Screenprint in colors on wove paper
- Hand-signed by artist
Helen Frankenthaler’s Eve (1995) is a vivid and expressive screenprint that exemplifies her abstract expressionist style. The composition features bold splashes of blue, green, red, and yellow, set against a soft lavender background. Organic forms and fluid lines intertwine, creating a sense of spontaneity and movement. The vibrant colors and gestural strokes evoke a sense of nature’s vitality and the passage of time. Frankenthaler’s use of screenprint technique adds depth and texture, enhancing the dynamic interplay of hues and shapes. This work captures her signature approach of blending abstraction with hints of natural elements, offering viewers an immersive and emotive visual experience.
Helen Frankenthaler (USA, 1928–2011) was a leading abstract painter and a pioneer of the Color Field movement. Known for her innovative 'soak-stain' technique, she applied diluted paint directly onto unprimed canvases, creating luminous, fluid compositions that redefined modern abstraction.
Screen-printScreen printing is a technique where ink is transferred through a mesh onto a substrate, with areas blocked by a stencil to prevent ink from passing through. This method, also known as serigraphy or silkscreen printing, is commonly used to produce prints on posters, T-shirts, vinyl, stickers, wood, and other materials. The process is a type of stencil printing, allowing for vibrant, detailed designs on various surfaces.
Screenprint in colors on wove paper
- Hand-signed by artist
Helen Frankenthaler’s Eve (1995) is a vivid and expressive screenprint that exemplifies her abstract expressionist style. The composition features bold splashes of blue, green, red, and yellow, set against a soft lavender background. Organic forms and fluid lines intertwine, creating a sense of spontaneity and movement. The vibrant colors and gestural strokes evoke a sense of nature’s vitality and the passage of time. Frankenthaler’s use of screenprint technique adds depth and texture, enhancing the dynamic interplay of hues and shapes. This work captures her signature approach of blending abstraction with hints of natural elements, offering viewers an immersive and emotive visual experience.
Helen Frankenthaler (USA, 1928–2011) was a leading abstract painter and a pioneer of the Color Field movement. Known for her innovative 'soak-stain' technique, she applied diluted paint directly onto unprimed canvases, creating luminous, fluid compositions that redefined modern abstraction.
A really good picture looks as if it's happened at once. It's an immediate image.
- Helen Frankenthaler
Initially creating in the style of abstract expressionism before going on to pioneer the Colour Field movement, Helen Frankenthaler was an iconic, highly influential artist with work spanning across the mediums of painting, sculpture and printmaking. Frankenthaler was initially recognised for her colour-stain technique – the practice of applying heavily diluted oil paint onto an unprimed canvas that had been lay flat on the floor; the practice of laying the canvas flat was inspired by Jackson Pollock. Frankenthaler drew a lot of her inspiration from nature – her works would analyse natural forms and recreate them on the canvas – this, as well as the technique of laying the canvas flat, is exemplified in her most notable painting, Mountains and Sea. Asides from these paintings, Frankenthaler also received acclaim for her printmaking – Madame Butterfly is her most recognised print and was created with the use of 46 woodblocks and a range of 102 different colours. (Artist website)
American Abstract Artists (AAA) is an organization founded in New York City in 1936 to promote abstract art and its appreciation in the United States. At a time when abstract art faced strong opposition from critics, the AAA provided crucial exhibition opportunities for abstract artists, helping to foster the growth and acceptance of the movement.