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HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011)
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signed 'frankenthaler' (lower right); signed again and dated 'helen frankenthaler 1964' (on the stretcher)
acrylic on canvas
17 1/8 x 27 1/8 in. (43.5 x 68.9 cm.)
Painted in 1964.

Provenance

Jeffrey Hoffeld & Company Inc., New York
B.C. Holland Inc., Chicago
Private collection
Anon. sale; Sothebys, New York, 10 November 2005, lot 142
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

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"Truth comes when one is totally involved in the act of painting, somehow using everything one knows about painting materials, dreams, and feelings. Consciously and unconsciously, the artist allows what must happen to happen. That act connects you to yourself and gives you hope... The painter makes something magical, spatial, and alive on a surface that is flat and with materials that are inert. That magic is what makes paintings unique and necessary."
-Helen Frankenthaler

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