Photo © Rago Auctions — view this lot on Rago Auctions ↗Cedar Hill, 1983
Woodcut / linocut
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026$12,160 ≈ £9,043 ≈ €10,470Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
London Memos
Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011)
Unsold / did not meet reserve
Estimate $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £30,852 – £46,278) (≈ €35,981 – €53,971)
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
- Acrylic · Works on paper all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic and crayon on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Frankenthaler '71" lower right · Helen Frankenthaler signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 23 x 29 in. (58.4 x 73.7 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010417)
- Date
- May 17, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 242
- Estimate
- $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £30,852 – £46,278) (≈ €35,981 – €53,971)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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