Essence Mulberry, State I
Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)
Date: 1977
Dimensions:
H: 39 3/8 in.; W: 18 ½ in.
Medium: Woodcut printed in colors on gray, Maniai Gampi clay-coated, handmade paper.
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Gift of David and Georgia Welles
Object number: 2013.165
Label Text:Art work that is completely abstract—free from any expression of the environment—is like music and can be responded to in the same way.
Agnes Martin sought to create works whittled down to their most reductive elements. Her works often feature an emphasis on line, grids, and subtle color fields. She said, “When I first made a grid, I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind, and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do; and so I painted it, and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision.”
Martin considered herself an Abstract Expressionist, and as such attempted to convey attitudes and emotions through her choice of colors and techniques. She often engaged with nature in her art, using abstraction to express her emotional response to the natural world.
Agnes Martin sought to create works whittled down to their most reductive elements. Her works often feature an emphasis on line, grids, and subtle color fields. She said, “When I first made a grid, I happened to be thinking of the innocence of trees and then this grid came into my mind, and I thought it represented innocence, and I still do; and so I painted it, and then I was satisfied. I thought, this is my vision.”
Martin considered herself an Abstract Expressionist, and as such attempted to convey attitudes and emotions through her choice of colors and techniques. She often engaged with nature in her art, using abstraction to express her emotional response to the natural world.
DescriptionEight colors printed from four woodblocks (carved from oak, birch, walnut, and lauan) on gray Maniai Gampi clay-coated, handmade paper. Blend of yellow and brown, blend of dark red and transparent base, blend of blue and transparent base, pink, and dark blue.
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