Search results
Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s collection—from our renowned icons to lesser-known works from every corner of the globe—as well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other resources. Discover art by Van Gogh, Picasso, Warhol & more in the Art Institute's collection spanning 5,000 years of creativity.
Helen Frankenthaler was an American painter and printmaker known for her unique method of staining canvas with thin veils of color. Her practice can be seen as a bridge between the Abstract Expressionists of the 1950s and the Color Field painters of the 1960s. The techniques employed in works such as Mountains and Sea (1952)—a pastel blend of ...
Helen Frankenthaler ( Nova Iorque, 12 de dezembro de 1928 — Connecticut, 27 de dezembro de 2011) foi uma pintora dos Estados Unidos . A artista frequentou a Dalton School em Nova Iorque e mais tarde o Bennington College em Bennington, Vermont. Regressando a Nova Iorque, estudou com Hans Hofmann . Em 1958 casou com o pintor Robert Motherwell. [ 1]
May 22, 2021 · Helen Frankenthaler’s most recognized contribution to painting is the “soak-stain” technique, whereby thinned paint is applied to unprimed canvas, resulting in the organic, flowing fields of color which define her mature work. Initially, Helen Frankenthaler used oil paint cut with turpentine.
May 5, 2023 · Helen Frankenthaler - Discover the Color Field Queen. Helen Frankenthaler was an American artist with an extraordinary mastery of Abstraction. Her luminous, bold, and lyrical paintings are instantly recognizable and are a testament to her brave spirit and inquisitive nature. Helen Frankenthaler’s biography includes a long career spanning over ...
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. 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 ...
Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (American, New York 1928–2011 Darien, Connecticut) Date: 1956. Medium: Oil and enamel on canvas. Dimensions: 54 3/4 × 25 in. (139.1 × 63.5 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: The Muriel Kallis Steinberg Newman Collection, Gift of Muriel Kallis Newman, 2006. Accession Number: 2006.32.17
