Joan Mitchell

Arbes (Black, Yellow, Blue)
1991–1992

An abstract expressionist painting featuring a dynamic composition of black, blue, and yellow brushstrokes on a white background. The strokes vary in thickness and intensity, creating a sense of movement and chaos.
An abstract expressionist painting featuring a dynamic composition of black, blue, and yellow brushstrokes on a white background. The strokes vary in thickness and intensity, creating a sense of movement and chaos.

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Date
1991–1992

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 30 × 22 1/8in. (76.2 × 56.2 cm) Image (irregular): 27 5/8 × 20 7/8in. (70.2 × 53 cm)

Accession number
2014.288

Edition
88/125

Publication
Printed by Atelier Franck Bordas; published by Éditions Jean Fournier; published by Éditions de la Difference

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Stephanie Theodore

Rights and reproductions
© Estate of Joan Mitchell

API
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Joan Mitchell
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