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)
The canvas holds all my secrets and joys.
Interview
1975
Contemporaries of Lee Krasner
Other Visual Artss born within 50 years of Lee Krasner (1908–1984).