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Helen Frankenthaler is an American abstract expressionist painter that was known for inventing a technique referred to as soak-stain. Soak staining is a process using thinned paint and raw canvas, similar to painting fabric. Shop a range of Helen Frankenthaler work on 1stDibs.
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Helen Frankenthaler - Postcard of Jacob's Ladder, 1957, Hand Signed, Framed
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph postcard
Hand signed and dated 1989 in blue marker on the verso
Provenance: Collection of Dan Pope, former CBS cameraman who amassed one of the best collection of v...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Postcard
Yellow Jack
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) is one of the most revered abstract painters of the 20th century, and one of the most successful and collected female artists of all time.
She was a ...
Category
1980s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Stencil
"Sirocco" Mixographia
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Sirocco” by Helen Frankenthaler . Mixographia embossed engraving on handmade paper. Unique color from the regular numbered edition. 51/52. Hand signed by artist, dated 1989. Pri...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper
Tribal Sign
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Tribal Sign, 1987
Signed and dated in pencil with publisher's blindstamp
Eleven color lithograph on mauve TGL handmade paper
Sheet: 24 x 18.5 inches
Frame: 33 x 27 inches
Edition 25 ...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Solar Imp
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint in colors on wove paper. Signed by the artist in pencil and also numbered 96/126 in pencil. Published by Lincoln Center List Poster and Print Program, New York.
Second ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Color
Aerie
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
