Helen Frankenthaler
St. John , 1971 (Executed)
Lot #308 |
2026-04-27 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Painting
Estimate:
USD 1,500,000 - 2,000,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12129
Auction name: Contemporary Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-27
End date: 2026-05-15
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 110 Âľ by 65 â…ž in. 281.3 by 167.3 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
281.3
Width In Centimeters:
167.3
Height In Inches:
110.75
Width In Inches:
65.875
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Year notes: Executed in 1971.
Provenance
André Emmerich Gallery, New York M. Knoedler & Co., New York Acquired from the above in March 1980 by the present owner
Exhibited
Toronto, David Mirvish Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler , May 1971 New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler , November - December 1971 Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Twelve American Painters , September - October 1974, p. 32 and p. 34, illustrated Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery; Seattle Art Museum and Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings 1969-1974 , April - November 1975, no. 8, illustrated
Literature
Kermit Champa, "New Work of Helen Frankenthaler," Artforum , Vol. 10, No. 5, January 1972, p. 55, illustrated Mimi Crossley, "Don't Take Her for Granted," Houston Post , 19 October 1975, p. 32 Barbara Guest, "Helen Frankenthaler: The Moment and the Distance," Arts Magazine , Vol. 19, No. 8, April 1975, p. 59
Catalog summary
Property from the Estate of Gerald Mallon McCue Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 St. John signed and dated 71 (lower left); titled and dated 1971 (on the stretcher) acrylic on canvas 110 ¾ by 65 ⅞ in. 281.3 by 167.3 cm. Executed in 1971. Provenance André Emmerich Gallery, New York M. Knoedler & Co., New York Acquired from the above in March 1980 by the present owner Exhibited Toronto, David Mirvish Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler , May 1971 New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler , November - December 1971 Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Twelve American Painters , September - October 1974, p. 32 and p. 34, illustrated Washington, D.C., Corcoran Gallery; Seattle Art Museum and Houston, Museum of Fine Arts, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings 1969-1974 , April - November 1975, no. 8, illustrated Literature Kermit Champa, "New Work of Helen Frankenthaler," Artforum , Vol. 10, No. 5, January 1972, p. 55, illustrated Mimi Crossley, "Don't Take Her for Granted," Houston Post , 19 October 1975, p. 32 Barbara Guest, "Helen Frankenthaler: The Moment and the Distance," Arts Magazine , Vol. 19, No. 8, April 1975, p. 59