Original Helen Frankenthaler 1968 André Emmerich Gallery Abstract Exhibition Poster, Framed

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Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
Title: Exhibition poster for Helen Frankenthaler show
Venue: André Emmerich Gallery, New York City
Date: … Read more Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
Title: Exhibition poster for Helen Frankenthaler show
Venue: André Emmerich Gallery, New York City
Date: April 6 to April 25, 1968
Object type: Original exhibition poster / limited edition print
Medium: Offset lithograph or print on heavyweight art paper
Signature: Features Frankenthaler's signature abstract color-field design
Frame: Original reddish orange metal gallery frame; housed under glass; backed by board
Dimensions: 34 5/8 inches width × 14 3/4 inches height
Condition: Foxing present along bottom of paper (and a few spots towards the top of the paper). Foxing is also visible on the board in reverse. Please review photos for details.

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This framed original exhibition poster promotes Helen Frankenthaler's 1968 show at the André Emmerich Gallery in New York City, held from April 6 to April 25, 1968. The poster features Frankenthaler's signature abstract color-field design. It is a limited edition print on heavyweight art paper. The work is backed by board and housed under glass in the original reddish orange metal gallery frame. Condition issues include areas of foxing along the bottom of the paper. Please review the photos for detailed condition documentation.

Artist Biography: Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)

Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract painter and a major figure in the postwar Abstract Expressionist and Color Field movements. She was born in New York City in 1928. Frankenthaler studied at the Dalton School under Rufino Tamayo and at Bennington College in Vermont.

She developed her signature "soak-stain" technique in the early 1950s, pouring thinned paint directly onto unprimed canvas so the color soaked into the fabric. This technique became a defining influence on Color Field painting and inspired artists such as Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland. Frankenthaler's most famous painting, "Mountains and Sea" (1952), is considered a breakthrough work in American abstraction.

Frankenthaler exhibited widely throughout her career, including a retrospective at the Jewish Museum in New York (1960) and representation at the Venice Biennale (1966). She was the first woman to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale. Her work is held in major museum collections worldwide, including the Museum of Modern Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Whitney Museum of American Art, and the National Gallery of Art. Frankenthaler died in 2011 in Darien, Connecticut. See less