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Colour Field · United States
Helen Frankenthaler
1928–2011 · Inventor of the soak-stain
Colour FieldStain paintingRaw canvasInnovation
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By pouring thinned paint into raw canvas, Frankenthaler made colour part of the fabric rather than a layer on top of it, opening the path Louis and Noland followed.
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