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Colour Field · United States

Helen Frankenthaler

1928–2011 · Inventor of the soak-stain

Colour FieldStain paintingRaw canvasInnovation

The short version

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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