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
97478
Medium
Color lithograph from three stones on cream wove paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 65.3 × 50 cm (25 3/4 × 19 11/16 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
