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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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52lots offered2002–2026years recorded85%sold (40)$18.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Franz Kline, Sawyer, 1959, oil on canvasSawyerPhillips · $9,990,000≈ £7,568,755≈ €8,486,959Sign up to see
  2. Franz Kline, Untitled (ZD 240), 1954, oil on paperUntitled (ZD 240)Phillips · $212,500≈ £161,364≈ €179,476Sign up to see
  3. Franz Kline, Untitled, 1956, oil on paper mounted on canvasUntitledPhillips · $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).

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  1. Franz Kline, Untitled, 1959, black ink on paper
    Untitled, 1959
    Drawing · Paper
    11 x 16 in. (27.9 x 40.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 63
    $116,100≈ £86,185≈ €98,348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $60,000–80,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Franz Kline, Seated Figure (Study for Elizabeth), 1945, ink on paper
    Seated Figure (Study for Elizabeth), 1945
    Drawing · Paper
    6¾ h x 5⅜ w in (17 x 14 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 176
    $2,375≈ £2,007≈ €2,374Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,500–View at Wright ↗
  3. Franz Kline, Study for Harleman, 1960, ink on paper mounted to cardboard
    Study for Harleman, 1960
    Drawing · Paper
    8 x 13 1/2 in. (20.3 x 34.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 138
    $126,000≈ £90,661≈ €105,563Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940, graphite on paper
    Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940
    Drawing · Paper
    16¼ h x 14 w in (41 x 36 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 358
    $625≈ £480≈ €532Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  5. Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940, graphite on paper
    Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940
    Drawing · Paper
    16¾ h x 13¾ w in (43 x 35 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 141
    $500≈ £405≈ €464Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  6. Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940, graphite on paper
    Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940
    Drawing · Paper
    9 h x 11¾ w in (23 x 30 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 164
    $975≈ £789≈ €905Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Wright ↗
  7. Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), graphite on paper
    Untitled (Figure Sketch)
    Drawing · Paper
    15 h x 11 w in (38 x 28 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 113
    $640≈ £541≈ €591Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $800–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), graphite on paper
    Untitled (Figure Sketch)
    Drawing · Paper
    19¼ h x 12 w in (49 x 30 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 115
    $2,375≈ £2,007≈ €2,194Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  9. Franz Kline, Untitled, c. 1940, graphite on paper
    Untitled, c. 1940
    Drawing · Paper
    16⅜ h x 13½ w in (42 x 34 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 458
    $2,500≈ £1,913≈ €2,238Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Wright ↗
  10. Franz Kline, Study for Harleman, 1960, ink on paper mounted on cardboard
    Study for Harleman, 1960
    Drawing · Paper
    8 1/8 x 13 5/8 in. (20.5 x 34.5 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 155
    $150,000≈ £116,886≈ €136,289Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
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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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