Helen FrankenthalerAmerican, 1928–2011Persian Garden
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Not on view at present
Where is “Persian Garden” now? Collection: Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Chicago, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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About the work
The principal compositional element in Persian Garden was drawn by simply puddling the liquid tusche and letting it flow naturally over the stone’s porous surface. The effect mimics the “soak-stain” technique Frankenthaler had developed in her paintings.
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- 1982.465
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In the life of Helen Frankenthaler
The whole life1963
A switch to acrylic paints
From 1963 she uses acrylic paints rather than oils, because they allow for both opacity and sharpness on the canvas.
1964
The “Post-Painterly Abstraction” exhibition
Clement Greenberg includes her in the exhibition “Post-Painterly Abstraction”, which introduces a newer generation of abstract painting that comes to be known as colour field.
1968
The Temple Gold Medal
She receives the Temple Gold Medal of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in Philadelphia.
