1956

 
It’s time to reveal the name of the artist we will be following whole summer. At least one member knew that we were looking art paintings by Joan Mitchell (1925 - 1992).
 

Joan Mitchell (February 12, 1925 – October 30, 1992) was an American artist who worked primarily in painting and printmaking, and also used pastel and made other works on paper. She was an active participant in the New York School of artists in the 1950s. A native of Chicago, she is associated with the American abstract expressionist movement, even though she lived in France for much of her career.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Mitchell

Hemlock
1956

Oil on canvas
231.14 x 203.2 cm
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York
https://whitney.org/collection/works/363

The title comes from a poem by Wallace Stevens:

“Out of the window,
 I saw how the planets gathered
Like the leaves themselves
Turning in the wind.
I saw how the night came,
Came striding like the color of the
heavy hemlocks. . .” 

October Island
Oil on canvas
210,8 x 262,6 cm
Private collection

Joan Mitchell in her Paris studio on rue Daguerre in 1956. 

Photo by Loomis Dean/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images.