American Artist Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenhaler is an American abstract expressionist artist recognized for her important contribution to postwar American painting.

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Born in New York City on December 12, 1928, Frankenhaler launched her career in 1952 when she exhibited a large-scale work title Mountains and Sea. This painting, measuring 7 x 10 ft, is an example of a technique known as soak stain, in which the artist paints directly onto raw, unprepared canvas, causing the canvas to absorb the colors.

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For more about this artist and examples of her work, see Helen Frankenthaler - Abstract Expressionist Painter