Artist Monograph

Helen Frankenthaler, American

American, 1928–2011

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Lithography 27 42.9%
Screenprint 8 12.7%
Acrylic Painting 7 11.1%
Woodcut 6 9.5%
Etching 6 9.5%
Drawing 4 6.3%
Other Media 3 4.8%
Oil Painting 2 3.2%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 56 88.9%
Painting & Sculpture 6 9.5%
Architecture & Design 1 1.6%

Production by Decade

3
1950s
30
1960s
21
1970s
5
1980s
2
1990s
2
2000s

Classification Types

  • Print — 49
  • Painting — 6
  • Drawing — 6
  • Illustrated Book — 1
  • Design — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)23.2%
Medium (30–100 cm)5487.1%
Large (1–3 m)46.5%
Monumental (> 3 m)23.2%

Range: 25.0 cm → 493.6 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19561
19601
19632
19642
19652
19661
19677
19683
19696
19703
19712
19722
19733
19743
19752
19771
19786
19793
19831
19841
19872
19911
19942
19951
20051

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 1, 1 North" — 1

American Contemporaries

  1. 16315 Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
  2. 3358 Louise Bourgeois
  3. 2199 Ellsworth Kelly
  4. 1338 Lee Friedlander
  5. 932 George Maciunas