La Vie en Rose
1979
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Title
La Vie en Rose
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
110 3/8 x 268 1/4 inches (280.353 x 681.355 cm)
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York, New York
Rights & Reproductions
© Estate of Joan Mitchell.
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The title of this quadriptych references the end of Mitchell's relationship with Canadian painter Jean Paul Riopelle, whose nickname for her was Rosa Malheur. After meeting Riopelle in 1955, Mitchell wrote to a friend: "La vie en rose begins"—a witty reference to Edith Piaf, whom Mitchell adored.