Bald Eagle

This vibrant collage bursts with energy through its bold overlapping shapes in peach, pink, orange, and brown tones. Lee Krasner created this dynamic composition by cutting up and reassembling pieces of her own earlier paintings, a technique she embraced during the 1950s and 60s. The fragmented forms seem to tumble and swirl across the canvas, creating a sense of movement that's both chaotic and carefully controlled.

Krasner was a pioneering figure in Abstract Expressionism who often worked in the shadow of her more famous husband, Jackson Pollock, but her own artistic voice was powerful and distinct. By literally tearing apart her previous work and transforming it into something new, she wasn't just recycling materials but engaging in a kind of creative rebirth. The title references the American bird, though rather than depicting it literally, the piece captures something of flight's fractured, kinetic energy through its sharp angles and layered fragments.