V from Principalities
Catalogue
- Year
- 1966
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 13 7/8 × 10 7/8" (35.3 × 27.6 cm); sheet: 15 1/8 × 11 1/2" (38.4 × 29.2 cm)
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Artist
- Ynez Johnston
Artist
Painting
Ynez Johnston was an American painter and printmaker active in postwar California. Working primarily in oil and etching, she developed a lyrical abstraction that merged gestural mark-making with organic, biomorphic forms. Johnston's practice bridged the gap between abstraction and representation, often suggesting landscapes or botanical subjects through non-literal means. Her work appeared in major West Coast institutions during the mid-twentieth century, establishing her as a significant figure in postwar American art.
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- Ynez Johnston
- Year
- 1966
- Dimensions
- composition (irreg.): 13 7/8 × 10 7/8" (35.3 × 27.6 cm); sheet: 15 1/8 × 11 1/2" (38.4 × 29.2 cm)
- Watts ID
- WW-1966-M067670
Source
- Collection
- Museum of Modern Art
- Source
- moma
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified