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Southwest Blues

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

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  • A work made of color lithograph from two stones, with graphite on white wove paper.

Date:

1969

Artist:

Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
printed by Zigmunds Priede and Frederick Genis
published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)

About this artwork

The negative space in this print is as powerful a compositional element as the violet hue flowing from the lower left, or southwest corner, of the paper.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Helen Frankenthaler

Title

Southwest Blues

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

Medium

Color lithograph from two stones, with graphite on white wove paper

Dimensions

Image: 32.5 × 32.7 cm (12 13/16 × 12 7/8 in.); Sheet: 80.3 × 57.5 cm (31 5/8 × 22 11/16 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

1982.472g

Copyright

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

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