Mountains and Sea, Helen Frankenthaler When Henry Geldzahler asked Helen Frankenthaler how she felt about being a female painter, she replied: Obviously, first I am involved in painting not the who and the how. I wonder if my pictures are more 'lyrical' (that loaded word!) because I'm a woman... Looking at my paintings as if they were painted by a woman is superficial, a side issue, like looking at Klines and saying they are bohemian. The making of serious painting is difficult and complicated f...
Mountains and Sea, Helen Frankenthaler When Henry Geldzahler asked Helen Frankenthaler how she felt about being a female painter, she replied: Obviously, first I am involved in painting not the who and the how. I wonder if my pictures are more 'lyrical' (that loaded word!) because I'm a woman... Looking at my paintings as if they were painted by a woman is superficial, a side issue, like looking at Klines and saying they are bohemian. The making of serious painting is difficult and complicated f...
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