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Signed Limited Edition 1997 Aquatint Etching Stencil and Mezzotint entitled "Untitled: A Page from Book III," of This Is Not a Book, is signed by the artist in pencil, lower right and numbered 42 of 60 in pencil, lower left. This piece is museum framed in a shadow box.

Considered one of the greatest female artists of the twentieth century, Helen Frankenthaler is credited with creating the Colorist Field movement of painting. Having been born and raised in New York City in 1928 at the brink of artistic changes with new techniques and styles emerging, Frankenthaler was able to translate her formal training under Rufino Tamayo at the Dalton School and freely embark on developing her own personal style. Heavily influenced by Jackson Pollock and the Abstract Expressionism movement, Frankenthaler began to experiment with painting in the loose and free manor that was made famous by the movement.

Immersing fully into the methods and techniques of the Abstract Expressionist movement, Frankenthaler began to experiment with infusing bold and vibrant colors into her pieces to bring each loose and fluid stroke to life. This aquatint etching stencil and mezzotint entitled "Untitled: A Page from Book III" from This Is Not a Book best represents Frankenthaler's style. Using a barrage of vibrant blue, pink, yellow and green hues to liven the strokes of this abstract piece enhanced the masterful attention to detail shown in Frankenthaler's influence on the Color Field movement.