Artists / Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler

b. 1928, New York — d. 2011, Darien, Connecticut · Lived and worked in New York · 5 works available

Biography

Helen Frankenthaler developed the soak-stain technique in 1952 — pouring thinned paint directly onto unprimed canvas so that color and surface became inseparable. That single move opened the door for Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland, and most of Color Field painting. Her print editions, produced across five decades with master printers at ULAE, Tyler Graphics, and elsewhere, carry the same command of color and transparency as the paintings. The estate is represented by Gagosian.

Available works

What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 23), 1970 by Helen Frankenthaler Helen Frankenthaler$6,500 What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 23), 1970 What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 25), 1970 by Helen Frankenthaler Helen Frankenthaler$10,000 What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 25), 1970 What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 22), 1970 by Helen Frankenthaler Helen FrankenthalerSold What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 22), 1970 What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 24), 1970 by Helen Frankenthaler Helen FrankenthalerSold What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 24), 1970 What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 26), 1970 by Helen Frankenthaler Helen FrankenthalerSold What Red Lines Can Do (Harrison 26), 1970

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