Juxtapositions V / Helen Frankenthaler & Saul Leiter

Helen Frankenthaler - Portrait of a Lady in White, 1979, acrylic on canvas, 209x123cm

Saul Leiter - Street Scene, 1959

Juxtapositions II / Wolfgang Tillmans & Saul Leiter

Wolfgang Tillmans - 'Lighter III', 2006

Saul Leiter - 'Through Boards', 1957

First there was the visual connection that hit me, leafing through my box with postcards. But only while preparing this post, it struck me that Tillmans' title, 'Lighter III', is a phonetic reference to (Saul) Leiter. Coincidence? One might assume that Tillmans knows the master and it goes in the category 'quoting'. Intentional or subconscious, that remains a question. I'm intrigued since I'm fascinated as much by process as a final art work itself. But in the end, good art is good art I suppose.