Japanese Maple

Pace Editions, Inc., publisher

founded 1968

Helen Frankenthaler, artist

1928–2011

Shibata Yasu, printer

born 1968

Japanese Maple, 2005

Where object was made: United States

Material/technique: color woodcut

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 959 x 674 mm
Object Height/Width (Height x Width): 37 3/4 x 26 9/16 in
Mat Dimensions (Height x Width): 30 x 40 in
Frame Dimensions (Height x Width x Depth): 30 1/4 x 40 5/8 x 1 in
Weight (Weight): 11 lbs

Credit line: Gift of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation

Accession number: 2019.0119

On display: Marshall Balcony

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This woodcut shows off Helen Frankenthaler’s subtle use of color and deft print-making skills, mimicking her ground-breaking painting technique of staining oil paint onto unprimed canvas. Japanese Maple uses fields of color to produce a sense of floating forms. Although the art scene of the 1950s and 1960s was dominated by men, Frankenthaler stood out for her novel techniques and powerful understanding of abstraction and color.