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Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler

American · 1928–2011 · Painter, Printmaker

Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work for over… (Wikipedia)

$3,720,500≈ £2,798,210≈ €3,067,695Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumOff White SquarePhillips291lots offered2001–2026years recorded94%sold (265)$7.5kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Off White Square by Helen Frankenthaler, 1973, acrylic on canvas, sold Dec 2020Off White SquarePhillips · $3,720,500≈ £2,798,210≈ €3,067,695Sign up to see
  2. Acres by Helen Frankenthaler, 1959, oil on canvas, sold May 2024AcresPhillips · $3,690,000≈ £2,938,834≈ €3,417,933Sign up to see
  3. Head of the Meadow by Helen Frankenthaler, 1967, acrylic on canvas, sold Jul 2020Head of the MeadowPhillips · $3,020,000≈ £2,414,262≈ €2,675,882Sign up to see

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  1. Walking Rain by Helen Frankenthaler, 1987, Lithograph, etching and aquatint in colours, on T.H. Saunders paper, the full sheet, sold Jun 2017
    Walking Rain, 1987
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 5/57
    S. 75.7 x 56.5 cm (29 3/4 x 22 1/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 161
    £2,750≈ $3,549≈ €3,164Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,500–3,500View at Phillips ↗
  2. Solarium Plus Color Variation by Helen Frankenthaler, 1964-1974, Color lithograph on paper with unique hand-drawn embellishment in pastel pencil, china marker, and pink lipstick on Rive, sold May 2017
    Solarium Plus Color Variation, 1964-1974
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 185
    $3,125≈ £2,400≈ €2,795Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  3. Reflections IX (from Reflections Series) by Helen Frankenthaler, 1995, 6-color lithograph on Rives BFK paper, sold May 2017
    Reflections IX (from Reflections Series), 1995
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 186
    $2,625≈ £2,016≈ €2,348Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  4. Yellow Jack by Helen Frankenthaler, 1987, Lithograph and stencil in colors, on Arches Cover paper, the full sheet, sold Apr 2017
    Yellow Jack, 1987
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 8/54
    S. 30 x 38 in. (76.2 x 96.5 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 218
    $6,875≈ £5,430≈ €6,436Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–6,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Dream Walk by Helen Frankenthaler, 1977, Lithograph in colors, on mauve HMP handmade paper, with full margins, sold Apr 2017
    Dream Walk, 1977
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. AP
    I. 21 3/4 x 29 3/4 in. (55.2 x 75.6 cm) S. 26 x 35 in. (66 x 88.9 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 219
    $5,000≈ £3,949≈ €4,681Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–4,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. East and Beyond by Helen Frankenthaler, 1973, woodcut on buff laminated Nepalese handmade paper, sold Jan 2017
    East and Beyond, 1973
    Woodcut / linocut · Paper
    23½ h x 17¾ w in (60 x 45 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 106
    $8,750≈ £6,963≈ €8,178Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Wright ↗
  7. Reflections I by Helen Frankenthaler, 1995, Lithograph "Reflections I" 1995, sold Jan 2017
    Reflections I, 1995
    Lithograph · ed. 25/30
    Image - 15.75" high x 19.5" wide; Sheet - 21.5" high x 25.25" wide
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 80
    $2,900≈ £2,390≈ €2,758HammerSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  8. Marchioness by Helen Frankenthaler, 1978, Acrylic on canvas, sold Dec 2016
    Marchioness, 1978
    Acrylic · Canvas
    106 x 366 cm (41.7 x 144 in)
    Ketterer Kunst · · Lot 833
    €625,000≈ $659,938≈ £524,593Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €250,000–View at Ketterer Kunst ↗
  9. What Red Lines Can Do by Helen Frankenthaler, 1970, 4 Silkscreens From "What Red Lines Can Do" 1970, sold Dec 2016
    What Red Lines Can Do, 1970
    Screenprint · ed. 51/75
    38.5" high x 26' wide each
    Clarke Auction Gallery · · Lot 64
    $5,500≈ £4,326≈ €5,168HammerSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–4,000View at Clarke Auction Gallery ↗
  10. Sanguine Mood by Helen Frankenthaler, 1971, Pochoir and screenprint in colors, on J. B. Green Hayle Mill English handmade paper, the full sheet, sold Oct 2016
    Sanguine Mood, 1971
    Print (other) · Paper · ed. 64/75
    S. 22 3/4 x 18 in. (57.8 x 45.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 170
    $10,000≈ £8,189≈ €9,153Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $5,000–7,000View at Phillips ↗
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Helen Frankenthaler signature

146 catalogued lots by Helen Frankenthaler record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (71% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • lower right29
  • lower left5
  • in the plate4
  • in the margin1
  • lower centre1
  • on the reverse1

Form

  • signed106
  • signed and dated23
  • signed in pencil16
  • monogrammed1
  • Signed “Frankenthaler” lower right; signed, titled and dated "Frankenthaler 1978 "PALOVERDE"" on the reverse — Paloverde, Phillips, May 19, 2026
  • Signed "frankenthaler" lower right — Untitled, Phillips, Nov 21, 2025
  • Signed and dated "Frankenthaler 80" lower right; signed and dated "14th + 15th March 1980 Frankenthaler" on the reverse — Untitled, Phillips, Jul 16, 2025

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About Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler was an American abstract expressionist painter. She was a major contributor to the history of postwar American painting. Having exhibited her work for over six decades, she spanned several generations of abstract painters while continuing to produce vital and ever-changing new work. Frankenthaler began exhibiting her large-scale abstract expressionist paintings in contemporary museums and galleries in the early 1950s. She was included in the 1964 Post-Painterly Abstraction exhibition curated by Clement Greenberg that introduced a newer generation of abstract painting that came to be known as color field. Born in Manhattan, she was influenced by Greenberg, Hans Hofmann, and Jackson Pollock's paintings. Her work has been the subject of several retrospective exhibitions, including a 1989 retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City, and been exhibited worldwide since the 1950s. In 2001, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts.

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