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Dorothy KrakovskyEcho2012
2012
$3,500
£2,670.60
€3,038
CA$4,915.13
A$5,379.02
CHF 2,842.34
MX$64,202.19
NOK 36,271.82
SEK 33,173.53
DKK 22,692.30
About the Item
Dorothy Krakovsky’s paintings have been characterized by reviewers as reminiscent of Joan Mitchell, among other artists. The wild variation in her paintings defies labels- or a single recognizable style. Her works can portray chaos as well as stillness, tension and playfulness, hidden figures and geometric forms.
A colorful, playful dance of brushstrokes of red, yellow, pink, blue- with touches of black- “Echo,” one of Krakovsky’s early and smaller painting, also anticipates later phases of her work, which, like this piece, included “drips,” which tumble- or meander- their way to the bottom of the canvas.
- Creator:Dorothy Krakovsky (1922 - 2015, American)
- Creation Year:2012
- Dimensions:Height: 24 in (60.96 cm)Width: 18 in (45.72 cm)Depth: 0.87 in (2.21 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Irvine, CA
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2898217359882
Dorothy Krakovsky
Dorothy Krakovsky (1924–2015) was a contemporary abstract painter whose most significant body of work emerged in the final years of her life. Though she earned her M.A. in painting from the University of Iowa in 1971, financial hardship and health struggles largely stifled her artistic output for decades. It was not until her 80s, after moving to New York City and receiving financial patronage from a relative in 2011, that she experienced an explosive surge of creativity. Working from her apartment studio, she produced over 60 monumental canvases in just four years. Her intuitive "action painting" style—praised by colorist Robert Swain as akin to "free form jazz"—ranges from vibrant, chaotic compositions to somber, airy works. Krakovsky held her first and only solo exhibition at the age of 90.
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