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Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 – December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting.
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), whose career spanned six decades, has long been recognized as one of the great American artists of the twentieth century.
Dec 27, 2011 · Helen Frankenthaler was among the most influential artists of the mid-20 th century. Introduced early in her career to major artists such as Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline (and Robert Motherwell, whom she later married), Frankenthaler was influenced by Abstract Expressionist painting practices, but developed her own distinct approach to the style.
Jun 14, 2024 · Helen Frankenthaler (born December 12, 1928, Manhattan, New York, U.S.—died December 27, 2011, Darien, Connecticut) was an American Abstract Expressionist painter whose brilliantly colored canvases were much admired for their lyric qualities.
Abstract Expressionism atThe Museum of Modern Art Ann Temkin, 2010 Exhibition catalogue,Hardcover, 128 pages. View the exhibition. Buy from the Design Store. American, 1928–2011.
Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 – December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting.
Helen Frankenthaler's works helped redefine painting. From the Renaissance on, a painting was considered a window onto the world, through which one saw an illusion of reality.
Learn about the work and career of artist Helen Frankenthaler. Artworks, biography, exhibitions, news, museum exhibitions, press, and more.
By the early 1950s her "poured paintings" began to receive critical acclaim. Frankenthaler's arrangement of colors and shapes often evoke the natural environment, and she frequently refers to her works as landscapes. In each work of art, she creates a unique visual space, atmosphere, and mood.
Helen Frankenthaler, 1928–2011. 11 works in the Whitney’s collection.
