Description
The principal compositional element in Persian Garden was drawn by simply puddling the liquid tusche and letting it flow naturally over the stone’s porous surface. The effect mimics the “soak-stain” technique Frankenthaler had developed in her paintings.
Accession Number
97480
Medium
Lithograph from one stone on white wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 42.5 × 35.4 cm (16 3/4 × 13 15/16 in.); Sheet: 76.3 × 56.1 cm (30 1/16 × 22 1/8 in.)
Classification
lithograph
Credit Line
U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
