NMWA | Private Collection



	This is so good, you would not know it was painted by a woman. Hans Hofmann about student Lee Krasner, ca. 1937 World War II’s devastation prompted American artists to turn away from Europe, the traditional art-world capital, and its avant-garde painting styles. In the post-war period, many also abandoned realist styles that carried overt political content or represented the outside world. Read More. . .

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