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Study for "Green Likes Mauve"

1970

Helen Frankenthaler

Associated Names

Helen Frankenthaler

Artist, American, 1928 - 2011

The image features green and orange shapes blending into a pink background, creating soft, curved lines. The shapes resemble organic forms, such as the outline of a leaf or an abstract, flowing figure, with the green shape situated towards the top and orange spilling from the middle towards the bottom. The pink backdrop contrasts with the shapes. The overall effect conveys flowing, liquid motion, capturing an abstract interpretation of natural elements.

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Artwork overview

Medium

acrylic on paperboard
Credit Line

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

overall (approximate): 78 x 55.8 cm (30 11/16 x 21 15/16 in.)
Accession Number

1976.56.41

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1981

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

1986

Graphics Survey Exhibition, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., October 1986.

Bibliography

1980

Williams College, Helen Frankenthaler Prints, 1961-1979. New York, 1980: 33 (print documentation).

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: frankenthaler / '70

Wikidata ID

Q64573479

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