The Story Behind Great Paintings: Painted in 1973–74, ‘Iva’ is Joan Mitchell at her most lyrical. It is a work that feels both instinctive and deeply controlled, where memory and emotion collide in colour.

The Story Behind Great Paintings: Painted in 1973–74, ‘Iva’ is Joan Mitchell at her most lyrical. It is a work that feels both instinctive and deeply controlled, where memory and emotion collide in colour.

Now held @tate, where you can go and see it for free, it remains one of her most powerful paintings.