Kenneth Noland

Kenneth Noland

American · 1924–2010 · Painter, Printmaker

Kenneth Noland was an American painter. He was one of the best-known American color field painters, although in the 1950s he was thought of as an abstract expressionist and in… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Kenneth Noland, Via Media (Suddenly), 1963, Acrylic on canvasVia Media (Suddenly)Ketterer Kunst · €1,439,500≈ $1,523,135≈ £1,192,651Sign up to see
  2. Kenneth Noland, Bridge, 1964, acrylic on canvasBridgePhillips · $1,450,000≈ £1,112,219≈ €1,302,902Sign up to see
  3. Kenneth Noland, Mysteries: Aglow, 2002, acrylic on canvasMysteries: AglowPhillips · $605,000≈ £383,105≈ €529,819Sign up to see

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  1. Kenneth Noland, Hot Blue, 1980, acrylic on shaped canvas
    Hot Blue, 1980
    Acrylic · Canvas
    49 x 175 3/4 in. (124.5 x 446.3 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 179
    $337,500≈ £262,994≈ €306,651Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250,000–350,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Kenneth Noland, Shadow Line, 1968, Screenprint in colors, on linen laid to heavy board (as issued), the full sheet
    Shadow Line, 1968
    Screenprint · Linen · ed. 30/150
    S. 16 3/4 x 47 1/2 in. (42.5 x 120.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 226
    $6,875≈ £5,360≈ €6,190Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  3. Kenneth Noland, American Black, 1987, acrylic, pen and graphite on paper
    American Black, 1987
    Acrylic · Paper
    75 x 110.2 cm (29 1/2 x 43 3/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 158
    £75,000≈ $95,198≈ €83,653Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Kenneth Noland, Outlying, 1979-1980, acrylic on canvas
    Outlying, 1979-1980
    Acrylic · Canvas
    65¼ h x 188 w in (166 x 478 cm)
    Wright · · Lot 172
    $212,500≈ £167,310≈ €188,771Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $70,000–View at Wright ↗
  5. Kenneth Noland, Immingle, 1976, Acrylic on canvas
    Immingle, 1976
    Acrylic · Canvas
    250 x 270 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 617
    €260,400≈ $290,372≈ £230,949Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €180,000–220,000View at Lempertz ↗
  6. Kenneth Noland, Greenbriar, 1966, acrylic on canvas
    Greenbriar, 1966
    Acrylic · Canvas
    94 1/2 x 23 5/8 in. (240 x 60 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 166
    $337,500≈ £262,014≈ €301,797Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $250,000–350,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Kenneth Noland, Mysteries: To Blue, 1999, acrylic on canvas
    Mysteries: To Blue, 1999
    Acrylic · Canvas
    34 x 34 in. (86.5 x 86.5 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 167
    $325,000≈ £252,310≈ €290,620Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $150,000–200,000View at Phillips ↗
  8. Kenneth Noland, Songs: Yesterdays, 1985, Acrylic on canvas
    Songs: Yesterdays, 1985
    Acrylic · Canvas
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 198
    $550,000≈ £425,400≈ €488,455Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Kenneth Noland, Recovers, 1982, acrylic on canvas
    Recovers, 1982
    Acrylic · Canvas
    88 1/4 x 20 1/2 in. (224.2 x 52.1 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 213
    $175,000≈ £134,854≈ €154,922Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $120,000–180,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Kenneth Noland, Untitled
    Untitled
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 604
    $9,375≈ £7,193≈ €8,263Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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Kenneth Noland signature

68 catalogued lots by Kenneth Noland record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (83% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

  • on the reverse24
  • lower right5

Form

  • signed39
  • signed and dated24
  • signed in pencil3
  • initialled2
  • Signed, titled and dated "EVERGLADE Kenneth Noland © 1981" on the reverse — Everglade, Phillips, May 21, 2026
  • Signed, titled and dated "MILDEW Kenneth Noland 1968" on the reverse — Mildew, Phillips, Feb 28, 2026
  • Signed and dated "Kenneth Noland 1977" on the reverse — Blind Passage, Phillips, Nov 15, 2023

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About Kenneth Noland

Kenneth Noland was an American painter. He was one of the best-known American color field painters, although in the 1950s he was thought of as an abstract expressionist and in the early 1960s as a minimalist painter. Noland helped establish the Washington Color School movement. In 1977, he was honored with a major retrospective at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York that then traveled to the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C., and Ohio's Toledo Museum of Art in 1978. In 2006, Noland's Stripe Paintings were exhibited at the Tate in London.

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