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ArtistHelen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011)
TitleWeather Vane
Date1969–1970
MediumColor aquatint on paper
DimensionsImage: 19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Plate: 19 x 14 in. (48.26 x 35.56 cm)
Sheet: 30 x 22 1/4 in. (76.2 x 56.52 cm)
Framed (Exhibition Frame): 34 1/8 x 27 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (86.68 x 68.9 x 3.81 cm)
Credit LineEskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University
Accession Number72.14.2
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Free form color shapes float across each corner, in orange, maroon, blue, and green. The majority of the composition is a blank space in a tone close to the color of the sheet.

Free form color shapes float across each corner, in orange, maroon, blue, and green. The majority of the composition is a blank space in a tone close to the color of the sheet.

1972, Indiana University Art Museum purchase from Fendrick Gallery, Washington, DC


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July 18–September 9, 1984, "Contemporary Prints from the Indiana University Art Museum Collection," Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington, IN

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"Weather Vane | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=72.14.2