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Painting
Seer
Helen Frankenthaler, 1928 - 2011
Frankenthaler, Helen
United States
1928 - 2011
Female
93 1/2 x 85 1/8 in. (237.5 x 216.2 cm)
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Acrylic
Acrylic
1980
1980
1980
1900-2000, 20th century, green, paintings
Painting
Helen Frankenthaler constantly pushed the limits of abstraction throughout her long career. Many of the first generation of abstract artists, such as Jackson Pollock, highlighted the expressive quality of painting. Through her unique process known as “soak-staining”—in which thinned paint was allowed to seep into unprimed canvas— Frankenthaler pioneered the emphasis on color in the following generation. Despite her ground-breaking approach, Frankenthaler’s early achievements were regularly diminished by critics on account of her gender. The artist resisted such limiting interpretations of her paintings:
"I wonder if my pictures are more 'lyrical' (that loaded word!) because I'm a woman. Looking at my paintings as if they were painted by a woman is superficial, a side issue, like looking at Klines and saying they are bohemian. The making of serious painting is difficult and complicated for all serious painters. One must be oneself, whatever."
[Summer 2023, Adam Ranz]
lower rightback of canvasback of canvas
1981.13
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Memorial Art Gallery
9/8/1999
81.13TR1
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81.13DI1
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Memorial Art Gallery
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6/19/2001
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11/20/2006
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11/20/2006
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11/20/2006
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