- 107
Helen Frankenthaler
Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description
- Helen Frankenthaler
- Heavenly Twins
- oil on paper
- 28 1/2 by 22 1/4 in. 72.4 by 56.5 cm.
- Executed in 1959.
Provenance
Gallery One, Toronto
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1988
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1988
Exhibited
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., Helen Frankenthaler, March - April 1960, illustrated in color on the announcement poster
Toronto, Gallery One, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings of the 1950s - 1980s, July - August 1988, cat. no. 1, illustrated in color
Toronto, Gallery One, Helen Frankenthaler: Paintings of the 1950s - 1980s, July - August 1988, cat. no. 1, illustrated in color
Literature
John Elderfield, Frankenthaler, New York 1988, p. 137, illustrated
Condition
This work is in good condition overall. There are artist’s pinholes in each corner and at the top center edge of the sheet. There is a slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist’s working method and chosen medium and the extreme edges of the sheet have discolored slightly with age. There is a minor area of loss in the lower left quadrant and in the upper right corner. The upper left corner appears to have been repaired. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the top edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"Works on paper, such as The Joker from September 1959 and Heavenly Twins, probably from the winter, use the format developed in Las Mayas and Nude of an open, white interior 'body' with imagery within it, but do so in a more baldly graphic way."
John Elderfield, Frankenthaler, New York 1988, p. 137
John Elderfield, Frankenthaler, New York 1988, p. 137