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Helen Frankenthaler — Freefall
Helen Frankenthaler

Freefall

A sweeping explosion of luminous color defines Frankenthaler's *Freefall*, where cascading forms in rich, saturated hues seem to tumble and drift across the expansive handmade paper. The monumental woodcut showcases her mastery of spontaneous gesture, with hand-dyed passages bleeding and pooling into one another in a breathtaking display of chromatic fluidity. The raw, organic texture of the TGL handmade paper becomes an active element of the composition, lending a tactile warmth that amplifies the work's sense of uninhibited movement and liberation.

Medium
Monumental woodcut and hand-dyed paper in colors, on TGL handmade paper, the full sheet.

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Evening & Day Editions

April 23, 2019

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Helen Frankenthaler, Freefall

A sweeping explosion of luminous color defines Frankenthaler's *Freefall*, where cascading forms in rich, saturated hues seem to tumble and drift across the expansive handmade paper. The monumental woodcut showcases her mastery of spontaneous gesture, with hand-dyed passages bleeding and pooling into one another in a breathtaking display of chromatic fluidity. The raw, organic texture of the TGL handmade paper becomes an active element of the composition, lending a tactile warmth that amplifies the work's sense of uninhibited movement and liberation.

Medium
Monumental woodcut and hand-dyed paper in colors, on TGL handmade paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Vibrant, Hand-dyed Paper, American, Experimental, Abstract Expressionism, Gestural, Woodcut, Modern, Colorful, Abstract, Contemporary

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Collected by

Jonathan Murray, Hamilton Selway Gallery