To define a feeling: Joan Mitchell

Dedicated to Joan Mitchell’s remarkable paintings from 1960 to 1965, this richly produced catalogue illuminates a pivotal chapter in the internationally acclaimed artist’s career. After settling permanently in France in 1959, Mitchell spent long stretches living on a sailboat along the Côte d’Azur, absorbing the shifting light, water, and rugged coastlines of the Mediterranean. Back in her Paris studio, these experiences gave rise to canvases that diverged dramatically from her earlier work,