Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Freefall (H. 233), 1992-93
Woodcut / linocut · Paper · ed. 7/30
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Red Shift
Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011) · 1990
$759,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £584,881≈ €671,919
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed "Frankenthaler" lower right; further signed, titled and dated ""RED SHIFT" frankenthaler 1990" on the reverse · Helen Frankenthaler signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 60 x 76 in. (152.4 x 193 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010818)
- Date
- November 14, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 192
- Estimate
- $600,000 – $800,000 (≈ £462,356 – £616,475) (≈ €531,161 – €708,215)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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