Palm Beach Modern Auctions
Live Auction

Modern Art & Design: Spring 2020

Sat, May 2, 2020 12:00PM EDT
Lot 348

Helen Frankenthaler "Grey Fireworks" Screenprint

Estimate: $5,000 - $8,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Designer & Manufacturer: Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011)
Markings: signed in plate; 1982/2000
Country of Origin & Materials: American; screenprint
Dimensions(H,W,D): 28"h, 46"w
Additional Information: Label reads: "This special signed, numbered edition created especially for List Art Posters and Lincoln Center for the performing Arts with authorization from the artist, Helen Frankenthaler, is a reproduction of the painting "Grey Fireworks," 1982, acrylic on canvas 6'x9'10 1/2. Helen Frankenthaler (c) 2000. The edition which numbers 108 is hand silkscreened in 63 colors by Brand X Editions Ltd." Provenance: Estate of a couple retired to Florida after a lifetime in the New York theater business. They kept an extensive collection of memorabilia and art from their time in the Lincoln Square neighborhood.

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Condition

good, minor foxing on reverse, some creasing primarily to edges
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