id:			167554
accession number:	2009.294
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2009.294
updated:		2025-07-03 11:29:22.332000

Humming Gold, 1971. Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011). Acrylic on canvas; framed: 208.5 x 277 x 4 cm (82 1/16 x 109 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.); unframed: 205.7 x 274.2 cm (81 x 107 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Dennis Sherwin, 2009.294. ©  Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				Humming Gold
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creation date:			1971
creation date earliest:		1971
creation date latest:		1971
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creditline:			Bequest of Dennis Sherwin
copyright:			©  Helen Frankenthaler Foundation, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	America
technique:	acrylic on canvas
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 208.5 x 277 x 4 cm (82 1/16 x 109 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 205.7 x 274.2 cm (81 x 107 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Helen Frankenthaler.</em> Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY (November 6-December 1, 1971)', 'opening_date': '1971-11-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	(Emmerich Gallery, New York, NY, sold to Marvin J. Gerstin Advertising Agency, Inc.)
	date: November 30, 1971
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	(Marvin J. Gerstin Advertising Agency, Inc. Washington, D.C., via Henri Gallery, sold to Dennis Sherwin)
	date: c. 1972
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	Dennis Sherwin, [1937-2008], Bermuda, by bequest, to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: c. 1972–2009
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2009–
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CITATIONS

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 119; reproduced: P. 112-113
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