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Sky Frame

Sky Frame, Helen Frankenthaler, 1964

Helen Frankenthaler, portrait

Helen FrankenthalerAmerican, 1928–2011

Sky Frame

1964 · Print

May one see it?

Not receiving at present

Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.

Checked: yesterday
In this state since: Aug 19, 2026
Source: The museum's own collection data

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About the work

When Frankenthaler began work on Sky Frame, she was only interested in the rectangular “frame” and asked Zigmunds Priede to pull several trial proofs in blue. Not yet satisfied, she returned to the stone and added the central form, which was eventually monoprinted in variations of green and yellow.

Art Institute of ChicagoCC BY 4.0

Particulars

1964 · aged 36

19282011

Accession number: 1982.462a

In the catalog

Prints Lithograph Post-war art 20th century United States

Sources

Art Institute of Chicago: the museum's own open data · fetched 7 days ago
Image: Art Institute of Chicago — © the artist or rights holder

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Sky Frame — Helen Frankenthaler · ART WIKI