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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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SawyerPhillips · Nov 2017$9,990,000≈ £7,568,755≈ €8,486,959Sign up to see
Untitled (ZD 240)Phillips · Nov 2017$212,500≈ £161,364≈ €179,476Sign up to see
UntitledPhillips · May 2026$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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Franz Kline, Untitled, 1957, oil on collaged linen — Untitled, 1957
Bonhams · Jul 29, 2026
$11,500Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Personnage (Portrait of Frederick Blumenstein III), c. 1940-43, oil on canvas — Personnage (Portrait of Frederick Blumenstein III), c. 1940-43
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026
$5,376Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled, 1956, oil on paper mounted on canvas — Untitled, 1956
Phillips · May 21, 2026
$206,400Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled, 1959, black ink on paper — Untitled, 1959
Phillips · Feb 28, 2026
$116,100Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Old Sephardic Cemetery in Chinatown, circa 1948, oil on canvas — Old Sephardic Cemetery in Chinatown, circa 1948
Bonhams · Nov 20, 2025
$25,600Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Study for Shaft, 1955, Indian ink, gouache and oil on paper — Study for Shaft, 1955
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2025
CHF 75,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (Study for Charcoal, Black and Tan), 1959, ink and gouache on paper — Untitled (Study for Charcoal, Black and Tan), 1959
Phillips · May 14, 2025
$88,900Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, I Will Always Love You, from 21 Etchings and Poems, 1957-1960, Etching and aquatint, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins — I Will Always Love You, from 21 Etchings and Poems, 1957-1960
Phillips · Apr 18, 2023
$7,620Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Seated Figure (Study for Elizabeth), 1945, ink on paper — Seated Figure (Study for Elizabeth), 1945
Wright · Jul 14, 2022
$2,375Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Study for Harleman, 1960, ink on paper mounted to cardboard — Study for Harleman, 1960
Phillips · Jun 24, 2021
$126,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, eight works, c. 1940, crayon, pastel, and ink on paper — eight works, c. 1940
Rago Auctions · Jun 15, 2021
$4,375Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Kline, 1963, poster — Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam Kline, 1963
Van Sabben Poster Auctions · Feb 6, 2021
€120Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940, graphite on paper — Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940
Wright · Jul 30, 2020
$625Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Sketchbook (from London), clothbound book — Sketchbook (from London)
Rago Auctions · Jun 26, 2020
$1,375Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940, graphite on paper — Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940
Wright · Apr 23, 2020
$500Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940, graphite on paper — Untitled (Figure Sketch), c. 1940
Wright · Apr 23, 2020
$975Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), graphite on paper — Untitled (Figure Sketch)
Rago Auctions · Mar 25, 2020
$640Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (Figure Sketch), graphite on paper — Untitled (Figure Sketch)
Rago Auctions · Mar 25, 2020
$2,375Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled, c. 1940, graphite on paper — Untitled, c. 1940
Wright · Jan 16, 2020
$2,500Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Abstract Composition, Gouache on Paper — Abstract Composition
Clarke Auction Gallery · Nov 24, 2019
$1,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Study for Harleman, 1960, ink on paper mounted on cardboard — Study for Harleman, 1960
Phillips · Nov 13, 2019
$150,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Shop Front (London Sketchbook) — Shop Front (London Sketchbook)
Rago Auctions · Nov 8, 2019
$1,250Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Little Red Bakery, 1942, Oil on canvas — Little Red Bakery, 1942
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2019
$10,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Street Scene, 1936-38, ink on paper — Street Scene, 1936-38
Wright · Oct 10, 2019
$1,875Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled, 1950, ink on telephone book page mounted on paper — Untitled, 1950
Phillips · May 15, 2019
$40,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Abstract, Ink on Paper — Abstract
Clarke Auction Gallery · Jan 13, 2019
$2,100Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Sawyer, 1959, oil on canvas — Sawyer, 1959
Phillips · Nov 16, 2017
$9,990,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (ZD 240), 1954, oil on paper — Untitled (ZD 240), 1954
Phillips · Nov 15, 2017
$212,500Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled — Untitled
Rago Auctions · Nov 5, 2016
$3,125Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Street Scene, Greenwich Village, oil on canvas — Street Scene, Greenwich Village
Bonhams · Nov 18, 2015
$31,250Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Composizione astratta, 1958, tempera on cardboard — Composizione astratta, 1958
Phillips · Jun 28, 2013
£86,500Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (Composition), 1959, ink on paper — Untitled (Composition), 1959
Phillips · May 17, 2013
$125,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Over Green, 1958, Oil and collage on paper attached to board — Over Green, 1958
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Dec 16, 2012
$62,500Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled (Street Scene), Oil on board — Untitled (Street Scene)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 7, 2009
$12,000Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Study for "Black and White No. 2", 1960, Brush and India ink drawing — Study for "Black and White No. 2", 1960
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 12, 2007
€140,400Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Untitled, 1951, Brush and India ink drawing — Untitled, 1951
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 5, 2006
€59,500Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, Ohne Titel, Öl und Papiercollage auf Hartkarton — Ohne Titel
Lempertz · Jun 3, 2006
€73,780Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, (American 1910-1962), oil on cardboard — (American 1910-1962)
Bonhams · Apr 30, 2006
$53,775Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, (American, 1910-1962) — (American, 1910-1962)
Bonhams · May 1, 2005
$29,375Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, (American, 1910-1962) — (American, 1910-1962)
Bonhams · May 1, 2005
$58,750Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, untitled, colored block print — untitled
Wright · May 14, 2002
$374Sign up free to see

Franz Kline, '47 Series #9, 1947, watercolor on paper — '47 Series #9, 1947
Phillips · Nov 21, 2025

Untitled
Helmuth Stone Gallery · Aug 17, 2025

Franz Kline, Untitled, 1957, oil on collaged linen — Untitled, 1957
Bonhams · May 15, 2025

Franz Kline, Study for Intersection, 1955, Sul verso: firma; etichetta Leo Castelli — Study for Intersection, 1955
Pananti · Oct 20, 2023

Franz Kline, Black, White, Brown, 1959-1960, oil, ink and paper collage mounted on board — Black, White, Brown, 1959-1960
Phillips · May 15, 2019

Franz Kline, Self-Portrait, circa 1950, Ink drawing, on wove paper, — Self-Portrait, circa 1950
Phillips · Oct 26, 2015

Franz Kline, Composizione — Composizione
Pananti · Oct 11, 2014

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