Skyframe (VI)

1964

Helen Frankenthaler

Associated Names
Helen Frankenthaler

Artist, American, 1928 - 2011

Zigmunds Priede

Technical Collaborator, American, born Latvia, 1935-2024

The image shows a large irregular rectangular shape outlined in bold blue, with an inner layer in bright yellow, surrounding a central green form that appears almost circular. The green shape contains smaller circular details, adding depth to the composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Three-color lithograph monoprint on Arches Satine paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 56.5 x 76.5 cm (22 1/4 x 30 1/8 in.)
    framed: 66.7 x 84.5 cm (26 1/4 x 33 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.29

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Williams College 1980, no. 4 Harrison 1996, no. 4


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1993

  • Helen Frankenthaler: Prints, National Gallery of Art, Washington; The Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati; Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; San Diego Museum of Art; Machida City Museum of Graphic Arts, 1993-1994, no. 6, as Sky Frame VI.

Bibliography

1980

  • Williams College, Williamstown, MA. Helen Frankenthaler Prints: 1961-1979. New York: Harper & Row,1980.

1993

  • Fine, Ruth E. Helen Frankenthaler: Prints. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1993: no. 6.

1996

  • Harrison, Pegram.Frankenthaler: A Catalogue Raisonné: Prints 1961-1994. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1996: no 4.

Wikidata ID

Q65569154

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