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Helen Frankenthaler Art

American, 1928-2011

Prolific and pioneering painter Helen Frankenthaler said it was “a combination of impatience, laziness and innovation” that drove her to thin her paints with turpentine so that they would seep into the fabric of an unprimed canvas. Her breakthrough in the early 1950s led the way for a spellbinding new style of painting that would come to be known as Color Field.

Although Color Field is often considered a strain of Abstract Expressionism, Frankenthaler’s work differed from the gestural “Action Painting” that typified the paintings of artists like Willem de Kooning and Lee Krasner. Her vast and immersive expanses of color created at a fearless scale captivated art critics and greatly influenced her peers including Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland.

Frankenthaler knew from an early age that she wanted to be a painter. The youngest daughter of a New York State Supreme Court justice, she grew up on Manhattan’s Park Avenue and as a child delighted in the little ways color and form revealed themselves, whether dribbling red nail polish in a sink full of water or drawing her steps from the Metropolitan Museum of Art to her family’s apartment. As a student at Bennington College, her rare vision was enriched by the mentorship of painter Paul Feeley, who gave her lessons in Cubism. After dabbling in art history at Columbia University, she rented a studio downtown and befriended rising New York art stars like Jackson Pollock and Robert Motherwell, whom she later married.

Characterized by “direct, exuberant gestures,” the Abstract Expressionist technique was all about gusto, and Frankenthaler had it in spades. One of the few women of this era to garner widespread critical acclaim, Frankenthaler had a significant impact on the mid-20th-century art world. She exhibited in the high-profile 1951 Ninth Street Show and, in 1957, she appeared in a Life magazine spread on women artists photographed by Gordon Parks. In 1960, the Jewish Museum held her first major museum show, a retrospective of her 1950s work. A 1969 solo exhibition at the Whitney Museum of American Art further introduced Frankenthaler to the broader art world.

While Frankenthaler remains best known for bold, expressive “soak-stain” paintings such as Mountains and Sea (1952), she worked across diverse media for decades, with forays into woodcutting, drawing and printmaking that also pushed boundaries. She also taught at Harvard, Yale and Princeton, fostering generations of artists. She died in 2011.

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Artist: Helen Frankenthaler
Flotilla
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in London, GB
Screenprint in colors, 2006, on Rives BFK paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 120, published by the Naples Art Museum, Florida, 78.7 x 93.7 cm. (31 x 37 i...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Screen

Grey Fireworks
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Houston, TX
Helen Frankenthaler Grey Fireworks, 2000 Screenprint 28 x 46 in (71.1 x 116.8 cm) A Printer's Proof (4/9) apart from the edition of 108 Hand signed by the artist in graphite [publi...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Screen

Mary, Mary
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in London, GB
Screenprint and offset lithograph in colours, 1987, on wove paper, signed in pencil by the artist, one of 10 printer's proofs, aside from standard edition of 72, published by Lincoln...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Offset, Screen

Altitudes /// Abstract Expressionism Helen Frankenthaler Female Post-War Modern
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Title: "Altitudes" *Signed, dated, and numbered by Frankenthaler in pencil lower right Year: 1978 Medium: Original Lithograph on light yellow-pink J.B. Green Hayle Mill Bodleian handmade paper Limited edition: 29/42 Printer: Bill Goldston and John A. Lund of Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, NY Publisher: Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, NY Reference: "Frankenthaler: A Catalogue Raisonné - Prints 1961-1994" - Harrison No. 72, page 264, 268-270; "ULAE" - Sparks No. 33, page 88, 323; Clark No. 67; Williams No. 67 Sheet size (irregular margins): 22.25" x 30.88" Condition: Remnants of previous mounting tape on verso. In excellent condition with strong colors Very rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - New York, NY; private collection - notable fashion illustrator Jay Hyde, Crawford, New York, NY; acquired from an art gallery in New York, NY; likely acquired directly from the publisher Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, NY. Lithograph drawn with tusche wash. Printed in two colors from two stones: red and green. Universal Limited Art Editions chop mark/blind stamp lower right. "Frankenthaler: A Catalogue Raisonné - Prints 1961-1994" - Harrison - "Frankenthaler carefully chose a European handmade paper that would add another color and texture to the print" ... "By contrast, in "Altitudes", the artist created a bleed image so that the sheet of paper is smaller than the stone's image and the large red tusche wash sweeps across the surface of the yellow-pink J.B. Green Hayle Mill Bodleian paper, becoming warmed and enhanced by its color and texture." "Universal Limited Art Editions - A History and Catalogue: The First Twenty-Five Years" - Sparks - "In "Bronze Smoke" (cat. no. 32), "Altitudes" (cat. no. 33), and "Door" (cat. no. 34), minimal compositions were replaced by fields of drifting, multilayered color, as rich and satisfying as her work on a much grander scale." Biography: Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Handmade Paper, Lithograph

Causeway
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Santa Fe, NM
Printed by Universal Limited Art Editions. Edition 65 of 100
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Book: Works on Paper 1949-1984 (Hand signed & inscribed by Helen Frankenthaler)
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler Frankenthaler, Works on Paper 1949-1984 (Hand signed and inscribed to Dick Polich, Founder of Tallix Foundry), 1986 Softcover monograph (book), hand signed and da...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Offset, Ink, Lithograph

A Paintings Retrospective: vintage LACMA Museum poster
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler A Paintings Retrospective: vintage LACMA Museum poster, 1990 Offset lithograph museum poster (Unsigned & Unnumbered) Limited Edition - though exact number produce...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Acrobat
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) is one of the most revered abstract painters of the 20th century as well as being one of the most successful and collected female artists. Her current...
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1990s Color-Field Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Ceramic

Helen Frankenthaler “Mary Mary” 1987
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in San Francisco, CA
Helen Frankenthaler: 1928-2011. Well listed very important American abstract expressionist. Her paintings have sold well into the millions of dollars. This particular print is done a...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Screen

Solar Imp by Frankenthaler Original screenprint hand signed 2001 Edition of 126
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Helen Frankenthaler 2001 Pencil signed and numbered 64/126 (there were also 18 artist's proofs), the full sheet, Lincoln Center List Program, New York, publisher. Color screenprint ...
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Early 2000s Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Reflections II
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colours, 1995, on BFK Rives paper, signed and dated in pencil, inscribed ‘P.P.’ a printer’s proof, aside from the standard edition of 30, published by Tyler Graphics Lt...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Lithograph

Ramblas
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in London, GB
Lithograph, drypoint, etching in colours, 1987/88, on handmade wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75, printed and published by Polígrafa Obra Gráfica, Barcelo...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph

Soho Dreams
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and drypoint in colours, 1987, on Magnani paper, signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 71 (there were also 8 artist’s proofs), published by 2RC E...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

The Darker Palette poster (hand signed twice and inscribed by Frankenthaler)
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler Frankenthaler: The Darker Palette (Hand signed twice and inscribed), 1998 Offset Lithograph poster 42 × 35 in hand signed "Frankenthaler" lower left; inscribed an...
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Offset, Permanent Marker, Lithograph

Acrobat (detail), Limited Edition Porcelain Plate in bespoke blue box - Abstract
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
This porcelain/ceramic plate makes a gorgeous gift - in a bright blue bespoke box, ready to be gifted. Any fan of Helen Frankenthaler or Abstract Expressionist art would be thrilled!...
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Plaza Real
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color soft-ground etching, etching and aquatint on White Rives BFK paper. Signed, dated and numbered 55/60 in pencil, lower margin. Printed and publish...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Helen Frankenthaler What Red Lines Can Do Series, Screen Print
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Detroit, MI
ONE WEEK ONLY SALE "Untitled" lithograph from Frakenthaler's What Red Lines Can Do Series. Signed and dated, with the numbers 55/9/75 on the lower front right. Color screen print on white arches handmade cold press paper. Helen Frankenthaler was born on December 12, 1928 in New York City, the daughter of a New York Supreme Court judge and a family of Jewish immigrants from Germany who emphasized culture and intellectual pursuits and continue to be active to this day such as through nephew, the artist and photographer Clifford...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Offset lithograph poster (Signed by both Helen Frankenthaler and Aaron Copland)
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler Pro Musica's Contemporary American Choral Music (Hand signed by both Helen Frankenthaler and Aaron Copland), 1982 Offset lithograph poster (Hand signed by Helen F...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Lithograph, Offset, Ink

"Sirocco" Mixographia
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Newport Beach, 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...
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Late 20th Century Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper

Yellow Jack
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this large lithograph with strong colors and stencil on White Arches Cover paper. Signed, dated "'85-'87" and numbered 51/54 in pencil by Frankenthaler. Printed and published by Tyler Graphics...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Color, Lithograph, Stencil

Solar Imp
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color screenprint on cream wove paper. Signed and numbered 112/126 in pencil by Frankenthaler. Printed by Brand X Editions, Ltd., New York. Published b...
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Color, Screen

Abstract Expressionist poster (Hand signed and inscribed by Helen Frankenthaler)
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler Frankenthaler (Hand signed and inscribed), 1988 Offset lithograph (hand signed and inscribed to renowned collectors) Hand signed and warmly inscribed in ink on the front Frame included: Museum frame with UV plexiglass included Inscribed "to Paul and Joan, love Helen Frankenthaler" (Paul and Joan Gluck were major art collectors) Measurements: Framed 42 inches vertical by 34 inches by 1.75 inches Print 34.5 inches vertical by 27 inches Helen Frankenthaler, A Brief Biography Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), whose career spanned six decades, has long been recognized as one of the great American artists of the twentieth century. She was eminent among the second generation of postwar American abstract painters and is widely credited for playing a pivotal role in the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting. Through her invention of the soak-stain technique, she expanded the possibilities of abstract painting, while at times referencing figuration and landscape in unique ways. She produced a body of work whose impact on contemporary art has been profound and continues to grow. Frankenthaler was born on December 12, 1928, and raised in New York City. She attended the Dalton School, where she received her earliest art instruction from Rufino Tamayo. In 1949 she graduated from Bennington College, Vermont, where she was a student of Paul Feeley. She later studied briefly with Hans Hofmann Frankenthaler’s professional exhibition career began in 1950, when Adolph Gottlieb selected her painting Beach (1950) for inclusion in the exhibition titled Fifteen Unknowns: Selected by Artists of the Kootz Gallery. Her first solo exhibition was presented in 1951, at New York’s Tibor de Nagy Gallery, and that year she was also included in the landmark exhibition 9th St. Exhibition of Paintings and Sculpture. In 1952 Frankenthaler created Mountains and Sea, a breakthrough painting of American abstraction for which she poured thinned paint directly onto raw, unprimed canvas laid on the studio floor, working from all sides to create floating fields of translucent color. Mountains and Sea was immediately influential for the artists who formed the Color Field school of painting, notable among them Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland. As early as 1959, Frankenthaler began to be a regular presence in major international exhibitions. She won first prize at the Premiere Biennale de Paris that year, and in 1966 she represented the United States in the 33rd Venice Biennale, alongside Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, and Jules Olitski. She had her first major museum exhibition in 1960, at New York’s Jewish Museum, and her second, in 1969, at the Whitney Museum of American Art, followed by an international tour. Frankenthaler experimented tirelessly throughout her long career. In addition to producing unique paintings on canvas and paper, she worked in a wide range of media, including ceramics, sculpture, tapestry, and especially printmaking. Hers was a significant voice in the mid-century “print renaissance” among American abstract painters, and she is particularly renowned for her woodcuts. She continued working productively through the opening years of this century. Frankenthaler’s distinguished, prolific career has been the subject of numerous monographic museum exhibitions. The Jewish Museum and Whitney Museum shows were succeeded by a major retrospective initiated by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth that traveled to The Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and the Detroit Institute of Arts, MI (1989); and those devoted to works on paper and prints organized by the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (1993), among others. Select recent important exhibitions have included Painted on 21st Street: Helen Frankenthaler from 1950 to 1959 (Gagosian, NY, 2013); Making Painting: Helen Frankenthaler and JMW Turner (Turner Contemporary, Margate, UK, 2014); Giving Up One’s Mark: Helen Frankenthaler in the 1960s and 1970s (Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, NY, 2014–15); Pretty Raw: After and Around Helen Frankenthaler (Rose Art Museum, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA, 2015); As in Nature: Helen Frankenthaler, Paintings and No Rules: Helen Frankenthaler Woodcuts...
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1980s Color-Field Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Spring Run XVI
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Vivid color monotype by American Abstract Expressionist artist Helen Frankenthaler, signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Printed and published in collaboration with Tyler Graphics...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Monotype

"Parets" original colograph by Helen Frankenthaler
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Hinsdale, IL
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) "Parets" Collagraph drawn with Araldite glue, c. 1988 Printed in light burnt sienna from one steel plate, off white handmade paper Signed in lowe...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Mixed Media

Causeway
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
An image of ethereal beauty, Helen Frankenthaler created Causeway in 2001 after a lifetime of experimentation with etching and aquatint.  Hand-signed, dated and numbered in pencil, t...
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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Orient Express #6
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in London, GB
A unique work, 1977, acrylic on paper, signed and dated 'Frankenthaler '77' in pencil, 61 x 99 cm. (24 x 39 in.) Helen Frankenthaler came of age in the midst of the avant-garde art s...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Acrylic

Midnight
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
DESCRIPTION aquatint and drypoint printed in colors, signed in pencil, dated, numbered 43/71 (total edition includes eight artist's proofs), on Magnani wove paper, with the blindstam...
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1980s Post-War Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Japanese Maple
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
2005 Sixteen color Ukiyo-e style woodcut Image/sheet: 26 x 38 in. Edition of 50 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Paper, Woodcut

Sudden Snow
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
1987 Lithograph in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 31 5/8 x 23 1/2 in. Edition of 50 Signed, dated and numbered in pencil, lower margin
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Paper, Lithograph

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Located in Long Island City, NY
Solar Imp by Helen Frankenthaler, American (1928–2011) Date: 2001 Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition of 112/126 Size: 40 x 30 in. (101.6 x 76...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Screen

Sunshine after Rain, Abstract Expressionist Etching by Helen Frankenthaler
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Long Island City, NY
Date: 1987 Etching, aquatint, and drypoint on Fabriano Rosapina paper, signed, numbered, and dated in pencil Edition of 14/67 Image Size: 33.5 x 27 inches Size: 46.25 x 36.5 in. (117...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Drypoint, Etching, Aquatint

Plaza Real
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) is one of the most revered and influential abstract painters of the 20th century in addition to being one of the most successful and collected female ...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Helen Frankenthaler Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Helen Frankenthaler art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Helen Frankenthaler art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, yellow, blue and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Helen Frankenthaler in lithograph, paper, screen print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Helen Frankenthaler art, so small editions measuring 9 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Raymond Parker, John Chamberlain, and Richard Diebenkorn. Helen Frankenthaler art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $880 and tops out at $85,000, while the average work can sell for $14,500.
Questions About Helen Frankenthaler Art
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    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.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMarch 22, 2022
    Helen Frankenthaler was known for her Abstract-expressionist art. She became well known for her 1952 painting Mountains and Sea. It was the first time she employed the soak-stain painting technique that would become a hallmark of her later work. You'll find a variety of Helen Frankenthaler art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Helen Frankenthaler mostly did paintings. The American artist's work reflects the characteristics of Abstract Expressionism. Mountains and Sea, Snow Pines, Aerie and Grey Fireworks are among her most famous paintings. You can find a range of Helen Frankenthaler art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 1, 2024
    You can see Helen Frankenthaler paintings in a few places. Her works are part of the permanent collections at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in California and the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia. In addition, the artist's paintings are often part of exhibitions around the world. Check the official website of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation for upcoming dates and locations. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Helen Frankenthaler art.

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