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3.2.7.1: Mountains and Sea

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    • Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker, "Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea," in Smarthistory, June 19, 2018, accessed August 17, 2020, https://smarthistory.org/frankenthaler-sea/.
    • Smarthistory

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    Video \(\PageIndex{1}\): Helen Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea, 1952, oil and charcoal on unsized, unprimed canvas, 219.4 x 297.8 cm (National Gallery of Art, Washington)

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    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)
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    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)
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    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)
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    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea with Beth
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    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea (detail)

    Frankenthaler, Mountains and Sea
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