Consigning the works of Helen Frankenthaler

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Helen Frankenthaler was an influential American
abstract expressionist painter.   Renowned for
her innovative approach to color and best known
for her soak-stain technique, Frankenthaler
played a pivotal role in the development of
postwar American art. Born in New York City,
Frankenthaler studied at the Dalton School under
Rufino Tamayo and later attended Bennington
College in Vermont.  she later studied with
Wallace Harrison and Hans Hofmann,
too.  Frankenthaler's breakthrough came in the
early 1950s when she developed her signature
"soak-stain" method.  
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This method gave a unique and ethereal quality to
Frankenthalers painting that set her apart from
the other abstract action painters of her
generation, many of whom employed thick
applications of paint and heavy layers of
impasto.  Helen Frankenthaler's paintings often
involve sweeping washes of color overlaid by
swift, eloquent brushwork, ultimately capturing a
subject without representing it.  She embraced
spontaneity and subconscious impulse, allowing
her embodied responses to guide her artistic
process.  This approach is evident in her prints
as well as her paintings and is perhaps best
illustrated in Frankenthalers experimentation
with the Mixografía technique.
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Over the course of her career, Frankenthaler
continued to push the boundaries of abstraction
by experimenting with various materials,
techniques, and subject matter.  She embraced
spontaneity and subconscious impulse, allowing
her embodied responses to guide her artistic
process. Her impact cannot be overstated, and her
work has shown extensively in major galleries and
museums worldwide.  Frankenthaler's contributions
to American abstraction continue to shape
contemporary art, and her vibrant canvases serve
as a testament to her enduring, distinct vision.
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