
"I paint from remembered landscapes that I carry with me--and remember feelings of them, which of course become transformed. I could certainly never mirror nature. I would like more to paint what it leaves me with." Joan Mitchell, 1968
Joan Mitchell's large-scale oil on canvas pulses with the emotional residue of landscapes filtered through memory and feeling, rendered in gestural strokes of vivid color that surge and collide across the surface. Rather than depicting nature literally, Mitchell translates its sensory impact into layered brushwork that conveys both urgency and lyricism. The work embodies her belief that painting is less about capturing what is seen and more about preserving what is deeply felt.
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale
November 8, 2015
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