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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,000,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 7 October 2026
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Curated, New York · 7 October 2026
- Dimensions
- 61 by 54 in.
- Record ID
- TB-2026-17808270
- Record
- first seen 15 Sep 2026 · updated 15 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Helen Frankenthaler, Return and Exit. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2026, lot 13. estimate $1,500,000–$2,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808270.
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90% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
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Helen Frankenthaler, Return and Exit. Sotheby's, 7 Oct 2026, lot 13. estimate $1,500,000–$2,000,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-17808270.
From the same sale Contemporary Curated · Oct 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Want My Brain Back | George Condo | $1,000,000–$1,500,000 | upcoming |
| Green Head | Roy Lichtenstein | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | John Chamberlain | $500,000–$700,000 | upcoming |
| Flowers | Andy Warhol | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 | upcoming |
| Cities Across the Globe | Ed Ruscha | $500,000–$700,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled | Sam Gilliam | $80,000–$120,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Frankenthaler | Stone | $1,683,500 | Christie's, Nov 2024 | |
| Helen Frankenthaler | On the Road | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | Bride’s Door | Christie's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | China II | Sotheby's, May 2015 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | Winter Glow | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | Enigma | Christie's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | Yellow Canyon | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | helen frankenthaler | april | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.