Janet Sobel
American painter (1893–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Janet Sobel (May 31, 1893 – November 11, 1968), born Jennie Olechovsky (occ. Lechovsky[1]), was a Ukrainian-born American Abstract Expressionist painter whose career started mid-life, at age forty-five[2] in 1938. Sobel pioneered the drip painting technique; her work directly influenced Jackson Pollock.[3] She was credited as exhibiting the first instance of all-over painting seen by Clement Greenberg, a notable art critic.
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Janet Sobel | |
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Born | Jennie Olechovsky (1893-05-31)May 31, 1893 |
Died | November 11, 1968(1968-11-11) (aged 75) |
Nationality | Ukrainian, American |
Education | None |
Known for | Drip painting, all-over painting |
Notable work | Pro and Contra (1941), Through the Glass (1944), Milky Way (1945) |
Movement | Abstract Expressionism |
Spouse | Max Sobel |
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