Canyon
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Canyon is a 1959 abstract expressionist painting by Helen Frankenthaler, known for its innovative soak-stain technique and luminous color fields.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canyon canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abstract expressionist painting
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painting ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Helen Frankenthaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | American ⓘ |
| depicts | non-representational forms ⓘ |
| genre | abstract art ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
emphasis on color over line
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large-scale composition ⓘ luminous color fields ⓘ non-rectilinear color areas ⓘ thinly stained paint ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
Color Field painters
NERFINISHED
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later generations of abstract painters ⓘ postwar American abstraction ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
gestural abstraction
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lyrical abstraction ⓘ |
| hasTechnique | soak-stain technique ⓘ |
| inception | 1959 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
color relationships
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spatial ambiguity ⓘ |
| movement |
Abstract expressionism
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surface form:
Abstract Expressionism
Color Field painting NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative use of thinned paint on unprimed canvas
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integration of color and surface ⓘ pioneering soak-stain method in American painting ⓘ |
| partOf | Helen Frankenthaler’s soak-stain works ⓘ |
| title | Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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