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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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  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, 1957, oil on collaged linen
    Untitled, 1957
    Oil · Linen
    5 1/8 x 4 3/8 in (13 x 11.1 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 91
    $11,500≈ £8,654≈ €10,105Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Franz Kline, Personnage (Portrait of Frederick Blumenstein III), c. 1940-43, oil on canvas
    Personnage (Portrait of Frederick Blumenstein III), c. 1940-43
    Oil · Canvas
    12 h x 10 w in (30 x 25 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 142
    $5,376≈ £4,011≈ €4,628Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  3. Franz Kline, Untitled, 1956, oil on paper mounted on canvas
    Untitled, 1956
    Oil · Paper
    19 x 23 1/4 in. (48.3 x 59.1 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 142
    $206,400≈ £153,800≈ €177,946Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–150,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Franz Kline, Old Sephardic Cemetery in Chinatown, circa 1948, oil on canvas
    Old Sephardic Cemetery in Chinatown, circa 1948
    Oil · Canvas
    24 1/8 x 20 in (61.2 x 50.9 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 216
    $25,600≈ £19,599≈ €22,234Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $18,000–25,000View at Bonhams ↗
  5. Franz Kline, Study for Shaft, 1955, Indian ink, gouache and oil on paper
    Study for Shaft, 1955
    Oil · Paper
    37.1 x 27.9 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 156
    CHF 75,000≈ $94,028≈ £69,434≈ €80,242HammerSign up free to seeEst. CHF 120,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  6. Franz Kline, Little Red Bakery, 1942, Oil on canvas
    Little Red Bakery, 1942
    Oil · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 304
    $10,000≈ £7,691≈ €8,950Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  7. Franz Kline, Sawyer, 1959, oil on canvas
    Sawyer, 1959
    Oil · Canvas
    82 x 67 in. (208.3 x 170.2 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 15
    $9,990,000≈ £7,568,755≈ €8,486,959Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000,000–15,000,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Franz Kline, Untitled (ZD 240), 1954, oil on paper
    Untitled (ZD 240), 1954
    Oil · Paper
    24 1/2 x 18 7/8 in. (62.2 x 47.9 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 112
    $212,500≈ £161,364≈ €179,476Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $200,000–300,000View at Phillips ↗
  9. Franz Kline, Street Scene, Greenwich Village, oil on canvas
    Street Scene, Greenwich Village
    Oil · Canvas
    20 1/4 x 23 7/8in
    Bonhams · · Lot 100
    $31,250≈ £20,535≈ €29,299Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
  10. Franz Kline, Over Green, 1958, Oil and collage on paper attached to board
    Over Green, 1958
    Oil · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 164
    $62,500≈ £38,564≈ €47,492Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $50,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
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