Live Auction 16978Post-War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
Lot 755

Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)

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Closed16 May 2019

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USD 300,000

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Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
Ghost
signed 'Frankenthaler' (lower right); signed again and dated 'Frankenthaler '83' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
42 x 64 5/8 in. (106.7 x 164.1 cm.)
Painted in 1983.

André Emmerich Gallery, New York
Private collection, Chicago, circa 1986
Gift from the above to the present owner

Specialist note

The proceeds from the sale of this painting will be used to provide support to students in Catholic schools throughout the Archdiocese of Chicago.

“The painter makes something magical, spatial, and alive on a surface that is flat and with materials that are inert. That magic is what makes paintings unique and necessary” — Helen Frankenthaler