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"tombstone": "Gouise, 1966. Joan Mitchell (American, 1925\u20131992). Oil on canvas; unframed: 194.6 x 113.7 cm (76 5/8 x 44 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.172. \u00a9 Estate of Joan Mitchell",
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"description": "(Sotheby\u2019s, New York, Contemporary Art, November 10, 2004, no. 144, sold to Private Collection)",
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"did_you_know": "Mitchell\u2019s beloved dogs were the only visitors permitted in her studio while she painted.",
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"description": "Named after a picturesque village in central France where Mitchell made a summertime visit, Gouise is an exuberant celebration of nature. Featuring vibrant colors, swirling forms, and lush textures, its large abstract composition evokes a sunlit garden in dazzling bloom. Rather than copy a specific scene, the artist rendered the rural landscape filtered through memory and sensation.",
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"citation": "\u201cA Historic Gift. Longtime CMA supporters Joseph and Nancy Keithley give 114 works, the largest gift in more than 60 years.\u201d Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine 60, no. 3 (Summer 2020): Cover, 6-9.",
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"citation": "Roberts, Sarah. \"Joan Mitchell.\" In The Keithley Collection at the Cleveland Museum of Art, edited by Heather Lemonedes Brown, 168-181. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2022.",
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