Joan Mitchell Estate Abstract Expressionist Lithograph Print Framed Modernist Poster " Ladybug " 1957

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This Joan Mitchell Estate rare Abstract Expressionist lithograph print custom framed Modernist poster " Ladybug " 1957, is a very … Read more This Joan Mitchell Estate rare Abstract Expressionist lithograph print custom framed Modernist poster " Ladybug " 1957, is a very special and unique piece to add to your collection.

The Abstract Expressionist Modernist poster print is published by The Museum of Modern Art New York, printed in 2019 in The United States in an unnumbered limited edition with the licensed authorized rights of The Estate of Joan Mitchell. It features an artwork image originally created by Mitchell in 1957 titled " Ladybug ".

Joan Mitchell ( 1925 - 1992 ) was an American born Abstract Expressionist painter and printmaker. She was a member of the American Abstract Expressionist movement, even though much of her career took place in Paris France. Along with Lee Krasner, Grace Hartigan, Helen Frankenthaler and Elaine De Kooning, she was one of the era's few female painters to gain critical and public acclaim. By the early 1950's she was highly regarded as a leading artist in The New York School. Artworks by Mitchell are included in the collections of many of the world's most prestigious museums.

Joan Mitchell's Abstract paintings reflect the people, places, and experiences that made up her life. As she explained, to begin a work she had to " Think of something and get into a situation where i feel something, and where i love something ".

In 1957, the year she created " Ladybug ", Mitchell said of her process, " The freedom in my work is quite controlled ".. She meticulously applied each color, attentive to the relationship between them and each brushstroke. In this work and others of this period, Mitchell, unlike many of her Abstract Expressionist contemporaries, rejected an allover compositional approach, preferring a balance of figure and ground even in a fully abstract image.

Throughout her long career, Mitchell referred to the matter of her paintings as " feelings ", or memories of distinct times and places. She was thirty two and living in New York when she painted " Ladybug ". Here, as in her other works, she aimed not to describe nature, but as she put it " To paint what it leaves me with ".

The rare out of print Abstract Expressionist framed lithograph print Modernist poster measures 23 7/8" W X 32" H X 1 3/8" D. It is custom framed with UV protective plexiglass in a Contemporary Modern matte brushed finish dark charcoal metal frame molding, with an attached hanging wire on the reverse back side for easy wall installation.

It is in excellent " like new " condition. The poster print is in excellent " like new " very clean condition. It is brand newly custom framed and has never been displayed. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. See less