Santorini

Artist Morris Louis referred to Helen Frankenthaler as “a bridge between Jackson Pollock and what was possible.” Her best works are characterized by radiant compositions—large expanses of color deployed in loose, organic forms. Frankenthaler pioneered the so-called soak-stain technique, in which she poured washes of turpentine-thinned paint over unprimed or raw canvas, allowing the color to find its own form as it pooled, seeped, and was absorbed into the weave of the linen support. Frankenthaler’s titles often recall a memory of a time or place. The title of this work alludes to a Greek island known for the beauty of its light and expansive vistas of the sea.