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Venice II

A work made of color lithograph from three stones and two aluminum plates on white wove paper.
© 2018 Helen Frankenthaler / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of color lithograph from three stones and two aluminum plates on white wove paper.

Date:

1969–72

Artist:

Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
printed by Bill Goldston (American, born 1943) and Zigmunds Priede (American, born Latvia, 1935)
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)

About this artwork

Venice II was printed three years after Venice I, and Frankenthaler likely printed the two additional crayon lines in green and orange onto found proofs of Venice I. This explains the small edition size of Venice II relative to its predecessor.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Helen Frankenthaler

Title

Venice II

Place

United States (Artist's nationality:)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

1969–1972

Medium

Color lithograph from three stones and two aluminum plates on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 44.5 × 43.5 cm (17 9/16 × 17 3/16 in.); Sheet: 78.6 × 59.3 cm (31 × 23 3/8 in.)

Credit Line

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

Reference Number

1982.483

Copyright

© 2018 Helen Frankenthaler / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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