Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Freefall (H. 233), 1992-93
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 7/30
Phillips · Oct 21, 2025$129,000 ≈ £96,449 ≈ €111,140Sign up free to see price
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Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011) · 1964
$2,480,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,017,244≈ €2,312,570
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- Medium
- Oil · Paintings all oil results →As published: “oil on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed "Frankenthaler" lower right · Helen Frankenthaler signature
- Category
- Oil paintings
- Dimensions
- 57 1/4 x 77 in. (145.4 x 195.6 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art, Evening Sale Part II (NY010723)
- Date
- November 14, 2023
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 37
- Estimate
- $2,000,000 – $3,000,000 (≈ £1,626,810 – £2,440,215) (≈ €1,864,976 – €2,797,464)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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