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Lee Krasner: Catalogue of the 43 Most Famous Paintings

Updated oktober 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 45 works by Lee Krasner in our catalogue

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Bird Talk (1955) is recorded as the most famous painting of Lee Krasner. Self-Portrait (1929) and Self-Portrait (1929) occupy the second and third entries. Of the 45 works by Lee Krasner recorded in the catalogue, the 43 best known are listed below, each entry with its date, the holding museum and a note on the work.

1908 – 1984, Brooklyn Abstract expressionism Most works: Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti

Entries 1 to 10: the most famous Lee Krasner paintings

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Bird Talk (1955) by Lee Krasner

Bird Talk

1955 · Oil On Paper

The canvas known as Bird Talk pulses with the energy of 1955, a year when Lee Krasner was carving out a singular space within the movement of Abstract Expressionism. This painting emerges from a period of intense creative transformation for the artist. Born in Brooklyn, United States, in 1908, Krasner brings a specific, restless vitality to this work. The piece exists as a painting that captures a moment of profound…

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Untitled (1949) by Lee Krasner

Untitled

1949 · Oil On Canvas · MoMA - Muzej moderne umetnosti, New York City

To stand before this canvas is to enter a vibrant maelstrom of paint, a place where chaos itself achieves a profound, breathtaking order. This untitled work pulses with the raw, untamed energy characteristic of Abstract Expressionism. It refuses to offer a single point of rest for the eye; instead, it invites the viewer into an all-over field of activity. The composition is relentlessly dense, built from countless overlapping shapes and…

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Night Creatures (1965) by Lee Krasner

Night Creatures

1965 · Acrylic On Paper · Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti, New York

Night Creatures emerges from the canvas as a powerful instance of Abstract Art, a work where form and feeling collide in a rhythmic, allover whirl. Created by Lee Krasner in 1965, this piece exists as an Early Modernist Acrylic Painting that refuses to settle into a single, quiet moment. It is an abstract work, yet it pulses with a sense of life that feels almost biological, as if the shapes…

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Rising Green (1972) by Lee Krasner

Rising Green

1972 · Acrylic On Canvas · Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti, New York

Lee Krasner's “Rising Green,” painted in 1972, isn’t merely a depiction of nature; it’s an embodiment of its vital force. This monumental work, measuring a commanding 209 x 176 cm, stands as a testament to Krasner’s evolving Abstract Expressionist style and her persistent fascination with the natural world. Created in a spacious barn previously occupied by her late husband, Jackson Pollock – a space imbued with the legacy of his…

Lee Krasner, further entries: 11 to 43

11Composition (1943) by Lee KrasnerComposition1943 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 12The Seasons (1957) by Lee KrasnerThe Seasons1957 · Whitney Museum of American Art 13Shattered Light (1954) by Lee KrasnerShattered Light1954 14Birth (1956) by Lee KrasnerBirth1956 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art 15The Eye is the First Circle (1960) by Lee KrasnerThe Eye is the First Circle1960 16Celebration (1960) by Lee KrasnerCelebration1960 · Cleveland Museum of Art 17Untitled (1969) by Lee KrasnerUntitled1969 18Gold Stone (1969) by Lee KrasnerGold Stone1969 19Rising Green (1972) by Lee KrasnerRising Green1972 · Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti 20Future Indicative (1977) by Lee KrasnerFuture Indicative1977 21Free Space II (1975) by Lee KrasnerFree Space II1975 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art 22Free Space I (1975) by Lee KrasnerFree Space I1975 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art 23Embrace (1974) by Lee KrasnerEmbrace1974 24Gaea by Lee KrasnerGaea 25Siren, 1966 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Lee KrasnerSiren, 1966 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 26Desert Moon, 1955 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Lee KrasnerDesert Moon, 1955 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 27Lee Krasner c.1938 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Lee KrasnerLee Krasner c.1938 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 28Lee Krasner in her New York studio, c. 1939. Photograph by Maurice Berezov by Lee KrasnerLee Krasner in her New York studio, c. 1939. Photograph by Maurice Berezov 29Portrait of Lee Krasner by Irving Penn in Springs, NY, 1972 © The Irving Penn Foundation by Lee KrasnerPortrait of Lee Krasner by Irving Penn in Springs, NY, 1972 © The Irving Penn Foundation 30Portrait in Green (1969) by Lee KrasnerPortrait in Green1969 31Palingenesis (1971) by Lee KrasnerPalingenesis1971 32Installation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Combat, 1965 by Lee KrasnerInstallation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Combat, 1965 33Installation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Combat, 1965 by Lee KrasnerInstallation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Combat, 1965 34Installation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London feautring Another Storm, 1963 by Lee KrasnerInstallation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London feautring Another Storm, 1963 35Mosaic Table, 1947 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Lee KrasnerMosaic Table, 1947 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 36Installation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Palingenesis, 1971 by Lee KrasnerInstallation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Palingenesis, 1971 37Installation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Palingenesis, 1971 by Lee KrasnerInstallation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Palingenesis, 1971 38Installation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring The Eye is the First Circle, 1960 by Lee KrasnerInstallation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring The Eye is the First Circle, 1960 39Prophecy, 1956 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Lee KrasnerProphecy, 1956 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 40Blue Level, 1955 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Lee KrasnerBlue Level, 1955 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 41Imperative, 1976 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Lee KrasnerImperative, 1976 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 42Self-Portrait, c. 1928 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Lee KrasnerSelf-Portrait, c. 1928 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 43Painting Portrait in Green in her studio, Springs, 1969 by Lee KrasnerPainting Portrait in Green in her studio, Springs, 1969

Lee Krasner: holding museums

The 8 museums that hold the most of the paintings on this page.

Museum City Works by Lee Krasner Paintings from this list
Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti, New YorkMetropolitanski muzej umetnosti New York 3 Night Creatures, Rising Green, Rising Green
Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-SalemReynolda House Museum of American Art Winston-Salem 3 Birth, Free Space II, Free Space I
New Britain Museum of American Art, New BritainNew Britain Museum of American Art New Britain 1 Untitled (Still-Life)
Dallas Museum of Art, DallasDallas Museum of Art Dallas 1 Pollination
MoMA - Muzej moderne umetnosti, New York CityMoMA - Muzej moderne umetnosti New York City 1 Untitled
Smithsonian American Art Museum, Washington, D.C.Smithsonian American Art Museum Washington, D.C. 1 Composition
Whitney Museum of American Art, New YorkWhitney Museum of American Art New York 1 The Seasons
Cleveland Museum of Art, ClevelandCleveland Museum of Art Cleveland 1 Celebration

Decade index: the principal Lee Krasner painting of each

Works per decade

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Questions frequently consulted on Lee Krasner's paintings

What is the best-known work of Lee Krasner?Display the answer

Bird Talk (1955). The following entries are Self-Portrait (1929) and Self-Portrait (1929).

How old was Lee Krasner in the year of Bird Talk?Display the answer

47 years: Lee Krasner was born in 1908 and Bird Talk is dated 1955.

What are the ten best-known works by Lee Krasner?Display the answer

Bird Talk, Self-Portrait, Self-Portrait, Untitled (Still-Life), Pollination, Untitled, Night Creatures, Rising Green, Still Life on a Table and Untitled (D2X8Q8). The list above records the date and holding museum of each.

How many works by Lee Krasner does the catalogue record?Display the answer

The catalogue records 45 works by Lee Krasner, dated between 1929 and 1977.

Where are the principal works of Lee Krasner held?Display the answer

Principally in Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti (New York), Reynolda House Museum of American Art (Winston-Salem) and New Britain Museum of American Art (New Britain). The museum table above gives the full distribution.

During which period did Lee Krasner produce the best-known works?Display the answer

In 1960s: 7 of the 43 works listed on this page are dated to that period, including Pollination.

What are the earliest and latest best-known works by Lee Krasner?Display the answer

The earliest dated work listed here is Self-Portrait (1929); the latest is Future Indicative (1977).

To which art movement is Lee Krasner attributed?Display the answer

Abstract expressionism, as documented by the works on this page.

Which paintings by Lee Krasner does the Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti hold?Display the answer

Night Creatures, Rising Green and Rising Green are among the 3 works on this page in the collection of the Metropolitanski muzej umetnosti, New York.

Biography of Lee Krasner

Sila narave: Življenje in dediščina Lee Krasner

Rožena kot Lena Krassner 27. oktobra 1908 v živahnih ulicah Brooklyna v New Yorku, je ženska, ki bo postala Lee Krasner, izstopila kot transformativna sila v panorami ameriškega modernizma. Njena pot ni bila le sledenje zastavljenim potem, temveč vztrajno oblikovanje novih, vizceralnih ozemelj skozi barvo in gib. Od zgodnjih dni na srednji šoli Washington Irving za dekline, kjer je usmerjen tečaj vizualnih umetnosti prvi razžaril njen ustvarjalni duh, do strogega usposabljanja na ženski umetnostni šoli Cooper Union, je Krasnerna posedovala temeljno disciplino, ki bo kasneje služila kot temelj za njene najbolj radikalne eksperimente. Njena izobrazba je bila zaznamovana z neustrelnim iskanjem mojstra, kar jo je končno vodilo v National Academy of predrug, med letoma 1928 in 1932, kjer je študirala pod legendarnim Hansom Hofmannom. Prav pod Hofmannovim vodstvom je Krasnerna začela vsevznemati načela spontanosti in ekspresivnega gesta, elemente, ki so postali srce njenega zrelega sloga.

Pot Krasnerne kariere je neločljivo povezana s seizmičnimi premiki umetnostnega sveta sredine 20. stoletja, obdobja, ki ga zaznamuje vzpon abstraktnega ekspresionizma. Čeprav zgodovina pogosto poskuša interpretirati njeno delo skozi prizmo njenega zakona z Jacksonom Pollockom, takšna ozka perspektiva prikriva globoko individualno briljantnost, ki jo je ohranila skozi celotno svoje življenje. Njena zveza s Pollockom jo je postavila v samo središče New York School, vendar se je Krasnerna vztrajno upirala marginalizaciji v sekundno vlogo. Namesto tega je izkoristila intenzivno energijo obdobja za premikanje meja abstrakcije, z integracijo vplivov evropskega modernizma – posebej strukturnih kompleksnosti kubizma in psiholoških glob surrealizma – v edinstven ameriški jezik. Njeno delo je postalo dialog med kontrolo in kaosom, kjer se je strukturirana logika njene zgodnje izobrazbe srečala z neobremenjeno čustvenostjo povojnemega obdobja.

Jezik gesta in barve

Stati pred platnom Kraserne pomeni biti priča ritmičnemu plesu med medijem in gibom. Njena tehnika je po slavi zaznamovana s gestualnim pristopom, kjer hitri, energični poteški čelca in plastične teksture ustvarjajo občutek žive, dihajoče kompozicije. Ona ni le slikala motivov; slikala je sam akt ustvarjanja. V delih, kot je Combat, lahko opazimo živahno, skoraj cvetnico abstrakcijo, ki uporablja plastične tehnike grafike za doseganje globine barve. Njena paleta je bila pogosto drzna in neustrašna, sposobna prehodov od sombernih, težkih tonov njenih bolj introspektivnih obdobij do eksplozivnih, svetlobnih odseskov, ki jih najdemo v njenih kasnejših, bolj prazničnih delih, kot je Another Storm.

Evolucijo njenega sloga lahko vidimo kot neprekinljiv cikel uničenja in ponovnega rojstva. Krasnerna je bila znana po svoji metodi "kolaža", kjer je pogosto vzemala elemente svojih prejšnjih, zavrjenih slik in jih ponovno vključevala v nove kompozicije. Ta proces ji je omogočil fizičen soočenje z lastno umetniško zgodovino, recikliranje preteklosti za gorivo prihodnosti. Ta ciklična narava njenega dela odraža organske ritme življenja, zaradi česar se njena umetnost v svojih najbolj abstraktnih oblikah počuti globoko povezano z naravnim svetom. Njena sposobnost uravnoteženja dinamičnih kompozicij z občutkom podvajajoče se strukturne integritete ostaja eden njenih največjih tehničnih dosežkov.

Trajen odtis na moderni umetnosti

Zgodovinski pomen Lee Krasner presega platna, ki jih je pustila za sobą; bila je pionirka, ki je pomagala vrednotiti možnosti abstrakcije. Kot ženska, ki se je navigirala skozi umetniško sceno 2 človekovega stoletja, v kateri so prevladovali moški, so jo njena odpornost in zavrnitev, da bi bila okoliščena s strani sodobnic in sodovčnikov, naredili v simbol umetniške avtonomije. Njen prispevek je pomagal utrditi New York kot svetovno prestolico moderne umetnosti ter postavil most med strukturirano tradicijo začetnega stoletja in surov, čustven močni avantgardo po drugi svetski vojni.

Danes Krasnerna ne slavimo le kot figuro specifičnega gibanja, temveč kot umetnico, katere delo ima brezčasen, univerzalen odmev. Njena dediščina je opredeljena z nekaj ključnimi stebri:

  • Mojstvo abstrakcije: Njena sposobnost sinteze kubistične strukture s surrealistično spontanostjo je ustvarila nov vizualni jezik za ameriško dobo.
  • Tehnična inovacija: Skozi uporabo gestualnega slikanja in kolažnega ponovnega vključevanja starejših delov je razširila fizične meje medija.
  • Umetniška avtonomija: Uspešno se je navigirala skozi zapletenosti osebnega življenja in slavi, da je vzpostavila ločeno, prepoznavno estetiko, ki stoji neodvisno od kakršne koli biografske sence.
  • Trajen vpliv: Njeno del še vedno navdihuje generacije slikarjev pri raziskovanju stičišča čustev, gibanja in barve.

Lee Krasner ostaja titan 20. stoletne umetnosti, umetnica, katere življenje je bilo prav tako vrhunsko stvar moči in evolucije kot slike, ki zdaj počivajo v najprestižnejših muzejih sveta.

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