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ART in the PICTURE .com - Artists - Helen Frankenthaler - Overview


StyleAbstract Expressionism (second generation)
LivedDecember 12, 1928 - ( 20th - 21st century )
NationalityUnited States of America
Biography Helen Frankenthaler Biography
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Paintings The paintings of Helen Frankenthaler are displayed in modern art museums all over the world. Some of her most notable abstract works include 'May 26th Backwards', 'Jacob's Ladder', 'Freefall', 'Wales' and 'Essence Mulberry'.
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Quote"I don't start with a color order, but find the colors as I go."
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Interesting Helen Frankenthaler married fellow artist Robert Motherwell.

Helen Frankenthaler is best known for changing the direction of Abstract Expressionism in the 1950s when she began pouring cans of paint directly onto unsized, unstretched canvas.

Links Helen Frankenthaler - by the National Museum of Women in the Arts.




Helen Frankenthaler