Message from Degas

Artist Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011)

Printerprinted by Donn Steward (American, active 20th century)

Studio Universal Limited Art Editions (West Islip, New York, founded 1957)

Publisherpublished by Universal Limited Art Editions (West Islip, New York, founded 1957)

Date1972-1974

CultureAmerican

MediumColor etching, aquatint, and liquid brandy aquatint on J. Whatman 1956 English handmade paper

Edition6/36; edition of 36, 4 artist proofs, 1 printer proof, 27 trial proofs, 5 hors commerce

DimensionsImage: 18.4 × 24.5 cm (7 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.) Platemark: 18.4 × 24.5 cm (7 1/4 × 9 5/8 in.) Sheet: 35.6 × 43.4 cm (14 × 17 1/16 in.)

ClassificationsPrint

Credit LinePurchased in part with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency

Object number75.034.001

Exhibition History- Calculation and Impulse: Abstract American Prints, 09/01/2007-02/03/2008, Zimmerli Art Museum, Eisenberg Gallery - Circa 1966: American Prints from the Collection, 09/03/2016-01/29/2017, Zimmerli Art Museum, Eisenberg Gallery - Helen Frankenthaler Prints: Seven Types of Ambiguity, 06/29/2019-10/20/2019, Princeton University Art Museum, Princeton, NJ

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