Mary Heilmann signature

American · 1940–2026

28 catalogued lots by Mary Heilmann record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (69% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.

Placement

on the reverse9
on the stretcher3
lower right1

Form

signed11
initialled10
signed and dated6
signed in pencil1

Signature as written

Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).

M Heilmann 1983×1
MH 89×1
Mary Heilmann 76×1
M Heilmann 2001×1

Catalogue signature lines

Signed and dated "M Heilmann 1983" on the reverse; titled and dated "GAIETE Parisienne 83" on the stretcher — Gaiété Parisienne, Phillips, May 14, 2025
Signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated "MH 91 Shaped Serape" on the reverse — Shaped Serape, Phillips, May 16, 2023
Signed with the artist’s initials and dated "MH 89" on the reverse — Le Mans, Phillips, May 19, 2022
Signed and dated "Mary Heilmann 76" on the reverse — Yellow, Red + Blue Drawing, Phillips, May 19, 2022
Signed with the artist's initials and dated "MH 89" on the reverse — Deco, Phillips, Mar 3, 2021
Signed and dated “M Heilmann 2001” on the reverse of the left canvas; further signed, inscribed and dated “M Heilmann 2001 Blue Sky Serape” on the reverse of th — Glide, Phillips, Dec 8, 2020
Signed with the artist's initials and dated "MH 97" lower right — Untitled, Phillips, Nov 13, 2019
Signed with the artist's initials, titled and dated "ReM MH 96" on the reverse — R.E.M., Phillips, May 15, 2019
(i) signed with the artist's initials and titled "HM Rompecabeza 32 UNO" on the reverse (ii) signed with the artist's initials and titled "24 Rompecabeza DOS HM — Two Works: (i) Rompecabeza Uno 32; (ii) Rompecabeza Dos 24, Phillips, Sep 26, 2018
Signed, titled and dated "Little Rosebud 83 Heilmann" on the stretcher — Little Rosebud, Phillips, Sep 26, 2026
Signed with the artist's initials and dated "MH 06" on the overlap; signed, titled and dated "GO ASK ALICE MHEILMANN 2006" on the stretcher — Go Ask Alice, Phillips, Sep 25, 2024
Signed, titled and dated "MARY HEILMANN LIL TOTEM 1997" on the stretcher — Lil Totem, Phillips, Jul 2, 2020
Initialed in pencil on the reverse — Cut, Bonhams, Sep 10, 2025
Signed with initials — Saturday Night, Phillips, Apr 21, 2026
Signed — Mint Boy, Phillips, Oct 21, 2025
Signed in pencil — African, Bonhams, Sep 10, 2025
Signed — Big Bill, Phillips, Apr 16, 2025
Signed — Catalina, Phillips, Apr 16, 2025
Signed — Sea, from Postcards from the Edge: A Benefit for Visual AIDS, Phillips, Oct 24, 2023
Signed and dated l.r — Garden Study, Barridoff Auctions, Mar 19, 2022
Signed — Joaquin's Close Out, Phillips, Jul 24, 2020
Initialed — Cut and Mix, Phillips, Nov 10, 2015
Signed — Verde 2, Phillips, Sep 17, 2015
Signed — Untitled, Phillips, May 15, 2015
Signed — Jellyfish, Phillips, Nov 14, 2014
Signed — Franz West II, Phillips, Oct 28, 2014
Signed — Beach Break, Phillips, May 16, 2014
Signed and annotated `TPD' in pencil — Graffiti, Phillips, Apr 28, 2014

From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Mary Heilmann auction results.