Abstract Expressionism
Past exhibition
Overview
The main focus of the exhibition will be on that maverick of modern printmaking and second-generation Abstract Expressionist, Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) together with artists that inspired her and worked alongside her. Frankenthaler came of age in the midst of the avant-garde art scene in New York in the 1950s and grew to become one of the most influential Abstract Expressionists. Although influenced by first-generation artists like Willem de Kooning and most significantly, Jackson Pollock, her own painterly style was ultimately a departure from theirs, expanding the possibilities of abstraction and eventually transitioning into Colour Field painting. This exhibition explores Frankenthaler’s differences as well as similarities with works on paper from some of the most significant first and second-generation Abstract Expressionists, including Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell and Clyfford Still, among others.
Works
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Willem DE KOONINGQuatre Lithographies, 1986Each signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 100 (there were also 50 numbered with Roman numerals)The complete set of four lithographs in colours28 x 25 inSold
71 x 63.5 cm
(each sheet) -
Willem DE KOONINGLandscape at Stanton Street , 1971Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 60Lithograph29 3/4 x 22 in
75.7 x 56 cm -
Helen FrankenthalerSouthern Exposure, 2005Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 128Screenprint in colours30 1/8 x 36 7/8 inSold
76.5 x 93.7 cm -
Helen FrankenthalerMary, Mary, 1990Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 72 (there were also 9 Artist’s Proofs)Screenprint and offset lithograph in colours42 x 32 in
106.7 x 81.3 cm£ 25,000.00 -
Helen FrankenthalerRamblas, 1987Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 75,Lithograph, drypoint, etching in colours34 1/4 x 26 3/4 in
87 x 68 cmShapero - Helen Frankenthaler, Ramblas, 1987£ 8,500.00 -
Helen FrankenthalerContentment Island, 2004Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from edition of 128Screenprint in colours37 1/2 x 30 1/4 inSold
95.3 x 76.8 cm -
Helen FrankenthalerFlotilla, 2006Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 120.Screenprint in colours31 x 37 in
78.7 x 94 cm£ 17,500.00 -
Helen FrankenthalerOrient Express #6, 1977Signed and dated 'Frankenthaler '77' in pencilAcrylic on paper24 x 39 in
61 x 99 cm -
Helen FrankenthalerSoho Dreams, 1987Signed and dated in pencil, numbered from the edition of 71 (there were also 8 artist’s proofs), published by 2RC Edizioni d'Arte, Rome, with their blindstampEtching, aquatint and drypoint in colours, on Magnani paper25 1/2 x 30 3/4 in
64.8 x 78.1 cmShapero - Helen Frankenthaler, Soho Dreams, 1987£ 10,000.00 -
Helen FrankenthalerReflections II, 1995Signed and dated in pencil, inscribed ‘P.P.’ a printer’s proof, aside from the standard edition of 30Lithograph in colours26 3/4 x 21 in
67.9 x 53.3 cm£ 14,500.00 -
Sam FrancisSeal Sail (SF-92) , 1969Signed and inscribed ‘AP’ in pencil, an artist’s proof aside from the standard edition of 20Lithograph in colours36 1/8 x 25 1/8 in
91.8 x 63.8 cmShapero - Sam Francis, Seal Sail (SF-92) , 1969£ 4,500.00 -
Sam FrancisUntitled (SF65-121), 1965Acrylic painting21 5/8 x 13 in
55 x 33 cm -
Sam FrancisUntitled SF79-011 (Acrylic Collage), 1979Stamp signed by the artist, with the Sam Francis Estate Stamp on the reverseAcrylic painting and collage16 7/8 x 21 1/2 in
42.9 x 54.5 cm -
Sam FrancisUntitled SF87-071 (Acrylic), 1987Stamp signed in ink with artist’s signature ‘Sam Francis’ verso and it bears the ink stamp of the Sam Francis Estate, verso, the reference numbers ‘S1-91I SF-87’ are annotated, verso.Acrylic painting26 3/4 x 19 3/4 in
68 x 50 cm -
Sam FrancisUntitled, 1982Signed by the artist in pencilMonotype in colours on handmade paper78 1/8 x 42 3/4 in
198.5 x 108.5 cm£ 75,000.00 -
Sam FrancisUntitled (SF-272), 1984SIgned in pencil, numbered from the edition of 250Offset lithograph in colours42 x 28 3/4 in
106.7 x 73 cm£ 8,000.00 -
Sam FrancisFor the Blue Sons of the Air, 1990Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 150Screenprint in colours53 3/8 x 32 in
135.6 x 81.3 cmShapero - Sam Francis, For the Blue Sons of the Air, 1990£ 8,500.00 -
Sam FrancisUntitled (SFE-081), 1991Signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 27Aquatint24 1/4 x 17 1/2 in
61.6 x 44.5 cmShapero - Sam Francis, Untitled (SFE-081), 1991£ 4,000.00 -
Sam FrancisTrietto 4 (SFE-077 RC), 1991Signed in pencil, numbered IV/XIV, an artist’s proof in Roman Numerals, aside from the standard edition of 66Aquatint in colours53 1/4 x 65 1/2 in
135.3 x 166.4 cm£ 15,000.00 -
Sam FrancisTrietto 3 (SFE-076 RC), 1991Signed in pencil, numbered from the standard edition of 66Aquatint in colours38 1/4 x 53 1/4 in
97.2 x 135.3 cm£ 12,500.00 -
Sam FrancisUntitled (SFE-085), ca. 1992Signed and annotated ‘trial proof’ in pencil, a trial proof aside from the standard edition of 28.Aquatint28 3/8 x 18 1/2 in
72 x 47 cmSold -
Philip GustonPile Up, 1980With the artist's estate stamp as issued, numbered from the edition of 50 (there were also eleven artist's proofs)Lithograph19 3/4 x 29 3/4 in
50.2 x 75.6 cmShapero - Philip Guston, Pile Up, 1980£ 7,500.00 -
Robert MOTHERWELLUntitled, from: 12th Anniversary Galeria Joan Prats 1976-88, 1986Signed in pencil by the artist, numbered from the edition of 100 (there were also 20 artist’s proofs and 10 hors commerce impressions)Lithograph in colours with collage22 x 15 in
56 x 38 cm -
Robert MOTHERWELLThree Forms, 1988Signed in pencil by the artist with his monogram, ‘RM’, numbered from the edition of 50 (there were also ten artist’s proofs numbered with Roman numerals),Etching and aquatint in colours19 3/4 x 30 7/8 in
50 x 78.5 cm -
Robert MOTHERWELLElegy Study, 1979Signed with the artist’s initials in pencil, numbered from the edition of 98 (there were also 12 artist’s proofs)Lithograph25 1/4 x 37 1/2 in
64.1 x 95.3 cm -
Robert MOTHERWELLOn the Wing, 1984Signed by the artist in pencil, numbered from the edition of 70 (there were also 20 artist’s proofs),Lithograph, embossing and collage46 3/4 x 30 1/2 in
118.7 x 77.5 cm -
Robert MOTHERWELLRed Sea I, 1976Signed by the artist in pencil, numbered from the edition of 70 (there were also 20 artist’s proofs),Lift-ground etching and aquatint in colours41 1/2 x 29 1/4 in
105.4 x 74.3 cm -
Kenneth NOLANDUntitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio, 1973Signed by the artist, inscribed ‘Printer’s Proof’, a proof aside from the edition of 18Screenprint in colours9 x 11 3/4 in
23 x 30 cmShapero - Kenneth NOLAND, Untitled, from The New York Collection for Stockholm portfolio, 1973£ 1,500.00