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Helen Frankenthaler

Pompeii,

Description

Maker

  • Donn Horatio Steward
  • Helen Frankenthaler

Title

Pompeii

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • Sugar-lift and soft-ground etching,
  • aquatint,
  • and drypoint

Techniques

  • Sugar-lift and soft-ground etching,
  • aquatint,
  • and drypoint

Dimensions

Sheet: 75.6 x 55.2 cm (29 3/4 x 21 3/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

LL blindstamp: DHS. Verso: LL in graphite: After 2 tries-got center tone even,/(it looks so innocent-I had kep not getting/ink worked into all the etch.-hence the/odd white spots on the other prints)/ circled 5/ PH TP5

Identification

Edition

TP 5

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation

Object Number

2019.104.3.6

About

Pompeii

TP 5

LL blindstamp: DHS. Verso: LL in graphite: After 2 tries-got center tone even,/(it looks so innocent-I had kep not getting/ink worked into all the etch.-hence the/odd white spots on the other prints)/ circled 5/ PH TP5

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in Copyright. This object is Pompeii with the accession number of 2019.104.3.6. To request new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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