Modern + Contemporary: Art & Design
Sat, Mar 15, 2025 11:00AM EDT
Lot 7
Helen Frankenthaler "Yellow Span" Color Aquatint (1968)
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
Sold for
$8,000
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $5,000 | $250 |
| $10,000 | $500 |
| $20,000 | $1,000 |
| $50,000 | $2,500 |
| $75,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Helen Frankenthaler
(American, 1928-2011)
Yellow Span, 1968
Sugar lift aquatint on ivory Richard de Bas Auvergne à la main paper
13 3/4" x 18 3/4" (image)
Frankenthaler's first intaglio print, pencil-signed, dated, and numbered (Artist's Proof 10/ 15) to the bottom margin. Published by Universal Limited Art Editions (New York), with their blindstamp to the lower left margin. The glazed frame measures 24" x 28 3/4". Private collection, acquired from the E.G. Gallery (Kansas City) via the John Berggruen Gallery (San Francisco) in 1971.
Exhibition history: This impression of Yellow Span was loaned for the exhibition "Prints by Helen Frankenthaler," Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, November-December 1978.
Literature: Frankenthaler: A Catalogue Raisonne, Prints 1961-1994, Pegram Harrison, 13.
Condition
Good condition. The sheet shows toning from sunlight exposure, evenly distributed within the mat window but unaffected around the edges of the sheet hidden behind the mat. The print is not laid down, but hinged from the top to the back mat with two pieces of archival tape. The sheet has not been trimmed. There is one very faint, subtle fold from handling located in the bottom margin. There is one very minor dot in the margin above and to the right of the pencil signature. There is a smudge at the bottom right corner of the sheet (hidden by the mat as framed).
Overall Dimensions
Height: 24.00 in
Width: 28.75 in
Depth: 1.25 in
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