”Trees” by Joan Mitchell
- Joan Mitchell
- Born February 12, 1925, Chicago, IL; Died October 30, 1992, American Hospital of Paris, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- In 1959, Mitchell took up residence in the French commune of Vétheuil, where Claude Monet had once worked.
- Mitchell, who was far-sighted, often had to stand back to see her paintings in the greatest detail
Story– Like many other abstract impressionism painters of her time, being a woman impacted how many viewed her works. Her response to the feminist movement of her time changes over the years and she eventually supports budding women artists.