Imperative
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.Artwork Details
- Title: Imperative
- Artist: Lee Krasner (American, Brooklyn, New York 1908–1984 New York)
- Date: 1976
- Medium: Oil, charcoal, and paper on canvas
- Dimensions: 50 × 50 in. (127 × 127 cm)
Framed: 51 5/8 in. × 51 7/8 in. × 1 15/16 in. (131.1 × 131.8 × 4.9 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Victor Thaw, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art (1991.59.1)
- Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art
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