Details HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011)Genuine Bluesigned and dated Frankenthaler 70 (lower left); titled and dated again twice ‘1970 “Genuine Blue” 1970’ (on the stretcher)acrylic and marker on canvas91 x 93 in. (231.1 x 236.2 cm.)Executed in 1970-1971. Provenance André Emmerich Gallery, New YorkAcquired from the above by the late owner, 1971 Literature B. Guest, “Helen Frankenthaler: The Moment and the Distance,” Arts Magazine, April 1975, pp. 58–59.B. Forgey, “Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings 1969–1974,” Washington Star, Washington D.C., 27 April 1975, n.p. (illustrated).R. M. Campbell, “Frankenthaler’s Recent Work on Display,” Post Intelligence, Seattle, 29 June 1975, n.p. (illustrated).Helen Frankenthaler show is an intense visual experience, in The News Tribune from Tacoma, Washington, D.C., 3 August 1975, p. 45 (illustrated).A. Holmes, “Frankenthaler’s Canvases Soar with Buoyancy,” Houston Chronical, 21 October 1975, n.p.J. Elderfield, Frankenthaler, New York, 1989, pp. 217 and 400 (illustrated). Exhibited New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Frankenthaler, November-December 1971.Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Seattle Art Museum and Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings 1969-1974, April-November 1975, n.p., no. 11 (illustrated on the cover).Milwaukee Art Museum, Hidden Treasures Wisconsin Collects, 1987. Special Notice On occasion, Christies has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot. Conditions of sale