Helen Frankenthaler: Drawing within Nature, Paintings from the 1990s

The catalog features Helen Frankenthaler's paintings from the early to mid-1990s, including three large-scale paintings on paper from 1995. The paintings showcase Frankenthaler's experimentation with new mediums and techniques, resulting in thickly impastoed surfaces that redefine her practice. An essay by Thomas Crow examines the paintings in the context of the varied environments in which Frankenthaler lived and worked.

Format: Hardback
Length: 88 pages
Publication date: 05 September 2023
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications

Drawing within Nature is a stunning exhibition that showcases Frankenthaler s sumptuous paintings from the early to mid-1990s, many of which were shown in New York for the first time. This comprehensive catalog not only documents the exhibition but also provides a deep insight into Frankenthaler s artistic journey during this period. In this era, Frankenthaler experimented with new mediums and techniques, resulting in thickly impastoed surfaces that recalibrate our understanding of her practice. A new essay by Thomas Crow examines these paintings in the context of the varied environments in which Frankenthaler lived and worked, from the warm-toned terrain of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to her seaside home and studio in Stamford, Connecticut.

Helen Frankenthaler (1928 2011) has long been recognized as one of the great American artists of the twentieth century. A member of the second generation of postwar American abstract painters, she is widely credited with expanding the possibilities of abstraction through her invention of the soak-stain technique, while at times referencing figuration and landscape in highly personal ways.

Drawing within Nature is a stunning exhibition that showcases Frankenthaler s sumptuous paintings from the early to mid-1990s, many of which were shown in New York for the first time. This comprehensive catalog not only documents the exhibition but also provides a deep insight into Frankenthaler s artistic journey during this period. In this era, Frankenthaler experimented with new mediums and techniques, resulting in thickly impastoed surfaces that recalibrate our understanding of her practice. A new essay by Thomas Crow examines these paintings in the context of the varied environments in which Frankenthaler lived and worked, from the warm-toned terrain of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to her seaside home and studio in Stamford, Connecticut.

Helen Frankenthaler (1928 2011) has long been recognized as one of the great American artists of the twentieth century. A member of the second generation of postwar American abstract painters, she is widely credited with expanding the possibilities of abstraction through her invention of the soak-stain technique, while at times referencing figuration and landscape in highly personal ways.

Drawing within Nature is a stunning exhibition that showcases Frankenthaler s sumptuous paintings from the early to mid-1990s, many of which were shown in New York for the first time. This comprehensive catalog not only documents the exhibition but also provides a deep insight into Frankenthaler s artistic journey during this period. In this era, Frankenthaler experimented with new mediums and techniques, resulting in thickly impastoed surfaces that recalibrate our understanding of her practice. A new essay by Thomas Crow examines these paintings in the context of the varied environments in which Frankenthaler lived and worked, from the warm-toned terrain of Santa Fe, New Mexico, to her seaside home and studio in Stamford, Connecticut.

Weight: 1002g
Dimension: 279 x 326 x 17 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780847873807