# Helen Frankenthaler - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T10:47:30.390Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 1,306
- Lots with prices: 1,046
- First auction date: 1999-11-05
- Latest auction date: 2026-07-18
- Median realised price: $6,250
- Price range: $10 to $4,527,000

## Market Takeaway
Helen Frankenthaler shows very deep auction liquidity with 1,199 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $6,500. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 81 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2025-12-18.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($6,500\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $3,200 and $47,500.
- 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: 7.6% (73 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 51.5% (495 sales)
- $10,000\+: 40.9% (393 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 81
- Previous 12 months sales: 65
- Recent 12 months median: $4,750
- Previous 12 months median: $9,000
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2025-12-18
- Days since latest sale: 61
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 374 lots
- Sotheby's: 206 lots
- Bonhams: 91 lots
- Phillips: 56 lots
- RoGallery: 46 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 44 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 44 lots
- Wright: 28 lots
- EJ'S Auction & Appraisal: 22 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 21 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-07-18 | HELEN FRANKENTHALER 'OPEN WALL' SIGNED LITHOGRAPH | Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery | $160 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-open-wall-signed-lithograph-335-c-0eb7283164
2. 2026-03-28 | Helen Frankenthaler, A Catalogue Raisonne: Prints 1961\-1994 | Bucklin | $150 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-a-catalogue-raisonne-prints-1961-1994-151-c-d5efcc0679
3. 2025-08-17 | Helen Frankenthaler \- Cleveland Orchestra | Helmuth Stone | $1,700 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-cleveland-orchestra-94-c-6994ada8fe
4. 2025-02-25 | Helen Frankenthaler \(1928\-2011\), "Weeping Crabapple," 2009 | John Moran Auctioneers | $25,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-1928-2011-weeping-crabapple-2009-33-c-5f941808a7
5. 2025-02-14 | Helen Frankenthaler \(American, 1928\-2011\) by Pegram Harrison 1996, 'Frankenthaler: a Catalogue Raisonne, Prints 1961\-1994' | DuMouchelles | $1,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-american-1928-2011-by-pegram-harrison-1996-frankenthaler-a-catalogue-raisonne-prints-1961-1994-1325-c-7374fd3857
6. 2024-12-18 | Helen Frankenthaler, Valentine for Mr. Wonderful | Wright | $4,200 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-valentine-for-mr-wonderful-141-c-77a4cd1b0b
7. 2024-12-18 | Helen Frankenthaler, Flirt | Wright | $10,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-flirt-140-c-c4c43e29cf
8. 2024-11-29 | Helen Frankenthaler, Live from Lincoln Center, 20th Anniversary, Screenprint Poster | RoGallery | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-live-from-lincoln-center-20th-anniversary-screenprint-poster-532-c-98f4538a65
9. 2024-11-12 | HELEN FRANKENTHALER \(1928 \- 2011, AMERICAN\) Untitled. | Swann Auction Galleries | $6,250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-1928-2011-american-untitled-32-c-bb6480fb41
10. 2024-10-20 | Helen Frankenthaler "Southern Exposure" Serigraph | Auctions at Showplace | $8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-southern-exposure-serigraph-2-c-996450cbf3
11. 2024-01-07 | Original in Manner of Helen Frankenthaler 47 x 59" | Four Seasons Auction Gallery | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-original-in-manner-of-helen-frankenthaler-47-x-59-60-c-88d4191b3a
12. 2023-11-05 | Helen Frankenthaler \(American, 1928\-2011\), Sure Violet | Freeman's \| Hindman | $15,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-american-1928-2011-sure-violet-22-c-3224c4bb29
13. 2021-12-11 | Helen Frankenthaler \(1928\-2011\) American, Litho | Sarasota Estate Auction | $8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-1928-2011-american-litho-17-c-e6c403a833
14. 2020-06-24 | Signed Oil on Paper AFTER Helen Frankenthaler | The Benefit Shop Foundation Inc. | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-signed-oil-on-paper-after-helen-frankenthaler-644-c-70049f1b01
15. 2026-06-25 | Helen Frankenthaler "Open Wall" Offset Lithograph | Auctions at Showplace | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-open-wall-offset-lithograph-217-c-a2f558aceb
16. 2026-06-24 | Helen Frankenthaler, 1928\-2011, Crete | Germann Auction House Ltd | CHF 1,600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-1928-2011-crete-981-c-704c85142e
17. 2026-06-20 | Helen Frankenthaler Framed Print | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $10 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-framed-print-1105-c-6d47e21f57
18. 2026-06-20 | Helen Frankenthaler "Black Shapes" Framed Print | EJ'S Auction & Appraisal | $170 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-black-shapes-framed-print-1098-c-20bfcb8c4a
19. 2026-06-17 | Helen Frankenthaler, Valentine for Mr. Wonderful | Millea Bros Ltd | $3,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-valentine-for-mr-wonderful-1225-c-1184f53dfe
20. 2026-06-04 | Helen Frankenthaler \(1928\-2011\), Plaza Real, 1987. | Swann Auction Galleries | $5,080 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-1928-2011-plaza-real-1987-94-c-d13879844f
21. 2026-06-04 | HELEN FRANKENTHALER \(1928\-2011\) SIGNED Lithograph and sugar\-lift aquatint 1987 | East Coast Books | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-1928-2011-signed-lithograph-and-sugar-lift-aquatint-1987-408-c-eb57af30fd
22. 2026-06-03 | Helen Frankenthaler, This is Not a Book | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $8,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-this-is-not-a-book-130-c-1de9992130
23. 2026-06-03 | Helen Frankenthaler, Tiger's Eye | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $18,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-tiger-s-eye-129-c-70a57ec674
24. 2026-05-21 | Helen Frankenthaler \(1928\-2011\): Deep Sun | STAIR | $6,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-helen-frankenthaler-1928-2011-deep-sun-301-c-eab3caaa1d

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