White Territory / Joan Mitchell
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1974/2.21
- Title
- White Territory
- Artist
- Joan Mitchell
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- (Chicago, Illinois , 2/12/1925 - 10/30/1992, Paris, France)
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- 1970-1971
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Purchase assisted by the Friends of the Museum of Art and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts
- Style/Group/Movement
- New York School
- Inscription
- Inscribed l.r.: Joan Mitchell
- Dimensions
- 282.9 cm x 223.5 cm (111 3/8 in. x 88 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Physical Description
- Abstract painting, primarily white with a large squarish area of dark green in the top left quadrant. Loose brushwork varies from wide, full strokes to the short, rapid strokes at the compositions center. Pigment application ranges from a very thin wash to heavy impasto.
- Subject Matter
- In "White Territory," the title of the work along with its gestural brushwork strongly evoke the memory or sensation of a landscape. It is a reflection upon personal associations and inner domains that the artist calls "internal weather."
- Secondary Keywords
- buildings and the land
- european
- european styles and periods
- genres
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- modern and contemporary art
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- people and culture
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- settlements and landscapes
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 929 x 1189
- File Size
- 125 KB
- Record
- 1974/2.21
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1974-sl-2.21/1974_2.21.jpg
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"White Territory; Joan Mitchell." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1974-sl-2.21/1974_2.21.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed March 28, 2024.