The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 24, 2024
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.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2003.227
© The Pollock-Krasner Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Location: 227 Abstract Expressionism
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. 109Treasures of the Cleveland Museum of Art. London, United Kingdom,Scala Books, 2012. Reproduced: p. 324-325Cleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 63Cleveland Museum of Art. Museum Masters: 2016-17 Companion Guide. [Cleveland, Ohio]: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2016. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 23Anfam, David. Lee Krasner: The Umber Paintings 1959-1962. [New York]: Paul Kasmin Gallery, 2018. Mentioned: p. 50; Reproduced p. 51, 53
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