Mitchell, Joan. Metro, 1958. oil on canvas, Framed: 115.6 x 139.7 x 4.5 cm (45 1/2 x 55 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 113 x 137.1 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.). Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey, 1969.252. Copyrighted undefined.

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Metro

1958

Joan Mitchell

Joan Mitchell (American, 1925–1992)

American Painting and Sculpture

Metro, 1958. Joan Mitchell (American, 1925–1992). Oil on canvas; framed: 115.6 x 139.7 x 4.5 cm (45 1/2 x 55 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 113 x 137.1 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey 1969.252 © Estate of Joan Mitchell Metro belongs to an early phase in Mitchell’s long career, when she started to earn fame for abstract paintings that balance spontaneity with planning. Its composition is centrifugal: wide patches of reds, maroons, olive greens, and whites clustered in the canvas’s upper center are effectively spinning off into thinner arcs at the sides and bottom. At the age of 17, Mitchell was named "Figure Skating Queen of the Midwest."

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Mitchell, Joan
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil on canvas
Medium: oil, canvas
Dimensions: Framed: 115.6 x 139.7 x 4.5 cm (45 1/2 x 55 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 113 x 137.1 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.)
Departments: American Painting and Sculpture
Accession Number: 1969.252
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. John B. Dempsey
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