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Helen Frankenthaler
The First of the Year
Found at
Christies,
New York
Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 176
12. May - 12. May 2023
Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Lot 176
12. May - 12. May 2023
Estimate: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Price realised: XX.XXX
Description
HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011)
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.)
Frankenthaler, H.
Painted in 1976.
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.)
Frankenthaler, H.
Painted in 1976.
Auction result well in line with expectations
The work The First of the Year by Helen Frankenthaler was sold in the Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale auction at Christies in New York in May this year. The price achieved of USD 2,470,000.00 (€ 2,318,378.07) was within expectations - the estimate range had previously been set by the auction house as USD 2,000,000.00 – 3,000,000.00. However, buyers have had to dig much deeper into their pockets for other works by Helen Frankenthaler - we have observed the highest auction result to date for the work Royal Fireworks, which sold at auction in June 2020 for USD 7,895,300.00 (€ 7,029,917.19).
Auktionsergebnis im Rahmen der Erwartungen
Die Arbeit The First of the Year von Helen Frankenthaler wurde im Mai diesen Jahres in der Auktion Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale bei Christies in New York versteigert. Der dabei erzielte Preis von USD 2.470.000,00 (€ 2.318.378,07) lag im Rahmen der Erwartungen – die Schätzpreisspanne war von dem Auktionshaus zuvor mit USD 2.000.000,00 – 3.000.000,00 angegeben worden. Für andere Arbeiten von Helen Frankenthaler mussten die Käufer allerdings auch schon deutlich tiefer in die Tasche greifen – das bisher höchste Auktionsergebnis haben wir für die Arbeit Royal Fireworks beobachtet, die im Juni 2020 für USD 7.895.300,00 (€ 7.029.917,19) versteigert wurde.