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Mountains and Sea is a 1952 painting by American abstract expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler. [2] [3] Painted when Frankenthaler was 23 years old, it was her first professionally exhibited work. [4] . Though initially panned by critics, Mountains and Sea later became her most influential and best known canvas. [5] [6] Background.
Dec 6, 2023 · by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea. Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea, 1952, oil and charcoal on unsized, unprimed canvas, 219.4 x 297.8 cm (National Gallery of Art, Washington)
Initially associated with abstract expressionism, her career was launched in 1952 with the exhibition of Mountains and Sea. This painting (inspired by inspired by a trip to Nova Scotia) is large - measuring seven feet by ten feet - and has the effect of a watercolor, though it is painted in oils.
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US
Dec 27, 2011 · Greenberg also prompted Frankenthaler to study under Hans Hofmann in 1950. 1952 was the breakthrough year for Frankenthaler; upon returning home from a trip to Nova Scotia, she created Mountains and Sea, a groundbreaking canvas where she pioneered her "soak-stain" technique.
- American
- December 12, 1928
- New York, New York
- December 27, 2011
Mountains and Sea, 1952. Mountains and Sea. , 1952. Oil and charcoal on unsized, unprimed canvas. 86 3/8 × 117 1/4 in | 219.4 × 297.8 cm. Helen Frankenthaler Foundation. New York, Metz, +2 more. Get notifications for similar works. Create Alert.
Dec 20, 2023 · About. Exhibitions. Quarterly. News. Press. Next Slide. Previous Slide. 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.
