Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Personnage (Portrait of Frederick Blumenstein III), c. 1940-43
Oil · Canvas
Rago Auctions · May 28, 2026$5,376 ≈ £4,011 ≈ €4,628Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Black, White, Brown
Franz Kline (American, 1910–1962) · 1959-1960
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $150,000 – $200,000 (≈ £116,451 – £155,267) (≈ €134,132 – €178,843)
Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil, ink and paper collage mounted on board”
- Support
- Board
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed "KLINE" lower right; further signed "KLINE" on the reverse
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (28.8 x 20.9 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010419)
- Date
- May 15, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 193
- Estimate
- $150,000 – $200,000 (≈ £116,451 – £155,267) (≈ €134,132 – €178,843)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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