Helen Frankenthaler
Madame Butterfly , 2000 (Executed)
Lot #358 |
2026-04-27 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Day Auction
Category:
Prints
Estimate:
USD 300,000 - 500,000 (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
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Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Prints & Multiples
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Dimensions: 41 â…ť by 79 â…ś in. 105.8 by 201.7 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
105.8
Width In Centimeters:
201.7
Height In Inches:
41.625
Width In Inches:
79.375
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Edition: 1/33
Edition notes: Number 1 from the edition of 33 plus 14 artist's proofs
Year notes: Executed in 2000.
Provenance
Tyler Graphics, New York Private Collection, New York Sotheby's New York, 29 April 2005, lot 422 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, Connecticut (acquired from the above) William Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis Acquired from the above in 2018 by the present owner
Catalog summary
Helen Frankenthaler 1928 - 2011 Madame Butterfly signed, dated '00 and numbered 1/33 (lower right) woodcut printed in colors on three sheets of wove paper 41 â…ť by 79 â…ś in. 105.8 by 201.7 cm. Executed in 2000, this impression is number 1 from the edition of 33 plus 14 artist's proofs, with the blindstamp of the publisher, Tyler Graphics, Ltd. Provenance Tyler Graphics, New York Private Collection, New York Sotheby's New York, 29 April 2005, lot 422 (consigned by the above) Private Collection, Connecticut (acquired from the above) William Shearburn Gallery, St. Louis Acquired from the above in 2018 by the present owner