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Helen Frankenthaler a Paintings Retrospective

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Helen Frankenthaler is hard to digest. Following the trail blazed by the great abstract expressionists she took off on her own. That being, she "invented" color field painting. And therein lies the rub. Some people love it, others hate it. So a good book is in order so as to get a good perspective on what this is all about.

Indeed this proves to be a great book spanning the career of this eloquent artist. A paintings retrospective featuring 40 paintings. Great color reproduction. Informative essay accompanying each work. Good interpretations and discussions. Frankenthaler's words are quoted liberally. One comes away with a good sence of what the artist is trying to accomplish, the compendium of her work career, and how she fit into her art era.

The only down side of this book is that there is no biography per se. Her life starts out of thin air and the book just ends without closure. But if you want to see some great color field paintings and get to know what its all about, then this is a worthy book.