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Lilac Arbor

A work made of color aquatint, with etching in black, from three copperplates on pinkish ivory wove paper.
© 2018 Helen Frankenthaler / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of color aquatint, with etching in black, from three copperplates on pinkish ivory wove paper.

Date:

1970

Artist:

Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
printed by Donn H. Steward (American, 1921-1986)
printed at Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)

About this artwork

This sheet is evidence of the working relationship between Frankenthaler and her master printer, Donn H. Steward. The artist noted in the margin that the black line “seems too sharp” and requested proofs without the line. The resulting sheets must have pleased Frankenthaler, as she removed the line from the published edition.

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Helen Frankenthaler

Title

Lilac Arbor

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.

1970

Medium

Color aquatint, with etching in black, from three copperplates on pinkish ivory wove paper

Dimensions

Image/plate: 48.5 × 35.8 cm (19 1/8 × 14 1/8 in.); Sheet: 75.7 × 56.6 cm (29 13/16 × 22 5/16 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

1982.477c

Copyright

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

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