Lee Krasner
Bird's Parasol

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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 Art

Object Type

PAINTING

ProvenanceThe artist; [Marlborough Gallery, New York]; Jean Aberbach, New York; National Music Publishers’ Association; [Christie’s, New York. Auction: Wednesday, November 6, 1985, Lot 17]; [Robert Miller Gallery, New York]; Mr. and Mrs. Meredith Long, Houston; Cornelia Cullen Long, Houston; given to the MFAH, 2021.

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]
Verso: Inaccessible

Recto: Signed in white paint, bottom right corner: Lee Krasner '64 [script]

Recto: [none]
Verso: Inaccessible

Catalogue raisonnéLandau, Ellen G. Lee Krasner: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1995: CR 409, p. 218.

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