Sunset Corner / Helen Frankenthaler
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Record Details
- Accession Number
- 1973/1.813
- Title
- Sunset Corner
- Artist
- Helen Frankenthaler
- Artist Nationality
- American
- Artist Life Dates
- 1928-2011
- Medium and Support
- acrylic on canvas
- Object Creation Date
- 1969
- Object Creation Place
- North and Central America (continent)
- United States (nation)
- Creation Place 1
- North and Central America (continent)
- Creation Place 2
- United States (nation)
- Credit Line
- Museum Purchase
- Style/Group/Movement
- Color Field
- Dimensions
- 307.34 cm x 235.9 cm x 3.81 cm (121 in. x 92 7/8 in. x 1 1/2 in.)
- Century
- 20th century
- Primary Object Classification
- Painting
- Primary Object Type
- abstract
- Physical Description
- A vast surface of orange yields in the very bottom of the painting to a swath of yellow, under which there is a line of white and green, and under that a thin black line.
- Subject Matter
- The subject matter of this Color Field painting is primarily the visual experience of the colors, their relationships to one another. With its title, "Sunset Corner," the painting prompts the viewer to reflect on the oranges and yellows of sunset and the vastness of the sky.
- Primary Keywords
- abstraction
- acrylic painting (technique)
- color-field
- lyrical abstraction
- sky
- sunlight
- sunset
- Secondary Keywords
- associated concepts
- daylight
- descriptors
- earth sciences concepts
- electromagnetic radiation
- energy
- energy and related concepts
- genres
- image-making processes and techniques
- international post-1945 styles and movements
- light (energy)
- modern and contemporary art
- non-representational art
- painting and painting techniques
- painting techniques
- painting techniques by medium
- people and culture
- physical sciences concepts
- physics concepts
- post-1945 fine arts styles and movements
- processes and techniques
- processes and techniques by specific type
- scientific concepts
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- Rights
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Technical Details
- Collection
- University of Michigan Museum of Art
- Image Size
- 919 x 1194
- File Size
- 67 KB
- Record
- 1973/1.813
- Link to this Item
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https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-1.813/1973-1.813.jpg
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"Sunset Corner; Helen Frankenthaler." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1973-sl-1.813/1973-1.813.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 21, 2025.
