ID 949867
Lot 176 | HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011)
Estimate value
$ 2 000 000 – 3 000 000
The First of the Year
signed and dated 'Frankenthaler '76' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
72 x 138 in. (182.9 x 350.5 cm.)
Painted in 1976.
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles
Private collection, California, 1987
Anon. sale; Christie's, Los Angeles, 6 June 2001, lot 32
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
E. C. Goossen, “Helen Frankenthaler: Notes on Some Recent Painting,” Bennington Review, no. 1, 1978, pp. 47 and 61 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Vermont, Bennington College, Suzanne Lemberg Usdan Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler: Recent Painting 1975-1978, 1978, n.p. (illustrated).
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| Artist: | Helen Frankenthaler (1928 - 2011) |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
| Artist: | Helen Frankenthaler (1928 - 2011) |
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| Art style: | Post War Art |
| Auction house category: | Paintings |
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