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Acrylic · Canvas
Phillips · May 19, 2026$2,193,000 ≈ £1,635,713 ≈ €1,887,263Sign up free to see price
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Brown Bird
Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011) · 1959
$504,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £423,458≈ €484,057
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Frankenthaler 59" lower center · Helen Frankenthaler signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 48 3/8 x 50 1/4 in. (122.9 x 127.6 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010822)
- Date
- November 16, 2022
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 115
- Estimate
- $400,000 – $600,000 (≈ £336,078 – £504,117) (≈ €384,172 – €576,258)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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