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b. 1928 - d. 2011

Helen Frankenthaler (December 12, 1928 – December 27, 2011) was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work for over six decades (early 1950s until 2011), she spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ever-changing new work.[1] Frankenthaler began exhibiting her large-scale abstract expressionist paintings in contemporary museums and galleries in the early 1950s. She was included in the 1964 Post-Painterly Abstraction exhibition curated by Clement Greenberg that introduced a newer generation of abstract painting that came to be known as Color Field. Born in Manhattan, she was influenced by Greenberg, Hans Hofmann, and Jackson Pollock's paintings. Her work has been the subject of several retrospective exhibitions, including a 1989 retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and been exhibited worldwide since the 1950s. In 2001, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

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              • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
                Dec. 18, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)

                Est: $700 - $1,000

                UNTITLED (NOT IN HARRISON) Color lithograph, 1965, on wove paper, signed and numbered 34/100 in pencil, the colors attenuated, the full sheet, framed. Sheet 21 7/8 x 16 1/2 inches; 556 x 419 mm. Frame 25 1/4 x 19 3/8 inches; 641 x 492 mm. Provenance: Gift from the artist to Dr. Hans Kleinschmidt Descended through the family to the present owner Estimate and reserve lowered due to condition

                DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
              • Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Ochre Dust Aquatint and lithograph in colours, 1987, on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered 11/44 in ochre pencil (there were also 12 artist's proofs), published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New...
                Dec. 10, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Ochre Dust Aquatint and lithograph in colours, 1987, on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered 11/44 in ochre pencil (there were also 12 artist's proofs), published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New...

                Est: £2,500 - £3,500

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Ochre Dust (Harrison 133) Aquatint and lithograph in colours, 1987, on wove paper, signed, dated and numbered 11/44 in ochre pencil (there were also 12 artist's proofs), published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, with their blindstamp, the full sheet Sheet 621 x 839mm (24 1/2 x 33in)

                Bonhams
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) LITHOGRAPH 'BILBAO' 1998
                Dec. 06, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) LITHOGRAPH 'BILBAO' 1998

                Est: $3,000 - $6,000

                Framed lithograph in colors on paper, "Bilbao," signed lower right Frankenthaler (Helen Frankenthaler, American, 1928-2011), dated [19]98, numbered 6/ 150, published by Art of the Century, New York, sheet: approx 35.5"h, 47.25"w, overall: 39.5"h, 51"w, 16.75lbs

                Austin Auction Gallery
              • Helen Frankenthaler (after), replica print on
                Dec. 04, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (after), replica print on

                Est: $300 - $500

                canvas After Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011), 40.5"h x 175.25"w (sight), 41.75"h x 176.75"w (frame)

                Millea Bros Ltd
              • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
                Nov. 30, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)

                Est: $20,000 - $40,000

                Artist: Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011). Title/Description: "Essence of Mulberry." Signature: Signed and dated lower right. Date: 1977. Numbered: 22/46. Published by: Tyler Graphics Ltd. Medium: Seven-color woodcut on buff paper. Size: 39 1/2" x 18 1/2" (frame 44 3/8" x 23 1/2"). Condition: Not examined out of frame; please contact office for more information. Provenance: The Merryman Collection, Stanford, California.

                Turner Auctions + Appraisals
              • Helen Frankenthaler, Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Anniversary, Screenprint Poster
                Nov. 29, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler, Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Anniversary, Screenprint Poster

                Est: $1,300 - $1,800

                Artist: Helen Frankenthaler, American (1928 - 2011), Title: Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Anniversary, Year: 1995, Medium: Screenprint Poster, Size: 48 in. x 30 in. (121.92 cm x 76.2 cm), Frame Size: 49 x 31 inches, Description: Biomorphic forms comprised of swift, painterly brushstrokes and bold colors punctuate this abstract composition.

                RoGallery
              • Helen Frankenthaler "Study V" Portfolio Print
                Nov. 23, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler "Study V" Portfolio Print

                Est: -

                Signed In Print On The Lower Right Corner, Numbered On The Lower Left Corner, Coa Present On Reverse, Titled "study V For Green Likes Mouve 1970". Frame Measures Approximately 23.5in X 26in. Artwork Measures Approximately 11.5in X 13.75in. Some Scuffs Present On Frame Please See Photos For Condition Consideration. Nr12590 Bp

                EJ'S Auction & Appraisal
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) - Untitled
                Nov. 22, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) - Untitled

                Est: $30,000 - $50,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) Untitled pastel on paper 26 x 18 in. (66 x 45.7 cm.)

                Christie's
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) - Stone
                Nov. 22, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) - Stone

                Est: $1,500,000 - $2,500,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) Stone acrylic on canvas 72 x 94 ¼ in. (182.9 x 240 cm.)

                Christie's
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) - Enigma
                Nov. 22, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) - Enigma

                Est: $700,000 - $1,000,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) Enigma acrylic on canvas 120 x 70 in. (304.8 x 177.8 cm.)

                Christie's
              • Painted Book Cover #22
                Nov. 21, 2024

                Painted Book Cover #22

                Est: $15,000 - $20,000

                Property from the Estate of Martha White, Louisville Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 Painted Book Cover #22 signed (on the lateral edge); signed and numbered 22 (on the interior) acrylic on book cover 11 by 11 ½ by 1 ¼ in. 27.9 by 29.2 by 3.2 cm. Executed in 1973, this work is number 22 from a series of 62 unique hand-painted covers on the artist's monograph by Barbara Rose, published by Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

                Sotheby's
              • Madame Butterfly
                Nov. 21, 2024

                Madame Butterfly

                Est: $300,000 - $500,000

                Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 Madame Butterfly signed, dated '00 and inscribed AP 9/14 (lower right) woodcut printed in colors on three sheets of wove paper overall: 41 ½ by 79 ⅛ in. 105.6 by 201.4 cm. Executed in 2000, this impression is one of 14 artist's proofs aside from the numbered edition of 33, with the blindstamp of the publisher, Tyler Graphics, Ltd.

                Sotheby's
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER " PARIS REVIEW" PRINT
                Nov. 17, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER " PARIS REVIEW" PRINT

                Est: $800 - $1,200

                Color serigraph or screenprint.on arches paper, Ca.1966. 21 1/2 x 28 inches. Titled "The Paris Review" Signed and numbered 14/150 in pencil, lower bottom. Good color and condition. Framedunder glass. Not examine out of frame. Frame 23 x 31 inches Shipping weight 10 pounds.

                White's Auctions
              • SIGNED HELEN FRANKENTHALER AMERICAN OIL PAINTING W COA
                Nov. 16, 2024

                SIGNED HELEN FRANKENTHALER AMERICAN OIL PAINTING W COA

                Est: $100 - $150

                Attributed to Helen Frankenthaler, American, 1928 to 2011, an oil painting on canvas depicting an Abstract Expressionist composition. Signed on the lower edge of the canvas. The painting reveals an Abstract Expressionist composition, marked by soft colors, applied to the canvas. The colors merge together in an organic manner, presenting no hand outlines or representational imagery. Completed with the Art Experts, Worldwide Reach. Prepared for Mr. Dimitri Mann by the Art Research Department of Art Experts, July 8, 2021. Provenance: from the private collection. Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work for over six decades, early 1950s until 2011, she spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ever-changing new work. Her work has been the subject of several retrospective exhibitions, including a 1989 retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and been exhibited worldwide since the 1950s. In 2001, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. American Abstract and Expressionist Art and Collectibles. One of a kind artwork.

                Antique Arena Inc
              • Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Relay II, 1976
                Nov. 14, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Relay II, 1976

                Est: $60,000 - $80,000

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Relay II, 1976 gouache and crayon on paper signed Frankenthaler (upper left) 22 1/4 x 30 inches. Property from a Private Collection

                Freeman’s | Hindman
              • Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled
                Nov. 13, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled

                Est: $5,000 - $7,000

                Helen Frankenthaler Untitled 1986 gouache on paper 4.625 h x 6.625 w in (12 x 17 cm) Signed, dated and inscribed to lower edge 'HF 86 For dear Anita love Helen'. Provenance: Gift from the artist | Private Collection This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

                Rago Arts and Auction Center
              • Helen Frankenthaler "Reflection IX" Print 1995
                Nov. 13, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler "Reflection IX" Print 1995

                Est: $2,000 - $4,000

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011). Six-color lithograph on paper titled "Reflection IX" depicting an abstract pink composition, 1995. From the "Reflections" series published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd. Pencil signed and dated along the lower right; numbered 17/30 along the lower left.

                Revere Auctions
              • Helen Frankenthaler "Reflection VII" Print 1995
                Nov. 13, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler "Reflection VII" Print 1995

                Est: $1,000 - $2,000

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011). Color lithograph on paper titled "Reflection VII" depicting an abstract blue composition, 1995. From the "Reflections" series published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd. Pencil signed and dated along the lower right; numbered 17/30 along the lower left.

                Revere Auctions
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928 - 2011, AMERICAN) Untitled.
                Nov. 12, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928 - 2011, AMERICAN) Untitled.

                Est: $6,000 - $8,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928 - 2011, AMERICAN) Untitled. Watercolor and gouache on paper, 1995. 215x280 mm; 8½x11 inches, (sheet size). 215x140 mm; 8½x5½ inche, (image size). Provenance: The artist; Gifted to Robert Louis Meyzen; Thence by descent to Robert Oliver Meyzen; Private collection, acquired from the above. Clement Greenberg, a forceful but influential critic in the Post-War American art scene, championed Helen Frankenthaler and her innovative thinning and pouring of pigments on canvas, (stain painting). In the early 1950s when Frankenthaler began showing these works, she received praise and ridicule. Much of the negativity was coupled with sexist language. Patience, perseverance, and time have a way of ruling in favor of those who are creating sincere art. In March of 1995, when Helen Frankenthaler sent this lovely composition created as a gift on a menu to her friend, Robert Meyzin, owner of La Crémaillère in Bedford New York and co-founder of La Caravelle in New York City, she was well established as a leading figure and pioneer in the artworld. Today her artistic achievements and influence are irrefutable.

                Swann Auction Galleries
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER 'VALENTINE FOR MR. WONDERFUL'
                Nov. 11, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER 'VALENTINE FOR MR. WONDERFUL'

                Est: $200 - $400

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) 'Valentine For Mr. Wonderful' offset lithograph. Measures 9 x 6 1/2 inches.

                Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER 'VALENTINE FOR MR. WONDERFUL'
                Nov. 11, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER 'VALENTINE FOR MR. WONDERFUL'

                Est: $250 - $500

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) 'Valentine for Mr. Wonderful offset lithograph. Measures 9 x 6 1/2 inches.

                Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
              • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) American, Lithograph Paris Review 'Westwind'
                Nov. 02, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) American, Lithograph Paris Review 'Westwind'

                Est: $1,200 - $2,200

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) American, Offset Lithograph Paris Review 'Westwind'. Bottom says Paris Review. Titled 'Paris Review (Westwind)'. Lower left below the artwork says 'Westwind', 1994, acrylic on paper, 6'6 3/4" x 6'5 3/4" - Collection Mr. & Mrs. Graham....    Condition: Good.  Overall Size: 50 1/2 x 39 1/4 in.  Sight Size: 46 x 35 in.  #8074 .  Helen Frankenthaler was born in New York where she was to spend most of her life. By 1950 she had met many of the main figures of Abstract Expressionism. In 1958 Helen Frankenthaler married the painter Robert Motherwell. The highly intuitive process of 'stain painting' became the hallmark of Frankenthaler's style and enabled her to create color-filled canvases that seemed to float on air. She worked with a variety of printmaking techniques in addition to painting, using each of these media to explore pictorial space through the interaction of color and line on a particular surface.

                Sarasota Estate Auction
              • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
                Oct. 31, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)

                Est: $1,500 - $2,500

                ORANGE HOOP (HARRISON 7) Color lithograph, 1965, on Richard de Bas Auvergne à la main paper, signed, dated and numbered 5/24 in pencil, printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, West Islip, New York, with full margins, framed. Sheet 25 3/4 x 20 inches; 654 x 508 mm. Frame 27 3/8 x 21 3/8 inches; 695 x 543 mm.

                DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Flirt. Sheet: 26 7⁄8 x 39 ½ in. (682 x 100
                Oct. 25, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Flirt. Sheet: 26 7⁄8 x 39 ½ in. (682 x 100

                Est: $10,000 - $15,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Flirt. Sheet: 26 7⁄8 x 39 ½ in. (682 x 1003 mm.).

                Christie's
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). This is Not a Book: Two Prints. Each Sheet
                Oct. 25, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). This is Not a Book: Two Prints. Each Sheet

                Est: $6,000 - $8,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). This is Not a Book: Two Prints. Each Sheet: 10 ¼ x 24 ¾ in. (260 x 628 mm.) (2).

                Christie's
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Tales of Genji II, from Tales of Genji. Sh
                Oct. 25, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Tales of Genji II, from Tales of Genji. Sh

                Est: $30,000 - $50,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Tales of Genji II, from Tales of Genji. Sheet: 47 1⁄8 x 42 1⁄8 in. (1197 x 1070 mm.).

                Christie's
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Book of Clouds. Overall: 35 5⁄8 x 68 ½ in.
                Oct. 25, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Book of Clouds. Overall: 35 5⁄8 x 68 ½ in.

                Est: $100,000 - $150,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Book of Clouds. Overall: 35 5⁄8 x 68 ½ in. (905 x 1740 mm.).

                Christie's
              • Helen Frankenthaler, American (1928-2011), La Sardana, lithograph, #3/60, 27 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (69.9 x 47.6 cm)
                Oct. 23, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler, American (1928-2011), La Sardana, lithograph, #3/60, 27 1/2 x 18 3/4 in. (69.9 x 47.6 cm)

                Est: $8,000 - $10,000

                Helen Frankenthaler American, (1928-2011) La Sardana lithograph, #3/60 signed and dated '87

                Maynards Fine Art & Antiques
              • Helen Frankenthaler "Southern Exposure" Serigraph
                Oct. 20, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler "Southern Exposure" Serigraph

                Est: $6,000 - $8,000

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011), "Southern Exposure", Serigraph in Colors on Wove Paper, 2005, signed in plate lower right, signed in pencil, dated, and numbered edition "63/128" lower left, printed by Brand X Editions and published by Lincoln Center List Poster and Print Program, New York, wood frame. Image: 31" H x 37" W; frame: 34.75" H x 41.25" W. Provenance: From a Park Avenue Collection. Keywords: Prints, Multiples, Screenprint, Abstract Expressionist, Abstract Expressionism, Color field, Post-painterly abstraction, Contemporary Art

                Auctions at Showplace
              • Helen Frankenthaler Untitled, 1985
                Oct. 19, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler Untitled, 1985

                Est: $40,000 - $60,000

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) Untitled, 1985 Gouache on paper Signed in pencil Frankenthaler, lower right L.A. Louver, Inc. tag, verso. Sotheby's Beverly Hills tag, verso.

                Larsen Art Auction
              • Helen Frankenthaler Exhibition, Silkscreen
                Oct. 19, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler Exhibition, Silkscreen

                Est: $600 - $800

                Helen Frankenthaler exhibition, Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, 1968, silkscreen, 14 1/2" x 34". Provenance: Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania collection.

                Kaminski Auctions
              • Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled (Cleveland Orchestra)
                Oct. 16, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler, Untitled (Cleveland Orchestra)

                Est: $2,500 - $3,500

                Helen Frankenthaler Untitled (Cleveland Orchestra) 1978 screenprint in colors on Arches sight: 21.5 h x 29.5 w in (55 x 75 cm) Signed and numbered to lower left '44/150 Frankenthaler'. This work is number 44 from the edition of 150 printed and published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mt. Kisco, NY. Literature: Harrison 70 This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

                Rago Arts and Auction Center
              • Helen Frankenthaler, Grey Fireworks
                Oct. 16, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler, Grey Fireworks

                Est: $15,000 - $25,000

                Helen Frankenthaler Grey Fireworks 2000 screenprint in colors on Somerset 28 h x 46 w in (71 x 117 cm) Signed twice and numbered to lower edge 'PP 9/9 Frankenthaler'. This work is printer's proof 9 of 9 apart from the edition of 109 published by the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts/List Poster and Print Program, New York. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

                Rago Arts and Auction Center
              • Helen Frankenthaler, Solar Imp
                Oct. 16, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler, Solar Imp

                Est: $7,000 - $9,000

                Helen Frankenthaler Solar Imp 2001 screenprint in colors 39.25 h x 29.75 w in (100 x 76 cm) Signed and numbered to lower right '64/126 Frankenthaler'. This work is number 64 from the edition of 126 printed by Brand X Editions, New York and published by Lincoln Center/List Poster and Print Program, New York. This work will ship from Lambertville, New Jersey.

                Rago Arts and Auction Center
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER, LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER, 20TH YEAR, SCREENPRINT POSTER
                Oct. 06, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER, LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER, 20TH YEAR, SCREENPRINT POSTER

                Est: $1,300 - $1,800

                Artist: Helen Frankenthaler, American (1928 - 2011) Title: Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Year Year: 1995 Medium: Screenprint Poster Size: 48 in. x 30 in. (121.92 cm x 76.2 cm) Description: Biomorphic forms comprised of swift, painterly brushstrokes and bold colors punctuate this abstract composition.

                RoGallery
              • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011): Tribal Sign
                Oct. 05, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011): Tribal Sign

                Est: $4,000 - $6,000

                Helen Frankenthaler American, 1928-2011 Tribal Sign lithograph in colors on TGL handmade paper 1987; ed. 9/47 (there were also 10 artist's proofs); signed, dated and numbered in pencil to lower margin; printed and published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, and with their blind stamp lower right

                Abell Auction
              • Tribal Sign (Harrison 132)
                Oct. 02, 2024

                Tribal Sign (Harrison 132)

                Est: $5,000 - $7,000

                Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 Tribal Sign (Harrison 132) signed in pencil and dated '87 (lower right); inscribed AP/8/10 (lower left) lithograph printed in colors on mauve TGL handmade paper sheet: 24 by 18⅛ in. (61 by 46.1 cm.) Executed in 1987; this impression is one of ten artist's proofs aside from the numbered edition of 47, with the blindstamp of the publisher, Tyler Graphics, Ltd.

                Sotheby's
              • Untitled
                Oct. 02, 2024

                Untitled

                Est: $15,000 - $20,000

                Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 Untitled signed and dated '79 (lower left) acrylic on paper  22 ¼ by 16 in. 56.5 by 40.6 cm. Executed in 1979.

                Sotheby's
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER EMMERICH GALLERY POSTER
                Oct. 01, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER EMMERICH GALLERY POSTER

                Est: $100 - $200

                A vintage (c. 1991) Helen Frankenthaler exhibition poster of Frankenthaler's "Janus" for an exhibition at the Andre Emmerich Gallery. Offset lithograph in colors printed in Zurich, Switzerland by Waser Druck. With original slip cover. Measures: Slip cover -13" x 13" Poster measures: 25 1/2" x 38"

                Austin York LLC
              • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011); Nepenthe;
                Oct. 01, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011); Nepenthe;

                Est: $4,000 - $6,000

                Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) Nepenthe (Harrison 36), 1972 Etching and aquatint in colors on wove paper, signed in pencil, dated and numbered 3/50 (there were also 10 artist's proofs), published by John Berggruen Gallery, San Francisco, with the printer's blindstamp, Kathan Brown, Crown Point Press, Oakland, with full margins, framed, with yellow attenuated. plate 15 3/4 x 24 3/8in (40 x 61.9cm) sheet 22 1/4 x 30in (56.5 x 76.2cm)

                Bonhams
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER 'VALENTINE' LITHOGRAPH
                Sep. 28, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER 'VALENTINE' LITHOGRAPH

                Est: $200 - $300

                Helen Frankenthaler 'Valentine for Mr. Wonderful' offset lithograph. Pencil signed lower right. Sheet measures 9" x 6 1/2".

                Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
              • Tight Rope
                Sep. 27, 2024

                Tight Rope

                Est: $400,000 - $600,000

                Property from the Nassau County Museum of Art, Sold to Benefit Collections Care Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 Tight Rope signed and dated '69 (center right); signed, titled, dated 1969 and inscribed For Barbara Guest Higgins (on the strainer) acrylic on canvas 68 ½ by 58 ½ in. 174 by 148.6 cm. Executed in 1969.

                Sotheby's
              • Helen Frankenthaler "Paris Review" (1966 Serigraph)
                Aug. 24, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler "Paris Review" (1966 Serigraph)

                Est: $2,000 - $4,000

                Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928-2011) The Paris Review, 1966 Serigraph on Arches paper 37 1/2" x 22 3/4" (sheet)   Pencil-signed and numbered (#95/ 150). Published by the Paris Review, New York. Float-mounted in a white plexiglass-glazed frame measuring 40" x 25".

                Circle Auction
              • Two offset lithograph prints: Helen Frankenthaler (American 1928 - 2011), Rio Grande, 1987; Peter Kitchell (American b. 1950) Human Limit, 1985, 32 1/2"H 24 1/2"W (sight), 46 1/2"H x 34 1/2"W (mat) (largest)
                Aug. 14, 2024

                Two offset lithograph prints: Helen Frankenthaler (American 1928 - 2011), Rio Grande, 1987; Peter Kitchell (American b. 1950) Human Limit, 1985, 32 1/2"H 24 1/2"W (sight), 46 1/2"H x 34 1/2"W (mat) (largest)

                Est: $50 - $100

                Two offset lithograph prints: Helen Frankenthaler (American 1928 - 2011), Rio Grande, 1987; Peter Kitchell (American b. 1950) Human Limit, 1985 Frankenthaler bio from the archives of askART: She was born in New York City on December 28, 1928, the third and youngest daughter of a noted justice of the New York Supreme Court and his German born wife.She attended the exclusive Brearley School in Manhattan and the Dalton School where her art teacher was Rufino Tamayo.He suggested that she go to Bennington College to study painting; her instructor there was Paul Feeley, an academic Cubist. She graduated from Bennington College in 1949 and studied with Hans Hofmann in Provincetown, Massachusetts in the summer of 1950. In her early days as an artist, Frankenthaler shared a Greenwich Village studio and its rent with Friedel Dzubas, whom she had met at the home of the critic Clement Greenberg.Her circle of friends included Larry Rivers, Grace Hartigan and Joan Mitchell.In April 1958 she married the leading Abstract Expressionist painter Robert Motherwell.Their honeymoon was spent traveling in France and Spain and they returned to a brownstone in New York.Their marriage ended in divorce in 1970. When Jackson Pollock first exhibited some of his paintings in 1951, they exerted a great influence on Frankenthaler. Their scale. free graphic rhythms, and color impressed her strongly; but above all she was struck by Pollock's method of dripping paint directly onto the raw canvas, emphasizing both the flatness of the painting and the physical actuality of the support. Carrying this technique still further, Frankenthaler thins her pigment with large amounts of turpentine so that they soak directly through the unprimed cloth and stains it.The resultant image no longer lies on top of the picture plane but is embedded within; the transparent mat colors of varying intensity modulate from light to dark without creating any illusion that they exist in a space other than that of the woven textural surface.Frankenthaler also adopted Pollock's practice of painting with the canvas stretched out on the floor, allowing the artist to be "in" the picture, work from all four sides, and produce an image seen from above.She has always delighted in in the way paint behaves on paper.The freshness, directness and potency added to her dramatic use of color, line and space. In the early 1960s Frankenthaler switched from oils to acrylics, with which she could achieve a watercolor effect by thinning the paint even further.She experimented with the use of sponges, heavier brushes, thicker globs of paint, etc. She influenced a whole generation of color-field painters, including Kenneth Noland and Morris Louis. Kitchell bio from the archives of askART: The child of two architects, Peter Kitchell, born 1950, was primed to be an artist at an early age. When the family moved from Exeter, NH to San Francisco, Kitchell began taking art classes for children at age five at the Museum of Modern Art and De Young Museum. He was exposed to modern abstract* painting by the age of nine. During the late 60's he studied with Rolf Penn, who was a former Bauhaus* student under Kandinsky and Klee.In 1970, at age twenty the technically proficient, Peter Kitchell decided to learn more abroad and set off on a journey that took him through Europe, Northern-and Central Africa, the Caribbean and back across the United States. Kitchell painted or drew every day while living among the Berber and Tuareg tribes and learning about their art. His large scale watercolors reference the cultures he absorbed during those travels. Kitchell's works are included in the corporate collections of AT&T, Dean Witter & Co., ITEL, Stanford University, Bank of America, ARCO, Westinghouse Corporation and IBM Corporation. 46 1/2" x 34 1/2" (largest)

                Ripley Auctions
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). West Wind. Sheet: 41 ¾ x 35 7⁄8 in. (1061
                Jul. 23, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). West Wind. Sheet: 41 ¾ x 35 7⁄8 in. (1061

                Est: $10,000 - $15,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). West Wind. Sheet: 41 ¾ x 35 7⁄8 in. (1061 x 911 mm.).

                Christie's
              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Wind Directions, from Four Pochoirs. Sheet
                Jul. 23, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Wind Directions, from Four Pochoirs. Sheet

                Est: $5,000 - $7,000

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011). Wind Directions, from Four Pochoirs. Sheet: 30 5⁄8 x 22 in. (778 x 559 mm.).

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              • Helen Frankenthaler Print On Paper
                Jul. 20, 2024

                Helen Frankenthaler Print On Paper

                Est: -

                Titled: Ochre And Fray Square 1961. Frame Has A Chip In The Lower Right Corner. Frame Measures Approximately 27.5in X 23.5in. Nr12590 Sa

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              • HELEN FRANKENTHALER, NEW YORK, SCREENPRINT
                Jun. 18, 2024

                HELEN FRANKENTHALER, NEW YORK, SCREENPRINT

                Est: $900 - $1,200

                Artist: Helen Frankenthaler, After, American (1928 - 2011) Title: New York Year: 1958 Medium: Screenprint, facsimile signed, embossed stamp Edition: OPE/XIII Image Size: 9 x 13.5 inches Frame Size: 23.75 x 27.5 inches

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