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Helen Frankenthaler was known for her Abstract-expressionist art. She became well known for her 1952 painting Mountains and Sea. It was the first time she employed the soak-stain painting technique that would become a hallmark of her later work. You'll find a variety of Helen Frankenthaler art on 1stDibs.
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Helen Frankenthaler - Air Frame (Harrison 6) her first silkscreen Signed AP 1965
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Helen Frankenthaler
Air Frame, from the New York Ten portfolio (Harrison 6), 1965
Color silkscreen on Arches double-weight watercolor paper
Signed and annotated AP in graphite on the...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Spring Run XVI
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Vivid color monotype by American Abstract Expressionist artist Helen Frankenthaler, signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. Printed and published in collaboration with Tyler Graphics...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Monotype
Solar Imp
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint in colors on wove paper. Signed by the artist in pencil and also numbered 96/126 in pencil. Published by Lincoln Center List Poster and Print Program, New York.
Second ...
Category
Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Color
Tribal Sign
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Tribal Sign, 1987
Signed and dated in pencil with publisher's blindstamp
Eleven color lithograph on mauve TGL handmade paper
Sheet: 24 x 18.5 inches
Frame: 33 x 27 inches
Edition 25 ...
Category
1980s Abstract Prints
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Ramblas
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in New York, NY
Created by the artist in 1987-88, Ramblas is an original lithograph, drypoint, and etching in colors on Rives BFK paper. Hand-signed, dated, and numbered from the edition of 75 in pe...
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Drypoint, Etching, Lithograph
"Sirocco" Mixographia
By Helen Frankenthaler
Located in Los Angeles, CA
“Sirocco” by Helen Frankenthaler . Mixographia embossed engraving on handmade paper. Unique color from the regular numbered edition. 51/52. Hand signed by artist, dated 1989. Pri...
Category
Late 20th Century Abstract Prints
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper


