He creates his Submersion Paintings, in intense blues and saturated magentas, by staining untreated canvases with rich washes of acrylic paint before applying a thick layer of gesso. (museumpublicity.com)
Heinz Mack Das Klavierkonzert, 1962 polyester resin on untreated canvas 55 1/8 x 78 3/4 inches (140 x 200 cm) 55 1/2 x 79 inches (141 x 200,7 cm) frame SW 09133 Private Collection (speronewestwater.com)
A prominent figure in the Abstract Expressionist movement in New York during the 1950s, Frankenthaler developed a method of pouring paint over untreated canvas to allow pigments to soak into the fabric. (artgallery.tufts.edu)