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).
Price trend
2 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
5 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 10 | 83% | $1MSign up | $28.4kSign up | $10MSign up |
| Oil | 10 | 8 | 80% | $1.3MSign up | $18.8kSign up | $10MSign up |
| Tempera | 1 | 1 | 100% | $132kSign up | $132kSign up | $132kSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $94.5kSign up | $94.5kSign up | $94.5kSign up |
| Works on paper | 25 | 22 | 88% | $68.5kSign up | $51.3kSign up | $213kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Gouache | 1 | 1 | 100% | $88.9kSign up | $88.9kSign up | $88.9kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up | $4.4kSign up |
| Drawing | 18 | 16 | 89% | $52.4kSign up | $2.4kSign up | $187kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 3 | 3 | 100% | $2.7kSign up | $374Sign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $7.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up | $7.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $259Sign up | $259Sign up | $374Sign up |
| Other | 7 | 5 | 71% | $18.8kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $58.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 | 4 | $63.8kSign up |
| 2025 | 5 | 3 | $88.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2022 | 1 | 1 | $2.4kSign up |
| 2021 | 3 | 3 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2020 | 7 | 7 | $975Sign up |
| 2019 | 7 | 6 | $6kSign up |
| 2017 | 2 | 2 | $5.1MSign up |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | $3.1kSign up |
| 2015 | 2 | 1 | $31.3kSign up |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | —Sign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $128kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $62.5kSign up |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | $12kSign up |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | $187kSign up |
| 2006 | 4 | 3 | $79.3kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 2 | $44.1kSign up |
| 2002 | 1 | 1 | $374Sign up |