Harvard Art Museums > 2003.51: Rex Paintings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Rex (Helen Frankenthaler) , 2003.51,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/50618. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2003.51 People Helen Frankenthaler, American (New York NY 1928 - 2011 Darien, Connecticut) Title Rex Classification Paintings Work Type painting Date 1987 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/50618 Location Location Level 1, Room 1110, Modern and Contemporary Art, Mid–century Abstraction II View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Acrylic paint on canvas Dimensions 265.43 x 127.64 cm (104 1/2 x 50 1/4 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: l.r. in black paint inscription: back of canvas, red pencil: "Rex" / a/c 1987 / 104 1/2 x 50 1/4 / 8' 8 1/2" x 4' 2 1/4" label: upper stretcher bar: Andre Emmerich Gallery 44 E 57 New York 10022 Helen Frankenthaler Rex, 1987 Acrylic on Canvas 104 1/2 x 50 1/4" label: lower stretcher bar: [Irving Galleries label:] Irving Galleries/ 332 Worth Ave., Palm Beach Fla., 33480 USA /Artist Helen Frankenthaler / "Rex" / [Mediu]m Acrylic [label torn off] / [torn off] dated on reverse, also [torn off] / [torn off]ght / [torn off] in. x 4 ft. 4 in. / FH - 6 [torn off] stamp: stretcher: Andre Emmerich Galleries stamp Provenance Recorded Ownership History Herbert and Mildred Lee, Boston, Massachusetts, gift; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2003. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert C. Lee Copyright © Helen Frankenthaler / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2003 Object Number 2003.51 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description A tall (vertically oriented) acrylic on canvas. The background is a warm orange-yellow, soaked into the canvas, with areas of overpainting in red. The red is sometimes thin and wash-like, sometimes thicker and more opaque, with some impasto. A purple vertical strip runs down the edge of the central red area, and an orange zigzag "crown" and yellow profile are at the upper portion of the canvas. Exhibition History 32Q: 1110 Mid-Century Abstraction II (Post-Painterly Abstraction), Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/23/2023 - 04/07/2025 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
