Helen Frankenthaler

American | 1928 - 2011

Helen Frankenthaler was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1928. Her work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, Rome have featured Helen Frankenthaler's work in the past.Helen Frankenthaler's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 25 USD to 7,895,300 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 7,895,300 USD for ROYAL FIREWORKS, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2020. In the past 12 months, her paintings have averaged 1,027,438 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 96,974 USD.Helen Frankenthaler has been featured in articles for Christie's Daily, Toronto Star and Wallpaper . The most recent article is Christie's Presents Post-War to Present written for ArtDaily in February 2025. The artist died in 2011.

Artist's alternative names: Helen Motherwell Frankenthaler

Featured for Sale

Broome Street at Night ,1987

By Helen Frankenthaler

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

Ganymede ,1978

By Helen Frankenthaler

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

Broome Street at Night , 1987 ,1987

By Helen Frankenthaler

Bonhams Los Angeles

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Notable Lots

TUNIS

By Helen Frankenthaler

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Red Square ,1959

By Helen Frankenthaler

Off White Square ,1973

By Helen Frankenthaler

+18%

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Upcoming Lots

Helen Frankenthaler VENICE II Lithograph - Helen Frankenthaler

Helen Frankenthaler VENICE II Lithograph ,1969

By Helen Frankenthaler

Palm Beach Modern Auctions

Door (Harrison 73) - Helen Frankenthaler

Door (Harrison 73) ,1976

By Helen Frankenthaler

Sotheby's New York

Broome Street at Night , 1987 - Helen Frankenthaler

Broome Street at Night , 1987 ,1987

By Helen Frankenthaler

Bonhams Los Angeles

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Recent Auction Results

LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER - Helen Frankenthaler

LIVE FROM LINCOLN CENTER ,1995

By Helen Frankenthaler

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Ro Gallery

Rambles

By Helen Frankenthaler

-54%

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SebastianCharles Auctions

Whitney Museum of American Art exhibition poster, 1969

By Helen Frankenthaler

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Ripley Auctions

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Current Exhibitions

Every Sound Is a Shape of Time

Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)

Miami | Florida | USA

Aug 08,2024 - Mar 16,2025

A Little Grey For Color

Plains Art Museum

Fargo | North Dakota | USA

Jul 13,2024 - Mar 31,2025

Tha Sun Will Set. Contemporary Abstraction and the Body

Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Back Bay | Boston | Massachusetts | USA

Nov 16,2024 - Apr 06,2025

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Articles

Christie's Presents Post-War to Present

ArtDaily 20/02/2025

Christie’s announced Post-War to Present, taking place live in the Rockefeller Center saleroom on 27 February 2025.

Christie’s Experts on Their Favourite Objects from the Contemporary New York Auction Series

Christie's Daily 18/02/2025

Across prints, painting, digital art, design and more, Christie’s specialists offer an inside look at a panorama of today’s most influential creators.

Why This New York University Gallery Is an Important Addition to Toronto: It Gives Students and the Wider Community Access to Notable Art

Toronto Star 09/02/2025

The opening of the Joan and Martin Goldfarb Gallery at York University last November marked a significant addition to the Toronto arts landscape.

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Coverage

“ ..Of her graphic works, Frankenthaler is best known for woodcuts, which she began in 1973 and continued until the end of her career... ”
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KODE Art Museums of Bergen

“ .. Although widely known for her iconic “soak-stain” canvases, Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011) was an equally inventive printmaker who took risks in a medium not frequently explored by abstract expressionists... ”
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Amon Carter Museum

“ ..When this imagery appeared in her work, Frankenthaler embraced it, saying: “At some point I recognized a birdlike shape—I was ready for it—and I developed it from there.” ... ”
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Gagosian Gallery, Paris

“ .. One of the most significant figures in the development of American abstraction, Helen Frankenthaler (American, 1928–2011) i is best known for her monumental and boldly gestural canvases awash in vibrant... ”
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The Art Institute of Chicago

“ ..Together, this retrospective in miniature documents the evolution of Frankenthaler’s distinctive approach and affirms her gifts as a colorist... ”
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Knoedler & Company