Franz Kline
American · 1910–1962 · Painter, Draughtsman
Franz Kline was an American painter. He is associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. Kline, along with other action painters like Jackson… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
SawyerPhillips · $9,990,000≈ £7,568,755≈ €8,486,959Sign up to see
Untitled (ZD 240)Phillips · $212,500≈ £161,364≈ €179,476Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · $206,400≈ £153,800≈ €177,946Sign up to see
Franz Kline’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
ArtSell has recorded 47 auction results for Franz Kline between 2002 and 2026, of which 40 sold (85%). A further 5 lots were offered at auction without a published result. Recorded sale prices range from $144Sign up free to see to $10MSign up free to see. The highest price recorded is $10MSign up free to see for Sawyer at Phillips in November 2017. The most common medium is drawings (18 lots). Most results come from Phillips (14), Bonhams (8) and Rago Auctions (7).
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- Untitled, 1957$11,500≈ £8,654≈ €10,105Sign up free to see
- $5,376≈ £4,011≈ €4,628Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1956$206,400≈ £153,800≈ €177,946Sign up free to see
- Untitled, 1959$116,100≈ £86,185≈ €98,348Sign up free to see
- Old Sephardic Cemetery in Chinatown, circa 1948$25,600≈ £19,599≈ €22,234Sign up free to see
- Study for Shaft, 1955CHF 75,000≈ $94,028≈ £69,434≈ €80,242Sign up free to see
- $88,900≈ £66,712≈ €79,276Sign up free to see
- $7,620≈ £6,121≈ €6,945Sign up free to see
- $2,375≈ £2,007≈ €2,374Sign up free to see
- Study for Harleman, 1960$126,000≈ £90,661≈ €105,563Sign up free to see
Also offered, result not published (5)
Lots by Franz Kline that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.
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Franz Kline: quick facts
What is the highest price paid for a work by Franz Kline at auction?
$9,990,000Sign up free to see, for Sawyer at Phillips (November 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.
What is a typical auction price for Franz Kline?
The median sale price is $18.8kSign up free to see across 40 priced sales. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.
How many works by Franz Kline have sold at auction?
40 of 47 recorded lots sold between 2002 and 2026. 5 further lots were offered with no published result and are not counted.
Which auction houses sell Franz Kline?
Phillips, Bonhams and Rago Auctions account for the most recorded results. Phillips · Bonhams · Rago Auctions
About Franz Kline
Franz Kline was an American painter. He is associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1940s and 1950s. Kline, along with other action painters like Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning, Robert Motherwell, John Ferren, and Lee Krasner, as well as local poets, dancers, and musicians, came to be known as the informal group, the New York School. Although he explored the same innovations to painting as the other artists in this group, Kline's work is distinct in itself and has been revered since the 1950s.
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