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1 Minute 1 Work: Palingenesis, 1971

1 Minute 1 Work: Palingenesis, 1971

After years of experimenting with biomorphic forms and more gestural abstract expressionism, something different emerged for Lee Krasner. Hard-edged forms and hot colours typify her canvas Palingenesis (1971), the title aptly coming from the Greek for 'rebirth'. But what stimulated the change in style for Krasner? Curator Eleanor Nairne tells us more about this spectacular canvas.

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20th century

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