Helen Frankenthaler
(1928 - 2011)
Parets II, 1988
monotype on handmade embossed paper, hand-colored with acrylic
signed lower right: Frankenthaler

Published by Ediciones Poligrafa, SA, Barcelona
Printed by La Poligrafa SA in Parets del Valles near Barcelona.
37 3/4 x 50 3/4 in. (95.89 x 128.91 cm.), Frame: 44 x 57 x 2 1/2 in. (111.76 x 144.78 x 6.35 cm.)
Galerie Joan Prats, New York, 1990
Private Collection, New Mexico
A Private Family Foundation*
*All proceeds of sale from this artwork benefit a private charitable foundation (501c3) dedicated to supporting local arts communities and families in need.

Literature:
Pegram Harrison, Frankenthaler: A Catalogue Raisonne: Prints 1961-1994, New York: Harry N. Abrams Inc. 1996, No. 143, p. 397.

See also exhibition catalogue from Galeria Joan Pratts, 1988: FRANKENTHALER: MONOTYPES AND GRAPHICS FROM THE WORKSHOP OF POLIGRAFA, BARCELONA, SPAIN.

The work is in overall very good to excellent condition. Float hinged to support matting. Minor warping to support matting at upper right corner.

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