47. Helen Frankenthaler

47. Helen Frankenthaler

The artists who power the $1m+ market
The artists who power the $1m+ market

47. Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011)

POST-WAR, b. New York, USA

Helen Frankenthaler. Photo: Jack Mitchell/Getty Images

Power Rank: 67

Value and supply

Auction totals

Price confidencePrice momentumAverage lot Price
73.2%-6%$2.6m
Percentage of lots sold above low estimateChange in average lot value 2022 to 2023 (H1)Average lot value over the period 2018–23

Sotheby’s private sales

(2018 to H1 2023)
$17.6m10$1.8m
Private sales valueSold lotsAverage price

Bidders by region

Bidders by age

Top 10 artworks sold at auction

(2018 to H1 2023)
RANKTITLEDATEWHEREWHENSOLD FOR
1Royal Fireworks1975Sotheby's New York29 Jun 2020$7.9m
2Dream Decision1976Sotheby's New York19 Nov 2021$5.9m
3Circe1974Sotheby's New York19 May 2022$4.8m
4Carousel1979Sotheby's New York28 Oct 2020$4.7m
5Off White Square1973Phillips New York7 Dec 2020$3.7m
6February's Turn1979Christie's New York12 May 2022$3.5m
7Black Touch1965Sotheby's New York18 May 2023$3.4m
8Genuine Blue1970Christie's New York13 May 2023$3.3m
9Earliness1972Christie's New York13 May 2023$3.1m
10Head of the Meadow1967Phillips New York2 Jul 2020$3m

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