Helen Frankenthaler

(American, 1928–2011)

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 oil paint and charcoal on unprimed canvas—were influential to both Morris Louis and Kenneth Noland. “One really beautiful wrist motion, that is synchronized with your head and heart, and you have it,” she once said of her practice. “It looks as if it were born in a minute.” Born on December 12, 1928 in New York, NY, she studied with Rufino Tamayo at the Dalton School and Paul Feeley at Bennington College. During the 1950s, Frankenthaler’s work attracted attention from the influential art critic Clement Greenberg, leading to several exhibitions, including a solo show at the Jewish Museum in 1960. Following her marriage to the painter Robert Motherwell that same year, Frankenthaler continued to push her experimentation painting through using acrylics on unprimed canvas. The artist died on December 27, 2011 in Darien, CT. Today, Frankenthaler’s works are held in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, among others.

Helen Frankenthaler Artworks

Helen Frankenthaler (2,766 results)

Aerie, 2009

Helen Frankenthaler

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Monoprint VII (A. 225), 1991

Helen Frankenthaler

Monoprint VII (A. 225), 1991

Kenneth A. Friedman & Co.

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Monoprint XIII (A. 214), 1991

Helen Frankenthaler

Monoprint XIII (A. 214), 1991

Kenneth A. Friedman & Co.

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Aerie, 2009

Helen Frankenthaler

Kenneth A. Friedman & Co.

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Spring Veil, 1987

Helen Frankenthaler

Spring Veil, 1987

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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In the Wings, 1987

Helen Frankenthaler

In the Wings, 1987

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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Day One, 1987

Helen Frankenthaler

Day One, 1987

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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Corot's Mark, 1987

Helen Frankenthaler

Corot's Mark, 1987

Sale Date: May 4, 2024

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Untitled, 1981

Helen Frankenthaler

Untitled, 1981

Sale Date: May 8, 2024

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Reflections X, from Reflections Series, 1995

Helen Frankenthaler

Reflections X, from Reflections Series, 1995

Sale Date: May 1, 2024

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WEST WIND, 1997

Helen Frankenthaler

WEST WIND, 1997

Sale Date: April 30, 2024

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Flirt, 2003

Helen Frankenthaler

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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Ariel, 1996

Helen Frankenthaler

Sale Date: April 19, 2024

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Card, 1971

Helen Frankenthaler

Sale Date: April 18, 2024

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SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, 2005

Helen Frankenthaler

SOUTHERN EXPOSURE, 2005

Sale Date: April 25, 2024

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ALASKA, 1989

Helen Frankenthaler

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FRANKENTHALER (PAINTED BOOK COVER), 1971

Helen Frankenthaler

FRANKENTHALER (PAINTED BOOK COVER), 1971

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Ramblas, 1987–1988

Helen Frankenthaler

Ramblas, 1987–1988

Sale Date: April 17, 2024

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Flotilla, 2006

Helen Frankenthaler

Flotilla, 2006

Sale Date: March 20, 2024

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Untitled (Aquamarine & Burnt Orange), 1975

Helen Frankenthaler

Untitled (Aquamarine & Burnt Orange), 1975

Sale Date: March 27, 2024

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Untitled, 1977

Helen Frankenthaler

Untitled, 1977

Sale Date: March 13, 2024

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Cameo (Harrison 75), 1980

Helen Frankenthaler

Cameo (Harrison 75), 1980

Sale Date: March 4, 2024

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Comet, 1980–1982

Helen Frankenthaler

Comet, 1980–1982

Sale Date: February 22, 2024

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Skywriting, 1997

Helen Frankenthaler

Skywriting, 1997

Sale Date: February 22, 2024

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