Frankenthaler: The Woodcuts

by Judith Goldman

More than sixty full-color reproductions capture the unique artistry of Helen Frankenthaler and her singular accomplishments in the art of woodcuts, tracing the evolution of Frankenthaler's prints, the technical aspects of printmaking, and the inspiration for her work.

Genres: Art

128 pages, Hardcover

First published May 1, 2002

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Reviews

[Teri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am inspired by the experimentation but am left with lots of questions.

[Christa · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gorgeous prints and wonderful detail of how they were made.

[Beverly · Rating 4 out of 5]

Helen Frankenthaler, who died recently, was primarily a painter. But from the 60s into the present century she worked with various print media. Her woodcut prints were extremely innovative, rendering woodcuts that looked like her abstract canvases. This is the part I don't quite get. Making these prints was a very difficult process. She twisted and tweaked the process to achieve the same effects as in her paintings. Did the effort exceed the results? In some cases I would say yes, although others are amazing. Judith Goldman, the curator of the exhibit reproduced here did a good job of explaining the process and showed the separate blocks uused in two of the prints.

[Timmytoothless · Rating 5 out of 5]

A exhibition catalog for the stunning wood block prints made by Helen Frankenthaler. Each print is accompanied by a brief description of it creation and images of the studies made during production. The end of the book features photographs of the blocks themselves.