Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
printed by Helen Frankenthaler and Zigmunds Priede (American, born Latvia, 1935)
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)
Sky Frame
INV-9747
Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
printed by Helen Frankenthaler and Zigmunds Priede (American, born Latvia, 1935)
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)1964
lithographprint
Date
1964
Medium
Lithograph from one stone, with notations in black crayon, on off-white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 38.3 × 54 cm (15 1/8 × 21 5/16 in.); Stone: 43 × 59.2 cm (16 15/16 × 23 5/16 in.); Sheet: 51.2 × 66.4 cm (20 3/16 × 26 3/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
When Frankenthaler began work on Sky Frame, she was only interested in the rectangular “frame” and asked Zigmunds Priede to pull several trial proofs in blue. Not yet satisfied, she returned to the stone and added the central form, which was eventually monoprinted in variations of green and yellow.
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