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Helen Frankenthaler — Madame Le Pompadour
Helen Frankenthaler

Madame Le Pompadour

A vibrant and gestural lithograph by Helen Frankenthaler, *Madame Le Pompadour* showcases the artist's signature fluid approach to color and form, translated here into the printmaking medium. Rich, luminous hues bleed and flow across the Arches Cover paper, evoking the spontaneity and lyrical abstraction for which Frankenthaler became celebrated. The full sheet composition exemplifies her ability to balance intuition with elegance, referencing the opulence of its namesake through layers of cascading, expressive color.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Arches Cover paper, the full sheet,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 25, 2016

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Helen Frankenthaler, Madame Le Pompadour

A vibrant and gestural lithograph by Helen Frankenthaler, *Madame Le Pompadour* showcases the artist's signature fluid approach to color and form, translated here into the printmaking medium. Rich, luminous hues bleed and flow across the Arches Cover paper, evoking the spontaneity and lyrical abstraction for which Frankenthaler became celebrated. The full sheet composition exemplifies her ability to balance intuition with elegance, referencing the opulence of its namesake through layers of cascading, expressive color.

Medium
Lithograph in colors, on Arches Cover paper, the full sheet,
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Twentieth Century, Lyrical Abstraction, Modernist, American Artist, Print On Paper, Abstract Expressionism, Abstract Expressionist, Female Artist, Lithograph, Abstract, Color Field Painting, Vibrant Colors

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Collected by

Jonathan Murray, Hamilton Selway Gallery