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Property from a Distinguished European Collection

Helen Frankenthaler

Arriving in Africa

Auction Closed

May 15, 12:36 AM GMT

Estimate

3,200,000 - 4,000,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Distinguished European Collection

Helen Frankenthaler

(1928 - 2011)


Arriving in Africa

signed and dated '70 (lower left); signed, titled and dated 1970 (on the stretcher)

acrylic and crayon on canvas

81 ⅞ by 117 ⅞ in.

208 by 299.3 cm.

Executed in 1970.

André Emmerich Gallery, New York

Grace Kolin, Countess of Dudley, Dudley

Christie's New York, 8 November 1983, lot 53 (consigned by the above)

Private Collection, California (acquired at the above sale)

Riva Yares Gallery, Scottsdale

Dr. Gerald and Myra Dorros, Wyoming (acquired from the above in 2001)

Christie's New York, 11 May 2016, lot 188 (consigned by the above)

Private Collection, New York (acquired at the above sale)

Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago

Acquired from the above by the present owner

New York, Acquavella Contemporary, Group Show, February - March 1983

Scottsdale, Riva Yares Gallery, Riva Yares 2000: The First 35 Years, August - September 2000, p. 57, illustrated in color (on foldout)

Ellen L. Klein, "Arts Reviews," Arts Magazine, Vol. 57, No. 9, May 1983, p. 56 (text)

Ellen Berkovitch, "Energy Field," Santa Fe New Mexican, 22 September 2000, p. 1, illustrated

Melanie Gerlis, "Art Basel returns with galleries and collectors hungry for connection," Financial Times, 17 September 2021, illustrated in color (online)