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Frankenthaler, Helen
1965 (from the New York Ten portfolio) Original screenprint in colors on Arches watercolor paper Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 22 x 17 in. (56 x 43 cm), unframed Edition of 200 (Published by Tanglewood Press, NY) SOLD
1978 Lithograph in colors on J.B. Green Katuash handmade paper Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 31 x 22 1/2 inches (78.7 x 57.2 cm) Edition of 38 SOLD
2001 Spit-bite aquatint and soft-ground etching in colors on cream wove paper Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 28 1/4 x 37 3/4 in. (71.8 x 96 cm), unframed Edition of 100 SOLD
1980-82 Etching with aquatint in colors on brown Moriki paper collaged to handmade Zaen linen paper Signed, dated and numbered in pencil 25 x 29 3/4 in. (63.5 x 75.6 cm.), unframed Edition of 8 (Harrison 90) SOLD
1977 Lithograph in colors on mauve HMP handmade paper Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 26 x 35 1/2 inches (66 x 90.2 cm) Edition of 47 + 12 AP (Published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., with their blind stamp) SOLD
2006 Screenprint in 73 colors on Rives BFK paper Signed, dated and numbered in pencil 31 x 37 in. (78.7 x 94 cm), unframed Edition of 120 SOLD
1978 Soft-ground and sugar-lift etching and aquatint in colors on Arches paper Signed in pencil by the artist, dated and numbered 22 ¼ x 16 ½ inches (56.5 x 42 cm) Edition of 49 + 12 AP Published by Tyler Graphics (H. 69) SOLD
1987 Etching, aquatint and drypoint in color on Fabriano Rosaspina paper Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered Paper size: 25 ½ x 30 ½ inches (64.8 x 77.5 cm) Image size: 9 ¼ x 13 ½ inches (23.5 x 34.3 cm) Edition of 51 (With publisher’s blind stamp) (H. 125) SOLD
1991 Color woodcut on While Richard B. Tullis II handmade paper Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered Edition of 28 24 x 32 inches (61 x 81.3 cm) SOLD
1991 10-color woodcut Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered on off-white Awagami-Fujimori (Japan) handmade paper 38 1/2 x 25 1/2 inches (96.52 x 63.5 cm.). Edition of 32 Printed by Emanuele Cacciatore, Benjamin Gervis, and Garner Tullis. Published by Garner Tullis, New York City. (Harrison 232) SOLD
1978-82 8-color original lithograph on pink HMP handmade paper Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 23 1/2 x 27 1/2 in. (60 x 70 cm), unframed Edition of 58 Printed by Tyler Graphics, Bedford Village, NY with their blindstamp (H. 89) SOLD
1970 Pochoir in colors on Arches Imperial Rough paper Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 30 1/2 x 22 inches (77.5 x 55.9 cm) Edition of 50 SOLD
(From The Reflections portfolio) 1996 Original 5-color lithograph on paper Signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 20 x 15 inches (50.8 x 38.1 cm) Edition of 30 (Published by Tyler Graphics) SOLD
1987 Etching, aquatint and drypoint in colors on Wove paper Hand-signed by the artist in pencil, dated and numbered 25 ½ x 30 ¾ inches (64.8 x 78 cm) Edition of 71 (H. 124) SOLD
1971 Pochoir/Screenprint Signed, dated and numbered 23 x 18 Edition of 75 SOLD
1987-88 Color Lithograph, drypoint and Etching on Rives Signed and numbered 34 x 27 inches Edition of 75 SOLD
1987 Color Lithograph and Etching Signed and numbered 35 x 25 3/8 in Edition of 60 SOLD
1983 Etching and intaglio Signed and numbered 30 x 40 ½ in Edition of 54 SOLD
Frankenthaler became the first American painter after Jackson Pollock to see the implications of the color staining of raw canvas to create an integration of color and ground in which foreground and background cease to exist. This highly intuitive process, known as “stain painting,” became the hallmark of her style and enabled her to create color-filled canvases that seemed to float on air.
In 1960 Frankenthaler made her first prints. Since then, she has worked with a variety of printmaking techniques in addition to painting, using each of these media to explore pictorial space through the interaction of color and line on a particular surface. One of her most successful prints is “Essence Mulberry” (1977) inspired by an exhibit of medieval prints at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Helen Frankenthaler’s art is held in the collection of every major museum of modern art. The stain technique she made famous is still an integral part of her work and it can be seen running through her entire oeuvre. Although the paintings are abstract, a strong suggestion of landscape is often apparent, and they have been praised for their lyrical qualities.