Helen Frankenthaler
Jovian Atmosphere , 1974 (Dated)
Lot #213 |
2022-05-20 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 2,000,000 - 3,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10952
Auction name: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2022-05-20
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century June Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 58â…› by 158â…ś in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
147.6
Width In Centimeters:
402.3
Height In Inches:
58.125
Width In Inches:
158.375
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Signed: Login to view
Edition: AP
Edition notes: Artist's proof.
Year notes: Dated in 1974.
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York Acquired from the above in December 1975 by the present owner
Exhibited
Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Seattle Museum of Art; Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings 1969-1974 , 1975. no. 30 Toronto, David Mirvish Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler, 1975
Literature
Benjamin Forgey, “Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings, 1969–1974,” Washington Star , April 27, 1975, p. H25 Barbara Guest, “Helen Frankenthaler: The Moment and the Distance,” Arts Magazine , April 1975, p. 59 Mimi Crossley, “Helen Frankenthaler,” Arts Magazine , February 1977, p. 4 Michael Greenwood, “Toronto: Helen Frankenthaler,” artscanada 32, no. 2 (June 1975), p. 97
Catalog summary
Eternal Style: A Private American Collection Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 Jovian Atmosphere  signed Frankenthaler (upper right); signed Frankenthaler and dated 1974 (on the overlap) acrylic on canvas 58⅛ by 158⅜ in. 147.6 by 402.3 cm. Executed in 1974. Provenance André Emmerich Gallery, New York Acquired from the above in December 1975 by the present owner Literature Benjamin Forgey, “Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings, 1969–1974,” Washington Star , April 27, 1975, p. H25 Barbara Guest, “Helen Frankenthaler: The Moment and the Distance,” Arts Magazine , April 1975, p. 59 Mimi Crossley, “Helen Frankenthaler,” Arts Magazine , February 1977, p. 4 Michael Greenwood, “Toronto: Helen Frankenthaler,” artscanada 32, no. 2 (June 1975), p. 97 Exhibited Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Seattle Museum of Art; Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings 1969-1974 , 1975. no. 30 Toronto, David Mirvish Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler, 1975