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