Midnight

Helen Frankenthaler
aquatint and drypoint
19 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches
1978

Original aquatint and drypoint printed in five colors (blue, black, red, pink, green) on Magnani wove paper.

Hand-signed and dated in pencil in the margin lower right Frankenthaler ’87.

Image: 19 1/2 x 15 3/4 inches

1978

A superb impression of the definitive state, from the edition of 71 (there were 10 additional proofs of various types, for an overall edition of 81), numbered in pencil in the margin lower left. Published by 2RC Edizioni d’Arte, Rome bearing their blindstamp in the sheet lower left and upper right; printed by Valter Rossi, Eleonora Rossi and Raffaele d’Orsogna at Vigna Antoniniana Stamperia d’Arte, Rome.