Mountains and Sea

Mountains and Sea
ArtistHelen Frankenthaler
Year1952
MediumOil and charcoal on canvas
MovementAbstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Lyrical Abstraction
Dimensions220 cm × 297.8 cm (87 in × 117.2 in)
LocationNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.[1]
OwnerHelen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc.
Websitenga.gov/audio-video/audio/collection-highlights-east-building-english/mountains-and-sea-frankenthaler.html%20National%20Gallery%20of%20Art

Mountains and Sea is a 1952 painting by American abstract expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler.[2][3] Painted when Frankenthaler was 23 years old, it was her first professionally exhibited work.[4] Though initially panned by critics, Mountains and Sea later became her most influential and best known canvas.[5][6]

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  2. ^ Schumacher, Bett (2010). "The Woman Problem: Gender Displacement in the Art of Helen Frankenthaler". Woman's Art Journal. 31 (2): 12. Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ^ Cross, Susan (1998). After Mountains and Sea: Frankenthaler,1956-1959. Stuttgart: Guggenheim Museum Publications. p. 95. ISBN 9780892072705.
  4. ^ Roberta Smith (21 March 2013). "A Young Colorist, Antennas Aquiver". New York Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  5. ^ Carolina A. Miranda (16 September 2016). "Pure color: A curator's new view of Helen Frankenthaler's unprimed legacy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  6. ^ Alexxa Gotthardt (23 May 2019). "Helen Frankenthaler on How to Be an Artist". Artsy. Retrieved 14 June 2019.