Tuesday, December 27, 2011

r.i.p. helen frankenthaler

mountains and sea, 1952


helen frankenthaler contemplates an abstract expressionist painting in her studio, 1957


mauve district, 1966


indian summer, 1967


message from degas, 1974


devils mist, 1967


contentment island, 2002


nepenthe, 1972




abstract painter helen frankenthaler has died today at the age of 83 after a long illness. 
she poured turpentine-thinned paint in watery washes onto raw canvas so that it soaked into the fabric weave, developing a style known as color field. read more about her here.

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