Helen Frankenthaler In 1952 twenty-four-year old Helen Frankenthaler made history in the New York art world when she developed her soak-stain technique. Extending Jackson Pollock's method of applying paint to unprimed canvases on the floor, she thinned her oils with turpentine and allowed the pigments to soak directly into the canvas. Born in 1928 in New York City.
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Helen Frankenthaler In 1952 twenty-four-year old Helen Frankenthaler made history in the New York art world when she developed her soak-stain technique.
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Helen Frankenthaler
In 1952 twenty-four-year old Helen Frankenthaler made history in the New York art world when she developed her soak-stain technique.
Extending Jackson Pollock's method of applying paint to unprimed canvases on the floor, she thinned her oils with turpentine and allowed the pigments to soak directly into the canvas.
Born in 1928 in New York City.
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