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Jean Hélion

French · 1904–1987 · Painter, Printmaker

Jean Hélion was a French painter whose abstract work of the 1930s established him as a leading modernist. His midcareer rejection of abstraction was followed by nearly five… (Wikipedia)

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30lots offered2003–2025years recorded76%sold (19)$726Sign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Jean Hélion, Abstraction, 1939, oil on canvasAbstractionPhillips · $514,000≈ £394,262≈ €461,856Sign up to see
  2. Jean Hélion, Figure abstraite, 1938, watercolor and ink on paperFigure abstraitePhillips · $30,000≈ £23,421≈ €26,966Sign up to see
  3. Jean Hélion, Homme au Chapeau 1944, 1944, gouache and ink on paperHomme au Chapeau 1944Menzies · A$22,091≈ $16,697≈ £11,806≈ €14,947Sign up to see

Jean Hélion’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. Composition
    Lithograph · ed. 9/150
    26 x 33 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 96
    $63≈ £50≈ €59$50 + $13 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $150–250View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  2. Composition
    Lithograph · ed. 7/150
    26 x 33 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 682
    $126≈ £102≈ €117$100 + $26 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  3. Jean Hélion, Composition, 1939, lithograph in colors
    Composition, 1939
    Lithograph
    25½ h x 32½ w in (65 x 83 cm)
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 221
    $500≈ £381≈ €424Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $600–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  4. Untitled
    Lithograph · ed. 16/150
    26 x 33 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 368
    $126≈ £97≈ €107$100 + $26 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $200–300View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  5. Untitled
    Lithograph · ed. 6/150
    26 x 33 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 222
    $189≈ £156≈ €175$150 + $39 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  6. Untitled
    Lithograph · ed. 5/150
    26 x 33 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 277
    $126≈ £103≈ €117$100 + $26 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  7. Untitled
    Lithograph · ed. 2/150
    26 x 33 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 235
    $252≈ £197≈ €227$200 + $52 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  8. Untitled
    Lithograph · ed. 3/150
    26 x 33 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 354
    $126≈ £94≈ €113$100 + $26 premiumSign up free to seeEst. $200–400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
  9. Jean Hélion, Figure Dressée, 1969, lithograph on paper
    Figure Dressée, 1969
    Lithograph · Paper
    26¼ h x 18¾ w in (67 x 48 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 294
    $250≈ £194≈ €219Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $300–View at Wright ↗
  10. Composition
    Lithograph · ed. 10/150
    26 x 33 in
    Helmuth Stone Gallery · · Lot 829
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $200–400View at Helmuth Stone Gallery ↗
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