Frankenthaler

New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 1989. Hardcover. VG (wear to boards. corners rubbed. spine spongy; textblock slightly rattled, though pgs & binding fully intact. pgs 383 to closing have light ripple; no dampstaining apparent. hinges strong). Color illus. cloth boards w/ black printing. 448 pp.; 429 plates and figures, 262 color plates and 167 bw plates. no plastic jacket. Weights 11lbs. A beautiful and enormous tome that showcases the work of abstract expressionist Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), from the early 1950s through the late 1980s. Supplies examples of her paintings, prints, ceramics, tapestries, book covers, set designs, sculpture, and murals. Includes an artist chronology and exhibition listing."Helen Frankenthaler, an early pioneer of the stained-canvas method, has produced a body of paintings, sculpture and prints whose impact on contemporary art has been significant. This study of the artist's career offers an analysis of the year-by-year evolution of her art. " --Blackwell.