Photo © Cowley Abbott — view this lot on Cowley Abbott ↗Painted Book Cover, 1971
Acrylic · Canvas
Cowley Abbott · Nov 28, 2025CA$42,000 ≈ $29,967 ≈ £22,677 ≈ €25,910Sign up free to see price
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Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011) · 1969
$44,450 price realized incl. premium
≈ £35,225≈ €41,036
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic on unstretched canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "frankenthaler July 20 '69" lower right · Helen Frankenthaler signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 12 1/4 x 4 in. (31.1 x 10.2 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Modern & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010424)
- Date
- May 15, 2024
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 137
- Estimate
- $40,000 – $60,000 (≈ £31,698 – £47,547) (≈ €36,928 – €55,391)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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