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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.
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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...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Handmade Paper, Lithograph
Helen Frankenthaler - Lush Spring Framed Print
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Central, HK
This print features a reproduction of Lush Spring (1975) by Helen Frankenthaler. It’s mounted and laminated for protection from dust and UV rays, and floated in a hand-stained, natur...
Category
2010s Abstract Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
Helen Frankenthaler - Tutti-Frutti Framed Print
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Central, HK
This print features a reproduction of Tutti-Frutti (1966) by Helen Frankenthaler. It's mounted and laminated for protection from dust and UV rays, and floated in a hand-stained, natu...
Category
2010s Abstract Prints
Materials
Wood, Paper
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Valentine for Mr. Wonderful
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Artist: Helen Frankenthaler
Title: Valentine for Mr. Wonderful
Year: 1995
Medium: 7 Original color etchings, aquatint, engraving, and embossing printed from 11 copper plates and five...
Category
1990s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Lithograph
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...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Offset, Permanent Marker, Lithograph