Description
In developing White Portal, Frankenthaler was most concerned with how best to highlight the delicacy of the central white tusche banner. She tried printing on vibrant-hued papers, but ultimately decided to print the form on a solid field of beige ink. Over thirty trial proofs were pulled and set aside, to be used later in Silent Curtain, before White Portal was finally published.
Accession Number
97494
Medium
Three color lithographs from three stones on three sheets of clear acetate, cut and taped onto color lithograph from two stones, with graphite notations on pinkish ivory wove paper
Dimensions
Image: 50.5 × 42.3 cm (19 15/16 × 16 11/16 in.); Sheet: 76.5 × 57 cm (30 1/8 × 22 1/2 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
