HELEN FRANKENTHALER "YELLOW JACK" 1987 David Hockney artist proof when he came across a

when he came across a pottery fair in the South of France

Aquatint and etching with collage on collage paper

hand-pressed works stood in contrast to the editions that traditional printmaking produces

was a bold play on the contrast between luxury shopping and gallery acquisition

HELEN FRANKENTHALER "YELLOW JACK" 1987 David Hockney artist proof when he came across aHelen Frankenthaler (19282011) is one of the most revered abstract painters of the 20th century, and one of the most successful and collected female artists of all time. She was a key player in the evolution of Abstract Expressionism. Elaborating on techniques made famous by Jackson Pollock, specifically pouring paint directly onto (frequently) unprimed canvas, Frankenthaler led the next major movement in American Abstraction: Color Field painting.