Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work for over six decades (early 1950s until 2011), she spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ever-changing new work. Helen Frankenthaler was among the most influential artists of the mid-20 th century. Introduced early in her career to major artists such as Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline (and Robert Motherwell, whom she later married), Frankenthaler was influenced by Abstract Expressionist painting practices, but developed her own distinct approach to the style.
Who Was Helen Frankenthaler, and Why Was She Important?
About Works in the Kenneth E. Tyler Collection Further Reading Helen Frankenthaler in the studio at Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford Village, New York, 1977 Gift of Kenneth Tyler 2002 Photographer: Lindsay Green Helen Frankenthaler was born in New York in 1928. Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 - December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Helen Frankenthaler, Painted on 21st Street, 1950 Oil, sand, plaster of Paris, and coffee grounds on sized, primed canvas, 69 ⅛ × 97 inches (175.6 × 246.4 cm), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC © 2018 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 - December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting.
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Helen Frankenthaler (born December 12, 1928, New York, New York, U.S.—died December 27, 2011, Darien, Connecticut) American Abstract Expressionist painter whose brilliantly coloured canvases were much admired for their lyric qualities. Her father, Alfred Frankenthaler, was a New York Supreme Court justice. Helen Frankenthaler was an American painter and printmaker known for her unique method of staining canvas with thin veils of color. View Helen Frankenthaler's 2,725 artworks on artnet. Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), whose career spanned six decades, has long been recognized as one of the great American artists of the twentieth century. Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 - December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting.
How Helen Frankenthaler Pioneered a New Form of Abstract Expressionism
Helen Frankenthaler 's abstractions, often made by staining vibrant hues into unprimed canvas, have captured the minds of many, even if at one point, their aesthetic charm was once considered a. Helen Frankenthaler born New York City 1928-died Darien, CT 2011 Born Died Active in Provincetown, Massachusetts, United States Stamford, Connecticut, United States Nationalities American Biography Helen Frankenthaler's works helped redefine painting.
Frankenthaler's Hommage à M.L. (1962)—a tribute to one of the few prominent female painters in the Cubist camp, Marie Laurencin—suggests that though the erstwhile "college Cubist" Frankenthaler had brought her own innovations to the table, she rightly recognized herself as belonging to a trajectory of women artists making breakthroughs in overwhelmingly male-dominated circles. Helen Frankenthaler and the Messy Art of Life With her innovative soak-stain paintings, Frankenthaler embraced color for its own sake, animating and elevating the most elemental sensations. By.
Helen Frankenthaler Recording Artists
Moving Day Helen Frankenthaler • 1961 Summerscene, Provincetown Helen Frankenthaler • 1961 Swan Lake #2 Helen Frankenthaler • 1961 Helen Frankenthaler. "Lot's Wife," 1971 (Harrison 32). Lithograph in 6 colors on white Japanese handmade paper, 134 x 36 in. (overall). Publisher: Universal Limited Art Editions (ULAE), West Islip, New York, edition: 17. Image courtesy ULAE, Bay Shore, New York. After a few years of coaxing, Frankenthaler came to ULAE in 1961, primarily.
