Janet Sobel | |
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| Born | Jennie Olechovsky May 31, 1893 |
| Died | November 11, 1968 (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 |
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.
- ^ Grovier, Kelly (March 8, 2022). "Janet Sobel: The woman written out of history". BBC.
- ^ "Janet Sobel: the Forgotten Female Artist Who Influenced Jackson Pollock". April 27, 2021.
- ^ Grovier, Kelly (March 8, 2022). "Janet Sobel: The woman written out of history". BBC. Retrieved 2022-03-10.