Brown Moons

1961

Helen Frankenthaler

Associated Names
Helen Frankenthaler

Artist, American, 1928 - 2011

Robert Blackburn

Technical Collaborator, American, 1920 - 2003

Universal Limited Art Editions

Publisher

The image is an abstract composition with dark shapes resembling ink blots, enclosed by a teal frame. The central forms resemble irregular figures, similar to blobs or creature silhouettes. Lighter splashes, dots, and pebble-like shapes appear within the frame, set against a textured beige backdrop.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Three-color lithograph on unbleached Crisbrook hand-made paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 55.9 x 78.7 cm (22 x 31 in.)
    framed: 67.9 x 88.3 cm (26 3/4 x 34 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.32

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Williams College 1980, no. 3 Harrison 1996, no. 3

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1981

  • Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure.

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

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. 4.

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. 4.

1996

  • Harrison, Pegram.Frankenthaler: A Catalogue Raisonné: Prints 1961-1994. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1996: no 3.

Wikidata ID

Q65569157

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