Lee KrasnerUSA, 1908–1984The Seasons
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Imens i livet hos Lee Krasner
Hele livet1940s–1950s
Signing “L.K.” instead of a name
She often does not sign her works at all, signs with the gender-neutral initials “L.K.”, or blends her signature into the painting so as not to emphasize that she is a woman and the wife of another painter.
1955
Collages at the Stable Gallery
Eleanor Ward shows Krasner’s collages at the Stable Gallery in New York: they receive little public acclaim apart from a good review from Clement Greenberg; another account says the exhibition was a great success.
summer 1956
Pollock’s death
Krasner leaves in the summer to visit friends in Europe but soon returns: Pollock has died in a car crash, a drunk-driving incident. She is left as executor of his estate at the peak of his career, and the loss leaves a lasting emotional mark on her.
by 1956
Her marriage to Pollock in crisis
By 1956 the relationship is strained: Pollock again struggles with alcoholism and begins an affair with Ruth Kligman.
1958
Commission for two murals at 2 Broadway
She is commissioned to create two abstract murals for an office building at 2 Broadway in Manhattan; according to the art historian Barbara Rose, working on the collage maquettes let her translate her winged, floral and organic forms into monumental abstractions on a public scale.
1959
Her mother dies
Her mother, Anna (Chane), née Weiss, dies.
