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Lot 100

Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)

Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
Lot 100 Details
Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011), American

FRANKENTHALER (PAINTED BOOK COVER), 1971

acrylic on canvas-bound book, with plexiglass display case
signed to spine; signed and numbered 7 to title page; from a series of 62 unique painted covers; text by Barbara Rose; designed by Robert Motherwell; published by Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1972
11 x 11.5 in — 27.9 x 29.2 cm

Estimate $15,000-$25,000

Realised: $34,350
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Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
  • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
  • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
  • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
  • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
  • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
  • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
  • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
  • Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
Provenance:

David Mirvish Books on Art, Toronto, ON
Private Collection, Ontario

Literature:

Helen Frankenthaler: Sixty-Two Painted Book Covers (exh. cat.) (New York: Metropolitan Museum of Art, Toronto: David Mirvish Books on Art), cover, repro.

Exhibited:

Helen Frankenthaler: Sixty-Two Painted Book Covers, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, May-October 1973.

CONDITION DETAILS

Very good overall condition.

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