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)
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Record prices
Off White SquarePhillips · $3,720,500≈ £2,798,210≈ €3,067,695Sign up to see
AcresPhillips · $3,690,000≈ £2,938,834≈ €3,417,933Sign up to see
Head of the MeadowPhillips · $3,020,000≈ £2,414,262≈ €2,675,882Sign up to see
Helen Frankenthaler’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
8 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 | 28 | 25 | 89% | $1.1MSign up | $660kSign up | $3.7MSign up |
| Oil | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.9MSign up | $2.2MSign up | $3.7MSign up |
| Acrylic | 22 | 19 | 86% | $965kSign up | $660kSign up | $3.7MSign up |
| Mixed media | 1 | 1 | 100% | $6kSign up | $6kSign up | $6kSign up |
| Works on paper | 15 | 14 | 93% | $81kSign up | $51.6kSign up | $229kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $20kSign up | $20kSign up | $20kSign up |
| Gouache | 3 | 3 | 100% | $36.1kSign up | $50kSign up | $50.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 230 | 217 | 94% | $12kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $183kSign up |
| Etching | 37 | 36 | 97% | $12.7kSign up | $7.3kSign up | $101kSign up |
| Aquatint | 11 | 10 | 91% | $11.9kSign up | $9.3kSign up | $25.2kSign up |
| Drypoint | 2 | 2 | 100% | $5.9kSign up | $5.9kSign up | $7.5kSign up |
| Lithograph | 79 | 72 | 91% | $6.2kSign up | $5.2kSign up | $54.4kSign up |
| Screenprint | 67 | 65 | 97% | $9kSign up | $5.5kSign up | $63kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 16 | 15 | 94% | $46.1kSign up | $18kSign up | $183kSign up |
| Print (other) | 18 | 17 | 94% | $17.2kSign up | $5.3kSign up | $73.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 3 | 3 | 100% | $48kSign up | $47.5kSign up | $68.8kSign up |
| Other | 7 | 6 | 86% | $32.2kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $160kSign 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 | 14 | 14 | $11.5kSign up |
| 2025 | 35 | 30 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | $8.4kSign up |
| 2023 | 26 | 25 | $15.1kSign up |
| 2022 | 25 | 24 | $8.1kSign up |
| 2021 | 23 | 23 | $7.6kSign up |
| 2020 | 13 | 12 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2019 | 19 | 18 | $9.4kSign up |
| 2018 | 24 | 24 | $7.2kSign up |
| 2017 | 14 | 13 | $5kSign up |
| 2016 | 12 | 12 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2015 | 9 | 7 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2014 | 16 | 14 | $4.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 17 | 13 | $8.8kSign up |
| 2012 | 5 | 5 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2011 | 2 | 2 | $5.4kSign up |
| 2010 | 1 | 1 | $4.9kSign up |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | $6.5kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2001 | 1 | 1 | $3.5kSign up |