Helen Frankenthaler's stain paintings and the origins of Color Field (1950–1964)

1. Frankenthaler’s first solo show in New York

   Jan 1, 1951Labels: Tibor de, Helen Frankenthaler

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2. Nova Scotia trip sparks landscape-based abstraction

   Jul 1, 1952Labels: Nova Scotia, Helen Frankenthaler

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3. She paints “Mountains and Sea” with soak-stain

   Oct 1, 1952Labels: Mountains and, soak-stain

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4. “Mountains and Sea” enters professional exhibition life

   Jan 1, 1953Labels: Mountains and, Helen Frankenthaler

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5. Louis and Noland see her stain method

   Apr 3, 1953Labels: Morris Louis, Kenneth Noland

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6. Louis begins Veil paintings, extending the stain idea

   Jan 1, 1954Labels: Morris Louis, Veil paintings

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7. Greenberg identifies “color-field painting” in criticism

   Jan 1, 1955Labels: Clement Greenberg, Color Field

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8. MoMA acquires Frankenthaler’s “Trojan Gates”

   Jan 1, 1956Labels: MoMA, Trojan Gates

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9. Louis restarts the Veils on a larger scale

   Jan 1, 1958Labels: Morris Louis, Veil series

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10. Frankenthaler begins showing at André Emmerich Gallery

    Jan 1, 1959Labels: Andr Emmerich, Helen Frankenthaler

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11. Greenberg organizes major Veils show at French & Co.

    Apr 1, 1959Labels: French &, Veils exhibition

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12. Greenberg’s “Modernist Painting” argues for flatness

    Jan 1, 1961Labels: Modernist Painting, Clement Greenberg

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13. Frankenthaler paints “Riverhead,” a Color Field landmark

    Jan 1, 1963Labels: Riverhead, Helen Frankenthaler

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14. “Post-Painterly Abstraction” exhibition consolidates the shift

    Apr 1, 1964Labels: Post-Painterly Abstraction, LACMA

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