acclaim for her work, along with artists such as Helen Frankenthaler and Lee Krasner. Closely associated with the New York School of Abstract Expressionists, Mitchell was a unique and independent figure, and her practice became more vibrant and light-infused as her long career progressed. Setting herself apart from her American contemporaries, Mitchell worked in relative isolation in Vétheuil, outside Paris, from 1967 until her death in 1992. Inspired by sunflowers and the environment of Vétheuil, Mitchell’s later body of work exemplifies her gestural and energetic style.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
Vétheuil, Île-de-France, France
Accession Number
2011.21
Department
Contemporary Art
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Digitisation Champion Ms Carol Grigor through Metal Manufactures Limited
Subjects (general)
Nonrepresentational Art
Subjects (specific)
blue (colour) brush strokes multi-coloured
Movements
Abstract Expressionism