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Orange

Close up of Orange

A vertical abstraction features broadly painted strokes of orange layered over shades of purple, teal, and green.
A vertical abstraction features broadly painted strokes of orange layered over shades of purple, teal, and green.
Joan Mitchell, Orange, 1981; Oil on canvas, 63 1/4 x 51 in.; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; Conservation funds generously provided in honor of Ed Williams by his family; © Estate of Joan Mitchell; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

Artwork Details

  • Artist

    Joan Mitchell

  • Title

    Orange

  • Date

    1981

  • Medium

    Oil on canvas

  • Dimensions

    63 1/4 x 51 in.

  • Donor Credit

    Gift of Wallace and Wilhelmina Holladay; Conservation funds generously provided in honor of Ed Williams by his family

  • Image Credit

    © Estate of Joan Mitchell; Photo by Lee Stalsworth

  • On Display

    Yes

The Artist, Joan Mitchell

An important member of Abstract Expressionism’s second generation, Joan Mitchell executed large, highly stylized abstractions of the landscape.
A black-and-white studio portrait of a light-skinned older woman with dark bobbed hair. She wears sunglasses, a light-colored turtleneck sweater, a striped scarf, and a watch. She stands with arms folded and holding a lit cigarette between her left index and middle fingers.