The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 28, 2024
Sunflowers I
1992
printer
(American, 1925–1992)
Sheet: 144.7 x 104.8 cm (56 15/16 x 41 1/4 in.)
© Estate of Joan Mitchell
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
To make this print, Mitchell painted clear sheets of Mylar, which allowed her to layer colors for printing and retain a sense of immediacyDescription
Abstract painter Joan Mitchell’s monumental lithographs convey her experience of the landscape and combine the complexity, intensity, and fluidity of abstracted lines that are fundamental to her work. She explored the theme of sunflowers throughout her career, inspired by the surroundings of her home in the Seine valley of France and by the iconic paintings of Vincent Van Gogh. This lithographic diptych tap into the energy, color, and spirit of Van Gogh’s paintings, while entirely liberating the older master’s line, composition, and gesture from a natural representation of the sunflower.- ?-2013(Mary Ryan Gallery, New York, NY, sold to Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley, Cleveland, OH)2013-2020Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection, Cleveland, OHSeptember 14, 2020The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Impressionism to Modernism: The Keithley Collection. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 11, 2022-January 8, 2023).
- {{cite web|title=Sunflowers I|url=false|author=Tyler Graphics Ltd., Joan Mitchell|year=1992|access-date=28 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2020.250.b