Helen Frankenthaler
Mauve Hill , 1966 (Executed)
Lot #10 |
2026-02-18 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Curated
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 600,000 - 800,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12054
Auction name: Contemporary Curated
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-02-18
End date: 2026-02-25
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century American Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 69 ¾ by 38 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
177.2
Width In Centimeters:
96.5
Height In Inches:
69.75
Width In Inches:
38
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Year notes: Executed in 1966.
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York Locksley Shea Gallery, Minneapolis (acquired from the above in 1971) Private Collection Gallery One, Toronto Acquired from the above circa 1980s by the present owner
Exhibited
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler: An Exhibition of Paintings , October 1966 Los Angeles, Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler , March - April 1967 Detroit, Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings , April - May 1967, no. 7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The 163rd Annual Exhibition: American Painting and Sculpture , January - March 1968
Literature
Jane Livingston, "Helen Frankenthaler," Artforum , Vol. 5, No. 9, May 1967, p. 61
Catalog summary
Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 Mauve Hill signed and dated '66 (lower left) acrylic on canvas 69 ¾ by 38 in. 177.2 by 96.5 cm. Executed in 1966. Provenance AndrĂ© Emmerich Gallery, New York Locksley Shea Gallery, Minneapolis (acquired from the above in 1971) Private Collection Gallery One, Toronto Acquired from the above circa 1980s by the present owner Exhibited New York, AndrĂ© Emmerich Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler: An Exhibition of Paintings , October 1966 Los Angeles, Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler , March - April 1967 Detroit, Gertrude Kasle Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings , April - May 1967, no. 7 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, The 163rd Annual Exhibition: American Painting and Sculpture , January - March 1968 Literature Jane Livingston, "Helen Frankenthaler," Artforum , Vol. 5, No. 9, May 1967, p. 61