Lee Krasner
Lee Krasner
Lenore Krassner, known professionally as Lee Krasner, was an influential American abstract expressionist painter in the second half of the 20th century...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPainter
Date of Birth27 October 1908
CountryUnited States of America
Lee Krasner quotes about
american-artist anywhere assistants depending mural procedure ten
The procedure was that an artist got a mural and then he would have anywhere from two to ten assistants depending on the size of the mural and how many assistants he needed, or she needed.
accepted american-artist matter paintings selection send submit whether work
You were told how much space so it was a matter of whether you could send in two paintings or three paintings, you know, pending where the show was being held. You did submit work to be accepted. Once you were accepted that was it. You did your own selection of what went in.
necks kind form
We get used to a certain kind of colour of form or format, and it's acceptable. And to puncture that is sticking your neck out a bit. And then pretty soon, that's very acceptable.
depression depressing consistency
My own image of my work is that I no sooner settle into something than a break occurs. These breaks are always painful and depressing but despite them I see that there's a consistency that holds out, but is hard to define.