ABSTRACT AMERICAN LITHOGRAPH BY HELEN FRANKENTHALER

ABSTRACT AMERICAN LITHOGRAPH BY HELEN FRANKENTHALER
Helen Frankenthaler, American, 1928 to 2011, four color lithograph on buff Rives BFK mould made paper printed from four aluminum plates. The following colors were printed: yellow, magenta, magenta, and green. Titled Reflection XII, from the Reflections series. Signed by the artist and dated 1995, lower right. Embossed chop mark, lower right. Numbered 8 out of 30, lower left. Workshop number HF93 3060 is on the backside. The artwork comes with an original Tyler Graphics Ltd. certificate signed by the artist and printmakers, Kenneth Tyler and Lee Fundenburg. Framed. Helen Frankenthaler is known for Abstract imagery stain painting. When Jackson Pollock first exhibited some of his paintings in 1951, they exerted a great influence on Frankenthaler. Their scale, free graphic rhythms, and color impressed her strongly; but above all she was struck by Pollocks method of dripping paint directly onto the raw canvas, emphasizing both the flatness of the painting and the physical actuality of the support. Carrying this technique still further, Frankenthaler thins her pigment with large amounts of turpentine so that they soak directly through the unprimed cloth and stains it. The resultant image no longer lies on top of the picture plane but is embedded within; the transparent mat colors of varying intensity modulate from light to dark without creating any illusion that they exist in a space other than that of the woven textural surface. American Abstract Graphic Art Prints and Collectibles.

Dimensions
Overall size: Frame 29 1/4 x 23 1/4 in. Image 20 x 15 in. All measurements are approximate.

Condition
Overall good vintage condition. Signs of wear and Age. Refer to photos. Sold as is.