Joan Mitchell: Trees

Cheim & Read, in cooperation with the Joan Mitchell Foundation, present the opening of 'Trees,' an exhibition of seven large-scale canvases by celebrated painter Joan Mitchell. Dating from 1964 to 1991, the paintings are inspired by the form and structure of trees. Known for her expressionistic, visceral explorations of the natural landscape, Mitchell abstracted tree-forms throughout her career, from the richly-hued, interlacing branches of Hemlock, 1956 to the thick, rectangular- trunked grove in Trees, 1990-91. The paintings bristle with energy and emotion, redefining the parameters of gestural abstraction.