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| | National Gallery of Art | Press Office |
 | | Washington, DC -- Nature Abhors a Vacuum (1973), a masterpiece by renowned contemporary artist Helen Frankenthaler, was recently acquired by the National Gallery of Art. |
 | | The acquisition was made possible by the Gallery’s Patrons’ Permanent Fund and Audrey and David Mirvish of Toronto, Canada. |
 | | Nature Abhors a Vacuum is marked by a combination of transparent, translucent, and opaque fields layered in places with homogeneous or contrasting strokes, a glowing array of warm and cool colors, and a rich tapestry of marks, all of which are heightened by the authority of Frankenthaler’s gesture. |
| www.nga.gov /press/2005/releases/acquisitions/franken.shtm (918 words) |
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