Lee Krasner

Lee Krasner (October 28, 1908 - June 19, 1984) was an influential abstract expressionist painter in the second half of the 20th Century.

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October 28 - 1908 - June 19 - 1984 - Abstract expressionist - 20th Century

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She was born in Brooklyn, New York to Russian Jewish immigrant parents.

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Lee studied with Hans Hofmann starting in 1937. Hofmann exposed Krasner to the works of Picasso, Matisse, and other European abstract painters. This exposure helped to direct Lee's work further and further into geometric abstract work. In 1940, she started showing with a group of American painters, helping to establish the Abstract Expressionism movement.

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Hans Hofmann - 1937 - Picasso - Matisse - 1940

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In 1944, Krasner married artist Jackson Pollock, who was also influential in the same movement.

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1944 - Jackson Pollock

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She died at age 75 in 1984.

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