Artist
Lee Krasner (American, 1908–1984)American, 1908–1984
CultureAmerican
Titles
- Bird's Parasol
Date1964
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas: 61 1/8 × 46 in. (155.3 × 116.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Cornelia Cullen Long in memory of Meredith
Object number2021.755
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Atrium Floor 1
On view
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Department
Modern and Contemporary ArtObject Type
Exhibition HistoryLee Krasner: Paintings, Drawings and Collages, London: Whitechapel Gallery, September–October, 1965; circulated by the Arts Council of Great Britain to York: City Art Gallery, April 30–May 21, 1966; Hull: Ferens Art Gallery, May 28–June 18, 1966; Nottingham: Victoria Street Gallery, June 28–July 16, 1966; Manchester: City Art Gallery, August 20–September 10, 1966; and Cardiff: Arts Council Gallery, September 17–October 8, 1966.
Paintings by Lee Krasner, Tuscaloosa, AL: University Art Gallery, University of Alabama, February 14–March 14, 1967.
Lee Krasner: Recent Paintings, New York: Marlborough-Gerson Gallery, March 1968.
Aspetti dell’ Informale, Bari: Pinacoteca Provinciale di Bari, January–February 1971; traveled to Milan: Ripartizione Istituzioni Culturali, Palazzo Reale, May–June, 1971.
Lee Krasner: A Retrospective, Houston: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 28, 1983–January 8, 1984.
Hans Hofmann and His Legacy, New York: Lever/Meyerson Galleries, Ltd., October 10–December 20, 1986.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Signed in white paint, bottom right corner: Lee Krasner '64 [script]
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Recto: Signed in white paint, bottom right corner: Lee Krasner '64 [script]
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Catalogue raisonnéLandau, Ellen G. Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995: CR 409, p. 218.
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