The Beauty Behind Helen Frankenthaler’s Art

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Helen Frankenthaler: Painting Without Rules
Photograph by Walter Silver © The New York Public Library / Art Resource, New York. Artwork © 2025 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc./Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VEGAP

Frankenthaler in her Third Avenue studio with Alassio (1960, in progress), New York, 1960. Helen Frankenthaler Foundation Archives, New York. 

Helen Frankenthaler (b. 1928; d. 2011), best known for her invention of the soak-stain technique, played a pivotal role in the transition from Abstract Expressionism to Color Field painting. A tireless experimenter over the course of six decades, the artist produced a prolific stream of paintings on canvas and paper, in addition to sculptures, ceramics, tapestries, and print editions. Her innovative work, represented in the collections of major museums worldwide, continues to inspire contemporary artists.

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Start Date: April 11, 2025
End Date: September 28, 2025
Venue: Guggenheim Bilbao

Helen Frankenthaler: Painting Without Rules

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