FROM THE #ARCHIVE: In 1950, #Kootz Gallery invites three of their represented #artists, #AdolphGottl
FROM THE #ARCHIVE: In 1950, #Kootz Gallery invites three of their represented #artists, #AdolphGottliebamong them, to select three works each by then-unknown artists for the #exhibition, “Fifteen Unknowns: Selected by Artists of the Kootz Gallery.”Adolph Gottlieb’s inclusion of the artist #HelenFrankenthaler jumpstarted what would become quite an illustrious and distinguished career for this artist. @helenfrankenthalerfoundationReproduced here:Left: An invitation for “Fifteen Unknowns: Selected by Artists of the Kootz Gallery,” 1950.Right:Helen Frankenthaler“Beach,” 1950Oil, sand, plaster of Paris and coffee grounds on sized, primed canvas34 ¼ x 32 inches (86.9 x 81.3 cm)Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, New York© 2018 Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS)New York Photograph by Rob McKeever, courtesy Gagosian Gallery -- source link
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