ID 792734
Lot 694 | HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011)
Estimate value
£ 50 000 – 70 000
Orient Express #6
signed and dated 'Frankenthaler '77' (lower right)
acrylic on paper
24 1⁄4 x 39in. (61.6 x 99.1cm.)
Executed in 1977
Provenance
Estate of the Artist.
Gagosian Gallery, London.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Special notice
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Post lot text
"Truth comes when one is totally involved in the act of painting, somehow using everything one knows about painting materials, dreams, and feelings. Consciously and unconsciously, the artist allows what must happen to happen. That act connects you to yourself and gives you hope... The painter makes something magical, spatial, and alive on a surface that is flat and with materials that are inert. That magic is what makes paintings unique and necessary." Helen Frankenthaler
| Artist: | Helen Frankenthaler (1928 - 2011) |
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| Applied technique: | Acrylic |
| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Drawings |
| Artist: | Helen Frankenthaler (1928 - 2011) |
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| Applied technique: | Acrylic |
| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Paintings, Drawings |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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