Wednesday, August 16, 2023

1983

Mitchell begins the Grande Vallée paintings, a suite of twenty-one monumental works inspired by a hidden valley in Brittany precious to dear friend Gisèle Barreau and her cousin during their child­hood.

La Grande Vallée VI
1983
Oil on canvas
280 x 260 cm
Fondation Cartier pour l'Art Contemporain
Paris, France


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