Portrait of Ли Краснер

Ли Краснер: Catalogue of the 43 Most Famous Paintings

Updated октобар 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 45 works by Ли Краснер in our catalogue

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Bird Talk (1955) is recorded as the most famous painting of Ли Краснер. Self-Portrait (1929) and Self-Portrait (1929) occupy the second and third entries. Of the 45 works by Ли Краснер 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, Бруклин Abstract expressionism Most works: Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку

Entries 1 to 10: the most famous Ли Краснер paintings

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Bird Talk (1955) by Ли Краснер

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 Ли Краснер

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 Ли Краснер

Night Creatures

1965 · Acrylic On Paper · Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку, Њујорк

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 Ли Краснер

Rising Green

1972 · Acrylic On Canvas · Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку, Њујорк

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…

Ли Краснер, further entries: 11 to 43

11Composition (1943) by Ли КраснерComposition1943 · Smithsonian American Art Museum 12The Seasons (1957) by Ли КраснерThe Seasons1957 · Whitney Museum of American Art 13Shattered Light (1954) by Ли КраснерShattered Light1954 14Birth (1956) by Ли КраснерBirth1956 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art 15The Eye is the First Circle (1960) by Ли КраснерThe Eye is the First Circle1960 16Celebration (1960) by Ли КраснерCelebration1960 · Cleveland Museum of Art 17Untitled (1969) by Ли КраснерUntitled1969 18Gold Stone (1969) by Ли КраснерGold Stone1969 19Rising Green (1972) by Ли КраснерRising Green1972 · Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку 20Future Indicative (1977) by Ли КраснерFuture Indicative1977 21Free Space II (1975) by Ли КраснерFree Space II1975 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art 22Free Space I (1975) by Ли КраснерFree Space I1975 · Reynolda House Museum of American Art 23Embrace (1974) by Ли КраснерEmbrace1974 24Gaea by Ли КраснерGaea 25Siren, 1966 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Ли КраснерSiren, 1966 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 26Desert Moon, 1955 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Ли КраснерDesert Moon, 1955 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 27Lee Krasner c.1938 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Ли КраснерLee Krasner c.1938 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 28Lee Krasner in her New York studio, c. 1939. Photograph by Maurice Berezov by Ли КраснерLee 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 Ли КраснерPortrait of Lee Krasner by Irving Penn in Springs, NY, 1972 © The Irving Penn Foundation 30Portrait in Green (1969) by Ли КраснерPortrait in Green1969 31Palingenesis (1971) by Ли КраснерPalingenesis1971 32Installation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Combat, 1965 by Ли КраснерInstallation 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 Ли КраснерInstallation 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 Ли КраснерInstallation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London feautring Another Storm, 1963 35Mosaic Table, 1947 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Ли КраснерMosaic Table, 1947 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 36Installation view of Lee Krasner: Living Colour at the Barbican Art Gallery, London featuring Palingenesis, 1971 by Ли КраснерInstallation 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 Ли КраснерInstallation 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 Ли КраснерInstallation 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 Ли КраснерProphecy, 1956 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 40Blue Level, 1955 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Ли КраснерBlue Level, 1955 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 41Imperative, 1976 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Ли КраснерImperative, 1976 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 42Self-Portrait, c. 1928 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation by Ли КраснерSelf-Portrait, c. 1928 © Pollock-Krasner Foundation 43Painting Portrait in Green in her studio, Springs, 1969 by Ли КраснерPainting Portrait in Green in her studio, Springs, 1969

Ли Краснер: holding museums

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

Museum City Works by Ли Краснер Paintings from this list
Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку, ЊујоркMetropoliten музеј у Њујорку Њујорк 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, Vašington, D.C.Smithsonian American Art Museum Vašington, D.C. 1 Composition
Whitney Museum of American Art, NjujorkWhitney Museum of American Art Njujork 1 The Seasons
Cleveland Museum of Art, КливлендCleveland Museum of Art Кливленд 1 Celebration

Decade index: the principal Ли Краснер painting of each

Works per decade

Select a decade to display its principal painting.

Questions frequently consulted on Ли Краснер's paintings

What is the best-known work of Ли Краснер?Display the answer

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

How old was Ли Краснер in the year of Bird Talk?Display the answer

47 years: Ли Краснер was born in 1908 and Bird Talk is dated 1955.

What are the ten best-known works by Ли Краснер?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 Ли Краснер does the catalogue record?Display the answer

The catalogue records 45 works by Ли Краснер, dated between 1929 and 1977.

Where are the principal works of Ли Краснер held?Display the answer

Principally in Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку (Њујорк), 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 Ли Краснер 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 Ли Краснер?Display the answer

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

To which art movement is Ли Краснер attributed?Display the answer

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

Which paintings by Ли Краснер does the Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку hold?Display the answer

Night Creatures, Rising Green and Rising Green are among the 3 works on this page in the collection of the Metropoliten музеј у Њујорку, Њујорк.

Biography of Ли Краснер

Sila prirode: Život i nasleđe Li Krasner

Rođena kao Lena Krasner 27. oktobra 1908. godine, u živopisnim ulicama Bruklina u Njujorku, žena koja će postati Li Krasner isplivala je kao transformativna sila unutar pejzaža američkog modernizma. Njen put nikada nije bio samo puko praćenje utvrđenih staza, već prodiranje u nove, visceralne teritorije kroz boju i pokret. Od ranih dana u srednjoj školi "Washington Irving" za devojke, gde je fokusirani kurs vizuelnih umetnosti prvi zapalio njen kreativni duh, do rigoroznog školovanja na ženskoj umetničkoj školi Cooper Union, Krasner je posedovala temeljnu disciplinu koja će kasnije poslužiti kao bedem za njene najradikalnije eksperimente. Njeno obrazovanje obeleženo je neumornom težnjom ka majstorstvu, što ju je na kraju dovelo do Nacionalne akademije dizajna između 1928. i 1932. godine, gde je studirala pod legendarnim Hansom Hofmannom. Upravo kroz Hofmannovo vođstvo, Krasner je počela da usvaja principe spontanosti i ekspresivnog gesta, elemente koji će postati otkucaji srca njenog zrelog stila.

Trajektorija Krasnerine karijere neraskidivo je povezana sa seizmičkim promenama umetničkog sveta sredine 20. veka, perioda koji definiše uspon apstraktnog ekspresionizma. Iako istorija često pokušava da je uokviri kroz prizmu njenog braka sa Džeksonom Polokom, takva usklastena perspektiva zamagljuje duboku individualnu briljantnost koju je održavala tokom celog života. Njen odnos sa Polokom postavio ju je u samo epicentar Njujorške škole, ali se Krasner dosledno odupirala tome da bude svedena na sporednu ulogu. Umesto toga, iskoristila je intenzivnu energiju tog doba da pomeri granice apstrakcije, integrišući uticaje evropskog modernizma — specifično strukturne složenosti kubizma i psihološke dubine nadrealizma — u jedinstven američki jezik. Njen rad je postao dijalog između kontrole i haosa, gde se strukturisana logika njenog ranog školovanja susrela sa neobuzdanim emocijama posleratne ere.

Jezik gesta i boje

Stajati ispred platna Krasnerove znači svedočiti ritmičnom plesu medijuma i pokreta. Njena tehnika je po čemu je poznata gesturalni pristup, gde brzi, energični potezi četkicom i slojevite teksture stvaraju osećaj žive, koja diše kompozicije. Ona nije samo slikala motive; ona je slikala sam čin stvaranja. U delima kao što je Combat, može se uočiti vibrantna, gotovo cvetna apstrakcija koja koristi slojevite tehnike grafike kako bi postigla duboku intenzitet boje. Njena paleta bila je često hrabra i neustrašiva, sposobna da pređe iz sumornih, mračnih tonova njenih introspektivnijih perioda u eksplozivne, svetlucave nijanse koje se nalaze u njenim kasnijim, svečanijim delima poput Another Storm.

Evolucija njenog stila može se posmatrati kao kontinuirani ciklus uništenja i ponovnog rađanja. Krasner je bila poznata po svojoj metodi "kolaža", gde bi često uzimala elemente svojih prethodnih, odbačenih slika i ponovo ih uvodila u nove kompozicije. Ovaj proces joj je omogućavao da se fizički suoči sa sopstvenom umetničkom istorijom, reciklirajući prošlost kako bi nahranila budućnost. Ova ciklična priroda njenog rada ogleda ritmove samog života, čineći njenu umetnost duboko povezanom sa prirodnim svetom čak i u njenim najapstraktnijim oblicima. Njena sposobnost da balansira dinamične kompozicije sa osećajem temeljnog strukturnog integriteta ostaje jedno od njenih najvećih tehničkih dostignuća.

Trajni utisak na modernu umetnost

Istorijski značaj Li Krasner prevazilazi platna koja je za sobom ostavila; ona je bila pionir koji je pomogao u redefinisanju mogućnosti apstrakcije. Kao žena koja se kretala kroz umetničku scenu 20. veka kojom su dominirali muškarci, njena otpornost i odbijanje da bude zasenčena od strane svojih savremenika učinili su je simbolom umetničke autonomije. Njen doprinos pomogao je da se Njujork postavi kao globalni centar moderne umetnosti, pružajući most između strukturiranih tradicija početka veka i sirove, emotivne snage posleratne avangarde.

Danas se Krasnerova slavi ne samo kao figura specifičnog pokreta, već kao umetnica čiji rad poseduje bezvremenski, univerzalni odjek. Njeno nasleđe definišu nekoliko ključnih stubova:

  • Majstorstvo apstrakcije: Njena sposobnost da sintetizuje kubističku strukturu sa nadrealističkom spontanošću stvorila je novi vizuelni jezik za američku eru.
  • Tehnička inovacija: Kroz upotrebu gestualnog slikanja i kolažnog ponovnog uvođenja starijih dela, proširila je fizičke granice samog medijuma.
  • Umetnička autonomija: Uspešno je navigirala kroz složenosti svog privatnog života i slave kako bi uspostavila distinktnu, prepoznatljivu estetiku koja stoji nezavisno od bilo koje biografske senke.
  • Trajni uticaj: Njen rad nastavlja da inspiriše generacije slikara da istražuju raskrsnicu emocije, pokreta i boje.

Li Krasner ostaje titan 20. veka, umetnica čiji je život bio remek-delo izdržljivosti i evolucije, baš kao i slike koje se danas čuvaju u najprestižnijim svetskim muzejima.

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