Tales of Genji II

© Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / Tyler Graphics Ltd., Bedford Village, New York

Tales of Genji II

On view

Modern and Contemporary Art
Theodora Walton William Walton III Pavilion
Peter B. Lewis Gallery

Tales of Genji II,

1998

Helen Frankenthaler, 1928–2011; born New York, NY; died Darien, CT; active New York
Printed and published by Tyler Graphics Ltd. , Mount Kisco, New York, founded 1974
2019-28

Collaboration on this project was an exciting and rewarding experience for all involved. It was apparent from the beginning that what was needed was a new approach and technique for making what Helen strove for: a woodcut with painterly resonance.
Helen’s catchwords in directing the carving were liquidity, muzziness, painterly nuance, and perfectly registered color passages. These adjectives and phrases echoed in our heads as Yasu [Yasuyuki Shibata] and I mapped out the many blocks and colors needed for Helen to make the woodcuts, using painted panels as models. It was clear from the beginning that this project would be experimental, often unpredictable, and painstakingly slow to carve, proof, and edition. This would have made the project nearly impossible to do had it not been for Helen’s sympathetic and encouraging support.

Kenneth E. Tyler, master printer and founder of Tyler Graphics

Information

Title
Tales of Genji II
Dates

1998

Maker
Helen Frankenthaler
Printed and published by Tyler Graphics Ltd. , Mount Kisco, New York
Medium
Color woodcut on pale-orange TGL handmade paper
Dimensions
119.4 × 106.7 cm (47 × 42 in.) frame: 128.9 × 116.2 × 4.4 cm (50 3/4 × 45 3/4 × 1 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Fowler McCormick, Class of 1921, Fund
Object Number
2019-28
Place Made

North America, United States, New York, Mount Kisco

Signatures
Signed and numbered in graphite at lower right: Frankenthaler | P.P. 1
Culture
American
Type
woodcuts, prints
Techniques
woodcut (process)
Subject
abstraction

[Susan Sheehan Gallery, New York]; purchased by the Princeton University Art Museum, 2019.

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