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Aerie *
2009
Original screenprint in colors on wove paper
Signed, and numbered in pencil
29 1/2 x 38 7/8 in. (74.9 x 98.5 cm), unframed
Edition of 128
Published by Lincoln Center, New York
SOLD
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Air Frame *
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
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Bronze Smoke *
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
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Causeway
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
INQUIRE
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Cedar Hill *
1983
Ten-color woodcut in colors on handmade light pin Mingei Momo paper
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil
20 1/4 x 25 in. (51.5 x 63.5 cm) , unframed
Edition of 75
(Harrison 121. Printed by Tadashi Toda with woodblocks cut by Reizo Monjyu, Tokyo, Japan)
SOLD
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Comet *
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
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Crete *
1969-72
Original etching and aquatint in colors on J.B. Green Hayle Mill English handmade paper
Signed, dated and numbered in pencil
22 x 27 in (56 x 68.6 cm), unframed
Edition of 18
SOLD
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Dream Walk *
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
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Flotilla *
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
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Ganymede *
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
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Snow Pines *
2004
Original woodcut in thirty-four colors on Torinoko paper mounted on Fabriano Classico
Signed in pencil, dated and numbered
37 1/2 x 26 in. (95.3 x 66 cm), unframed
Edition of 65
SOLD
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Spring Veil *
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
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The Clearing *
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
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The Grove *
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
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The Red Sea *
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
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Wind Directions *
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
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Reflections XI *
(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
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Soho Dreams *
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
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Sanguine Mood *
1971
Pochoir/Screenprint
Signed, dated and numbered
23 x 18
Edition of 75
SOLD
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Ramblas *
1987-88
Color Lithograph, drypoint and Etching on Rives
Signed and numbered
34 x 27 inches
Edition of 75
SOLD
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La Sardana *
1987
Color Lithograph and Etching
Signed and numbered
35 x 25 3/8 in
Edition of 60
SOLD
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Deep Sun *
1983
Etching and intaglio
Signed and numbered
30 x 40 ½ in
Edition of 54
SOLD
Helen Frankenthaler was born in New York in 1928. She studied at a number of art schools and was taught at one stage by Hans Hofmann. By 1950 she had met many of the main figures of Abstract Expressionism. In 1958 she married the painter Robert Motherwell.
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.
Frankenthaler, Helen
2009 Original screenprint in colors on wove paper Signed, and numbered in pencil 29 1/2 x 38 7/8 in. (74.9 x 98.5 cm), unframed Edition of 128 Published by Lincoln Center, New York SOLD1965 (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) SOLD1978 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 SOLD1983 Ten-color woodcut in colors on handmade light pin Mingei Momo paper Signed, dated and numbered in pencil 20 1/4 x 25 in. (51.5 x 63.5 cm) , unframed Edition of 75 (Harrison 121. Printed by Tadashi Toda with woodblocks cut by Reizo Monjyu, Tokyo, Japan) SOLD1980-82 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) SOLD1969-72 Original etching and aquatint in colors on J.B. Green Hayle Mill English handmade paper Signed, dated and numbered in pencil 22 x 27 in (56 x 68.6 cm), unframed Edition of 18 SOLD1977 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) SOLD2006 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 SOLD1978 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) SOLD2004 Original woodcut in thirty-four colors on Torinoko paper mounted on Fabriano Classico Signed in pencil, dated and numbered 37 1/2 x 26 in. (95.3 x 66 cm), unframed Edition of 65 SOLD1987 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) SOLD1991 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) SOLD1991 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) SOLD1978-82 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) SOLD1970 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) SOLD1987 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) SOLD1971 Pochoir/Screenprint Signed, dated and numbered 23 x 18 Edition of 75 SOLD1987-88 Color Lithograph, drypoint and Etching on Rives Signed and numbered 34 x 27 inches Edition of 75 SOLD1987 Color Lithograph and Etching Signed and numbered 35 x 25 3/8 in Edition of 60 SOLD1983 Etching and intaglio Signed and numbered 30 x 40 ½ in Edition of 54 SOLDFrankenthaler 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.