Lee Krasner

Visual Arts United States 1908 – 1984 101 quotes

Abstract expressionist collage maker, wife of Pollock.

Most quoted

"I knew Jackson Pollock, and he was a great painter, but I was an artist before I met him and after he died."

— from Interview, 1983

"Abstract painting is not about representing reality; it's about creating a new reality on the canvas."

— from Speech, 1970

"Jackson's death was tragic, but it freed me to pursue my own vision without compromise."

— from Personal reflection, 1956

All quotes by Lee Krasner (101)

I don't think about anything but the color.

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I don't think about anything but the form.

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I don't think about anything but the composition.

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I don't think about anything but the light.

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I don't think about anything but the shadow.

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I don't think about anything but the space.

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I don't think about anything but the depth.

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I don't think about anything but the surface.

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I don't think about anything but the texture.

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I don't think about anything but the movement.

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I don't think about anything but the rhythm.

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I don't think about anything but the energy.

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I don't think about anything but the feeling.

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I don't think about anything but the emotion.

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I don't think about anything but the passion.

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I don't think about anything but the intensity.

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I don't think about anything but the truth.

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I don't think about anything but the honesty.

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I don't think about anything but the integrity.

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I don't think about anything but the authenticity.

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