Joan Mitchell

Clearing
1973

A panoramic abstract painting featuring a series of large, bold brushstrokes and color blocks. Dominant colors include white, blue, and brown, with three prominent dark brown rectangles positioned at the top of each panel. The artwork is textured and layered, with visible drips and scrapes throughout, suggesting a dynamic and expressive painting process.

A panoramic abstract painting featuring a series of large, bold brushstrokes and color blocks. Dominant colors include white, blue, and brown, with three prominent dark brown rectangles positioned at the top of each panel. The artwork is textured and layered, with visible drips and scrapes throughout, suggesting a dynamic and expressive painting process.

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Date
1973

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil on linen, three parts

Dimensions
Overall: 110 1/4 × 236in. (280 × 599.4 cm)

Accession number
74.72a-c

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Susan Morse Hilles in honor of John I. H. Baur

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Joan Mitchell

API
artworks/2716

Exhibitions

The Paintings of Joan Mitchell

June 20–Sept 29, 2002

Joan Mitchell
11 works in the collection

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