1973
ink
From the collection of Museum of Modern Art
Untitled is a 1973 ink by Helen Frankenthaler, held at Museum of Modern Art.
This painting shows flat colors stacked in sharp edges. A beige rectangle sits on top, with a red strip on the right side. Below it, a dark purple shape curves inward, almost like a half-moon. A thin green line runs along the curve, and a yellow stripe separates the purple from a small blue patch at the bottom. The artist used a woodcut technique—carving shapes into wood and printing them. The lines are crisp, but the colors feel soft and layered. Check out woodcut to see how this printing method works.
Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work for over six decades, she spanned several…
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