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Photography by Edward C. Robison III

Pink Bird Figure II

ArtistHelen Frankenthaler, 1928–2011
Date1961
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions91 x 96 x 3 in.
Signedverso: [signed and dated]
Mark(s)verso, c.l., stamped: HF COLL NFS
Inscription(s)verso, c.l., in black marker: Pink BIRD FIG #2 90"x 93 3/4 verso, c.l.: "Pink Bird Figure No. 2" / 1961 o/c / 90" x 93 3/4" / (7'6" x 7'9 3/4")
Credit LineCrystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas, 2015.12
ClassificationPainting
Provenanceto Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, New York, NY, 2011; (Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY); purchased by Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR, 2015
On ViewNo
Pink Bird Figure II91 × 96 in.Standard/Movie Poster40 × 27 in.

This artwork's face covers about 8.1× the area of a standard movie poster.Drawn to the same scale.