
London Memos
A luminous composition by Helen Frankenthaler, *London Memos* employs fluid washes of acrylic that bleed and bloom across the paper's surface, punctuated by gestural crayon marks that add texture and immediacy. Frankenthaler's signature soak-stain sensibility is evident in the work's organic, unforced layering of color, evoking a sense of spontaneous notation rather than deliberate construction. The interplay between the translucent acrylic fields and the raw, physical presence of crayon creates a dialogue between the ephemeral and the immediate.
- Medium
- acrylic and crayon on paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale
May 17, 2017
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