# Franz Kline - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-30T17:54:31.554Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 391
- Lots with prices: 233
- First auction date: 2001-05-08
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-03
- Median realised price: $62,500
- Price range: $20 to $20,000,000

## Market Takeaway
Franz Kline shows deep auction liquidity with 391 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $62,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 29 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-03.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($62,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $3,000 and $125,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 18.5% (43 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 12.9% (30 sales)
- $10,000\+: 68.7% (160 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 29
- Previous 12 months sales: 24
- Recent 12 months median: $375
- Previous 12 months median: $50,400
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-03
- Days since latest sale: 46
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 126 lots
- Sotheby's: 81 lots
- Art Atelier: 30 lots
- Bonhams: 10 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 10 lots
- STAIR: 9 lots
- Donny Malone Auctions: 8 lots
- Curated Gallery Auctions: 7 lots
- Florida Estate Sales Inc.: 6 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 6 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2025-01-25 | Franz Kline \- Serigraph | Art Atelier | N/A
2. 2026-01-03 | FRANZ KLINE ORIGINAL ABSTRACT PAINTING AFTER | Florida Estate Sales Inc. | $170
3. 2025-12-16 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\). Untitled. ink on telephone book paper laid down on | Christie's | N/A
4. 2025-12-12 | Franz Kline \(attrib\), oil on canvas, 1946 | Millea Bros Ltd | $6,000
5. 2025-11-20 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\). Untitled. oil and paper collage on paper7 ½ x 5 ¼ | Christie's | $69,850
6. 2025-11-20 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\) Old Sephardic Cemetery in Chinatown 24 1/8 x 20 in \(61.2 x 50.9 cm\) \(Painted circa 1948\) | Bonhams | $20,000
7. 2025-11-17 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\). Placidia. oil on canvas68 x 92 in. \(172.7 x 233.7 | Christie's | N/A
8. 2025-09-30 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\). Untitled \(Study for Sabro III\). oil on paper11 x 8 | Christie's | $101,600
9. 2025-09-30 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\). The Dancer. oil on Masonite22 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. \(55.5 x | Christie's | $78,740
10. 2025-09-27 | FRANZ KLINE 'UNTITLED' OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | N/A
11. 2025-09-18 | Charcoal on Paper Nude by Franz Kline | Embassy Auctions International | N/A
12. 2025-07-26 | Franz Josef Kline Watercolor "May Puglia" | Joshua Kodner | N/A
13. 2025-07-18 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\). Study for 'Shenandoah Wall'. ink and watercolor on | Christie's | N/A
14. 2025-06-29 | Franz Kline | Auktionshaus Schwerin | €200
15. 2025-06-26 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\), ATTRIBUTED TO, UNTITLED | China Arts Auction | N/A
16. 2025-06-01 | Franz Josef Kline \(1910\-1962\) Historic Minetta Tavern Caricature Old New York Historical Drawing | Curated Gallery Auctions | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franz-josef-kline-1910-1962-historic-minetta-tavern-caricature-old-new-york-historical-drawing-334-c-a0a4b8f94e
17. 2025-06-01 | Franz Josef Kline \(1910\-1962\) Historic Minetta Tavern Caricature Old New York Historical Drawing | Curated Gallery Auctions | $375 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franz-josef-kline-1910-1962-historic-minetta-tavern-caricature-old-new-york-historical-drawing-333-c-d4e4cee885
18. 2025-06-01 | Franz Josef Kline \(1910\-1962\) Historic Minetta Tavern Caricature Old New York Historical Drawing | Curated Gallery Auctions | $300
19. 2025-06-01 | Franz Josef Kline \(1910\-1962\) Historic Minetta Tavern Caricature Old New York Historical Drawing | Curated Gallery Auctions | $250
20. 2025-06-01 | Franz Josef Kline \(1910\-1962\) Historic Minetta Tavern Caricature Old New York Historical Drawing | Curated Gallery Auctions | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franz-josef-kline-1910-1962-historic-minetta-tavern-caricature-old-new-york-historical-drawing-330-c-ce3458a94a
21. 2025-06-01 | Franz Josef Kline \(1910\-1962\) Historic Minetta Tavern Caricature Old New York Historical Drawing | Curated Gallery Auctions | $275 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-franz-josef-kline-1910-1962-historic-minetta-tavern-caricature-old-new-york-historical-drawing-329-c-543464895c
22. 2025-06-01 | Franz Josef Kline \(1910\-1962\) Historic Minetta Tavern Caricature Old New York Historical Drawing | Curated Gallery Auctions | $375
23. 2025-05-22 | Franz Kline, American, 1910\-1962, Reclining Nude | Abell Auction | $5,500
24. 2025-05-15 | FRANZ KLINE \(1910\-1962\) Untitled 5 1/8 x 4 3/8 in \(13 x 11.1 cm\) \(Executed in 1957\) | Bonhams | N/A

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