Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
FRANKENTHALER (PAINTED BOOK COVER), 1971
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
April 25, 2024
Estimate $15,000-$25,000
Realised: $34,350
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.
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