Helen Frankenthaler
Untitled , 1968 (Dated)
Lot #1 |
2020-03-06 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Curated
Category:
Painting
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Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10321
Auction name: Contemporary Curated
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2020-03-06
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 7/8 by 26 3/4 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
75.9
Width In Centimeters:
67.9
Height In Inches:
29.875
Width In Inches:
26.75
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Edition: 8
Edition notes: Edition 7/8.
Year notes: Dated in 1968.
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York Oscar Piagentini, Inc., New York Acquired from the above by the present owner in January 1974 Catalogue Note "One really beautiful wrist motion, that is synchronized with your head and heart, and you have it. It looks as if it were born in a minute." Helen Frankenthaler
Catalog summary
Description Helen Frankenthaler Untitled signed and dated '68; signed and dated 1968 twice on the stretcher and on the reverse acrylic on canvas 29 7/8 by 26 3/4 in. 75.9 by 67.9 cm. Provenance André Emmerich Gallery, New York Oscar Piagentini, Inc., New York Acquired from the above by the present owner in January 1974 Catalogue Note "One really beautiful wrist motion, that is synchronized with your head and heart, and you have it. It looks as if it were born in a minute." Helen Frankenthaler