Helen Frankenthaler

In 1952 twenty-four-year old Helen Frankenthaler made history in the New York art world when she developed her soak-stain technique.

Extending Jackson Pollock's method of applying paint to unprimed canvases on the floor, she thinned her oils with turpentine and allowed the pigments to soak directly into the canvas.

Born in 1928 in New York City.

Helen FrankenthalerAmerican, born 1928 Untitled, 1963Acrylic on paper

Helen FrankenthalerCaptain's Watch1986Acrylic on canvas

Helen FrankenthalerInterior Landscape1964PaintingAcrylic on canvas

Helen FrankenthalerMadame Matisse1983Acrylic on canvas

Helen FrankenthalerFreefall1992

Helen Frankenthaler (American, b. 1928)Untitled, 1982Acrylic on canvas board

Paris ReviewHelen Frankenthaler(American, born 1928)1967Lithograph

Chairman of the BoardHelen Frankenthaler (American, born 1928)1971Synthetic polymer paint on canvas

Helen Frankenthaler(American, b. 1928)Variation II on Mauve Corner1969Lithograph

Coral Wedge1972

Acrylic paint on canvas

Helen Frankenthaler(American, b. 1928) Pistachio1971 Acrylic on unsized canvas

Helen Frankenthaler(American, b. 1928) Savage Breeze1974

Jacob's LadderHelen Frankenthaler(American, born 1928)1957Oil on unprimed canvas

Causeway2001