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Helen Frankenthaler — Aerie
Helen Frankenthaler

Aerie

A luminous example of Helen Frankenthaler's lyrical abstraction, *Aerie* translates her celebrated soak-stain sensibility into the screenprint medium, layering fluid washes of color that evoke both atmospheric space and organic form. The composition drifts across the wove paper with an airy, weightless quality, as soft veils of hue bleed and merge in ways that suggest open sky or elevated, bird's-eye vistas. Frankenthaler's intuitive approach to color and movement is fully preserved in this full-sheet print, where the edges of the composition breathe freely against the unencumbered expanse of the page.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.

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October 17, 2017

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Helen Frankenthaler, Aerie

A luminous example of Helen Frankenthaler's lyrical abstraction, *Aerie* translates her celebrated soak-stain sensibility into the screenprint medium, layering fluid washes of color that evoke both atmospheric space and organic form. The composition drifts across the wove paper with an airy, weightless quality, as soft veils of hue bleed and merge in ways that suggest open sky or elevated, bird's-eye vistas. Frankenthaler's intuitive approach to color and movement is fully preserved in this full-sheet print, where the edges of the composition breathe freely against the unencumbered expanse of the page.

Medium
Screenprint in colors, on wove paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Landscape Inspired, 20th Century, Lyrical Abstraction, Non-Representational, Renowned Artist, American Artist, Screenprint, Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Gestural Abstraction, Landscape Abstraction, Wove Paper, Works on Paper, Modern Master, Female Artist, Abstract, Vibrant Colors, Lyrical Mood

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Collected by

Jonathan Murray, Hamilton Selway Gallery