Fine Art Poster
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A giclée print on 200gsm matte fine art paper, using a twelve-colour process for accurate, fade-resistant colour. Supplied unframed, delivered flat or rolled.
The Lot - Joan Mitchell
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Description
A 1956 abstract composition by Joan Mitchell, featuring a dynamic interplay of deep blue forms, pale yellow accents, and expressive, gestural brushwork.
The Lot (1956) is a representative example of Joan Mitchell's work during the mid-1950s, a period when she solidified her position within the New York School of Abstract Expressionism. The composition is defined by a tension between structured, rectangular blocks of colour and more fluid, gestural marks. Mitchell employs a palette dominated by deep blues, pale yellows, and expansive areas of white, which function as both background and active space. Her application of paint varies significantly across the surface. Some areas feature thick, impasto-like layering, while others reveal thinner washes and drips that suggest the speed and physical energy of her process. Unlike the all-over compositions favoured by some of her contemporaries, Mitchell maintains a sense of spatial depth here. The darker, heavier forms appear to anchor the composition, while the lighter, more fragmented marks create a sense of movement and atmospheric shift. Mitchell often drew inspiration from memory and the natural world, though her work remains firmly rooted in abstraction. In this piece, the interaction between the solid blue shapes and the surrounding white space creates a rhythmic quality. The drips and splatters are not merely decorative; they act as evidence of the artist's physical engagement with the canvas. This work demonstrates her ability to balance controlled geometric elements with the spontaneous, emotive qualities associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement. By avoiding a singular focal point, the viewer is encouraged to scan the entire surface, observing the interplay of light and shadow created by the varying density of the paint. The result is a composition that feels both deliberate and immediate, capturing a specific moment of artistic decision-making.
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Each print is produced to order using 12-colour giclée printing on FSC-certified archival paper. Designed in Britain and printed at your nearest production hub to reduce waste and speed up delivery.
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The Lot - Joan Mitchell
Regular price
From £28.00 GBP
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From £28.00 GBP
Regular price
Fine Art Poster / A4 (21x29.7 cm) / -
Artist Biography
Joan Mitchell
Mitchell painted large, aggressive, beautiful abstract canvases that looked nothing like what a woman painter was supposed to produce in the 1950s. The brushwork is violent. The colours are intense. The scale is monumental. She was an Abstract Expressionist in a movement that did not welcome women, and she responded by painting bigger, harder, and with more conviction than most of her male contemporaries.
She grew up in Chicago, the daughter of a dermatologist and a poet. She was a competitive figure skater and diver. The athleticism transferred to her painting: she worked standing, moving around the canvas, using her whole body. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and moved to New York in 1949, joining the Cedar Bar circle of de Kooning, Kline, and Pollock.
She moved to France in 1959, first to Paris and then to Vetheuil, the village on the Seine where Monet had lived. The coincidence was not accidental. She painted landscape-derived abstractions that have the luminosity and colour sensitivity of Impressionism executed at Abstract Expressionist scale. La Grande Vallee, a series of large paintings from the 1980s, is a sustained meditation on landscape, memory, and loss.
She drank heavily, was difficult personally, and made no concessions to the market or to critics. She sold well in Europe before America caught up. The retrospective at the Whitney in 2002, three years before her death, confirmed what her collectors had known for decades: she was one of the best painters of the second half of the twentieth century.
She grew up in Chicago, the daughter of a dermatologist and a poet. She was a competitive figure skater and diver. The athleticism transferred to her painting: she worked standing, moving around the canvas, using her whole body. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and moved to New York in 1949, joining the Cedar Bar circle of de Kooning, Kline, and Pollock.
She moved to France in 1959, first to Paris and then to Vetheuil, the village on the Seine where Monet had lived. The coincidence was not accidental. She painted landscape-derived abstractions that have the luminosity and colour sensitivity of Impressionism executed at Abstract Expressionist scale. La Grande Vallee, a series of large paintings from the 1980s, is a sustained meditation on landscape, memory, and loss.
She drank heavily, was difficult personally, and made no concessions to the market or to critics. She sold well in Europe before America caught up. The retrospective at the Whitney in 2002, three years before her death, confirmed what her collectors had known for decades: she was one of the best painters of the second half of the twentieth century.
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Museum-grade giclée on FSC-certified archival matte paper, with framed and canvas options.
- Paper sizes: A4, A3, A2, A1, A0 and B2 (50×70 cm)
- Canvas: XS (20×30 cm) to Large (60×90 cm)
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Fine Art Framed
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The same fine art print in a solid wood frame with UV-protective acrylic glaze and rigid backing. Five frame colours. Arrives ready to hang.
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A deeper solid wood frame: 33mm deep with a 20mm face and Perspex glaze. The print sits unmounted for a clean gallery presentation. Black, white or natural.
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Hand-stretched canvas with neat gallery-wrapped edges, giving the artwork surface texture and depth. Arrives ready to hang.
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Stretched canvas set in a floating wood frame, our most substantial finish. Arrives ready to hang.
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Artist Biography
Joan Mitchell
Mitchell painted large, aggressive, beautiful abstract canvases that looked nothing like what a woman painter was supposed to produce in the 1950s. The brushwork is violent. The colours are intense. The scale is monumental. She was an Abstract Expressionist in a movement that did not welcome women, and she responded by painting bigger, harder, and with more conviction than most of her male contemporaries.
She grew up in Chicago, the daughter of a dermatologist and a poet. She was a competitive figure skater and diver. The athleticism transferred to her painting: she worked standing, moving around the canvas, using her whole body. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and moved to New York in 1949, joining the Cedar Bar circle of de Kooning, Kline, and Pollock.
She moved to France in 1959, first to Paris and then to Vetheuil, the village on the Seine where Monet had lived. The coincidence was not accidental. She painted landscape-derived abstractions that have the luminosity and colour sensitivity of Impressionism executed at Abstract Expressionist scale. La Grande Vallee, a series of large paintings from the 1980s, is a sustained meditation on landscape, memory, and loss.
She drank heavily, was difficult personally, and made no concessions to the market or to critics. She sold well in Europe before America caught up. The retrospective at the Whitney in 2002, three years before her death, confirmed what her collectors had known for decades: she was one of the best painters of the second half of the twentieth century.
She grew up in Chicago, the daughter of a dermatologist and a poet. She was a competitive figure skater and diver. The athleticism transferred to her painting: she worked standing, moving around the canvas, using her whole body. She studied at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and moved to New York in 1949, joining the Cedar Bar circle of de Kooning, Kline, and Pollock.
She moved to France in 1959, first to Paris and then to Vetheuil, the village on the Seine where Monet had lived. The coincidence was not accidental. She painted landscape-derived abstractions that have the luminosity and colour sensitivity of Impressionism executed at Abstract Expressionist scale. La Grande Vallee, a series of large paintings from the 1980s, is a sustained meditation on landscape, memory, and loss.
She drank heavily, was difficult personally, and made no concessions to the market or to critics. She sold well in Europe before America caught up. The retrospective at the Whitney in 2002, three years before her death, confirmed what her collectors had known for decades: she was one of the best painters of the second half of the twentieth century.
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