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Aquatint
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$24,320 ≈ £17,988 ≈ €20,937Sign up free to see price
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1973 (Thanksgiving Day)
Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011) · 1973
$47,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £37,973≈ €42,088
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- Medium
- Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →As published: “painted and glazed ceramic tile”
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed "Frankenthaler" on the reverse · Helen Frankenthaler signature
- Category
- Ceramics & studio pottery
- Dimensions
- 13 1/2 x 17 1/2 in. (34.3 x 44.3 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th c. & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010420)
- Date
- July 2, 2020
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 110
- Estimate
- $15,000 – $20,000 (≈ £11,991 – £15,988) (≈ €13,291 – €17,721)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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