biography
| name: |
Frankenthaler, Helen
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pronunciation:
[frangkentahler]
| sex:
| female
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| lived:
| (1928– )
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| biography:
| Abstract painter, born in New York City, USA. She studied under the Mexican painter Rufino Tamayo and at Bennington College, Vermont. She developed a technique of applying very thin paint to unprimed canvas, allowing it to soak in and create atmospheric stains and blots on the surface. Her best-known picture is ‘Mountains and Sea’ (1952). |
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