Venus Revealed

Helen Frankenthaler

1973

Acrylic on canvas

Seattle Art Museum

An abstract painting features a large central area of yellow with washes of orange and pink. A small, irregular white shape is positioned slightly off-center, connected by thin, dark lines that extend to the edges of the canvas. Vertical bands of red and brown frame the composition on the left and right. An abstract painting features a large central area of yellow with washes of orange and pink. A small, irregular white shape is positioned slightly off-center, connected by thin, dark lines that extend to the edges of the canvas. Vertical bands of red and brown frame the composition on the left and right. Gift of the Virginia and Bagley Wright Collection, in honor of the 75th Anniversary of the Seattle Art Museum [Andre Emmerich, New York, New York]; purchased from gallery by Virginia and Bagley Wright, Seattle, Washington, Jan. 1973; by gift to Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, Washington, 2014 Object number 2014.25.22