Knowra Lee Krasner Lee Krasner Lee Krasner (1908–1984) was an American painter associated with Abstract Expressionism. Her shifting styles, energetic compositions, and work as an artist in New York shaped a career often overshadowed by her marriage to Jackson Pollock.
Abstract Expressionism : A postwar art movement centered on large-scale abstraction, gestural painting, and individual expression. Krasner became a central New York painter within this postwar movement.
Little Image series : A group of small-scale paintings Lee Krasner made in the late 1940s, densely covered with repeated marks. These paintings show her early use of rhythmic, all-over patterns.
Jackson Pollock : An American painter associated with Abstract Expressionism and poured, splattered canvases. Their marriage shaped public accounts of Krasner, though each developed a distinct artistic practice.
The She-Wolf : A 1943 painting by Jackson Pollock featuring an abstracted animal-like figure. Krasner selected it for an early group exhibition, demonstrating her curatorial eye and support for peers.
Pollock-Krasner Foundation : A charitable foundation established through Lee Krasner’s bequest to support visual artists in financial need. Krasner’s estate created a lasting source of grants for artists.
American modernism : A broad movement in American art that challenged academic traditions through experimentation with form and subject. Her training and career unfolded amid American art’s shift toward modernist experimentation.
Collage : An artistic technique that assembles fragments of paper or other materials into a single composition. Krasner used cut-up drawings and discarded paintings to generate new compositions.
Clement Greenberg : An influential American art critic who championed modernist painting and Abstract Expressionism. Greenberg’s criticism helped frame the New York art world in which Krasner worked.
Prophecy : A 1956 painting by Lee Krasner with forceful, biomorphic forms and a dark palette. Its intensity reflects a period of personal upheaval without reducing the painting to biography.
Abstract Expressionist women artists : Women painters who participated in Abstract Expressionism, including Lee Krasner, Elaine de Kooning, and Joan Mitchell. Krasner’s career is central to reassessing women’s contributions to the movement.
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