Joan Mitchell
Joan Mitchell was an American abstract expressionist painter born on February 12, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois.
Born: 1925, Chicago, Illinois
Died: 1992, Paris, France
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Recognition
A star of Abstract Expressionism at a time when female artists rarely achieved fame. Mitchell was a peer of Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock, and has been exhibited in the Tate, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Whitney Museum.
Intent
Mitchell moves from painting to etching here, creating large and vigorous brush strokes in the lens of her highly renown paintings.
Composition
Using a vial of French lavender oil, Mitchell painted oil onto the four panel aquatint to lighten areas and bring an aroma of lavender.
Ceres Take
Mitchell is a highly coveted collection, her works continue to hit auction records of $29M.
PARENT TECHNIQUE
Etching
Etching is a form of printmaking that involves creating designs on a copper plate, using an acid-resistant material like wax or resin. The artist scratches through this material to expose the metal underneath. The plate is then submerged in an acid bath, which bites into the exposed areas, creating grooves....
