The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 24, 2024

Celebration

Celebration

1960
(American, 1908–1984)
Framed: 238.1 x 471.8 x 8.3 cm (93 3/4 x 185 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.); Unframed: 234.3 x 468.6 cm (92 1/4 x 184 1/2 in.)
© The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Did You Know?

Krasner repurposed this large canvas when she painted over an earlier composition that dissatisfied her.

Description

After the death of her husband Jackson Pollock, Krasner took over his studio located in a barn on their property. With this expansion of studio space, she began creating large-scale paintings like Celebration,using expansive gestures to express her feelings on canvas.
  • Christie's, New York
  • Rose, Barbara. Lee Krasner: A Retrospective. Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, 1983. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 112-114, fig. 109
    Treasures of the Cleveland Museum of Art. London, United Kingdom,Scala Books, 2012. Reproduced: p. 324-325
    Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 63
    Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 23
    Anfam, David. Lee Krasner: The Umber Paintings 1959-1962. [New York]: Paul Kasmin Gallery, 2018. Mentioned: p. 50; Reproduced p. 51, 53
  • {{cite web|title=Celebration|url=false|author=Lee Krasner|year=1960|access-date=24 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2003.227