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- Estimate
- $2,000,000–$3,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 12 May 2025
- Dimensions
- 52 ¼ x 106 ¼ in. (132.7 x 269.9 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3162966
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Helen Frankenthaler, Basin. Christie's, 12 May 2025, lot 49 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3162966.
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Helen Frankenthaler, Basin. Christie's, 12 May 2025, lot 49 A. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3162966.
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From the same sale 20th Century Evening Sale · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Horizontal Red | Alexander Calder | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
| Danseuse | Gino Severini | $1,500,000–$2,500,000 | |
| Gypsophila | Alexander Calder | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| Gamma Upsilon | Morris Louis | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Itata | Frank Stella | $6,000,000–$8,000,000 | |
| No. 4 (Two Dominants) [Orange, Plum, Black] | Mark Rothko | — |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helen Frankenthaler | Circe | $4,769,000 | Sotheby's, May 2022 | |
| Helen Frankenthaler | Elberta | Christie's, May 2024 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | Acres | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | Dream Decision | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | Earliness | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | helen frankenthaler | carousel | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | Cape Orange | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Helen Frankenthaler | As Remembered | Christie's, Nov 2025 |
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