Sky Frame Orbit
1964–73
Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) printed in 1964 by Zigmunds Priede (American, born Latvia, 1935) and in 1973 by Donn H. Steward (American, 1921-1986) published by Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)
United States
Sky Frame Orbit was only the second time Frankenthaler combined printing techniques (the first was Free Wheeling). The artist repurposed the trial proofs printed nine years earlier of Sky Frame’s blue lithographed frame, rotated them ninety degrees, and printed the new intaglio plate in the center. Frankenthaler had reworked the Sky Frame stone after these initial proofs were pulled, which is why Sky Frame Orbit’s edition size is small: the blue rectangle could not be reproduced in 1973.
Color lithograph from one stone and color etching and aquatint from one copper plate on pinkish cream wove paper