JOAN MITCHELL "BRUSH" LITHOGRAPH, 1981 Kosso Eloul 1971 wiping and layering white veils

wiping and layering white veils to maintain translucence

butter tarts and of course the Maple leaf

"Young Man with Flower" serves as an an exceptional example from this unique period of production

33"H 45"W (artwork)

McGinley worked almost exclusively in a 40" x 30" print format

JOAN MITCHELL "BRUSH" LITHOGRAPH, 1981 Kosso Eloul 1971 wiping and layering white veilsJoan Mitchell (1925 1992) was a leading abstract artist whose prolific career spanned more than four decades. Working in a variety of mediums, including oil, pastel, and printmaking, she is widely recognized as one of the most accomplished and influential Abstract Expressionists. Influenced by Franz Kline and Willem de Kooning, Mitchell turned to abstraction in the early 1950s. She became one of the few women, alongside Helen Frankenthaler and Lee