1928–2011

Helen Frankenthaler

Second-generation Abstract Expressionist whose 'soak-stain' technique poured thinned paint directly onto raw canvas, opening the path to Color Field painting.

Exhibitions: Helen Frankenthaler The Moment and the Distance, April 30, 2026 to July 2, 2026; Helen Frankenthaler Prints: The Romance of a New Medium, Chicago, April 20, 2018 to September 3, 2018.