Lot 350

HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) "MADAME BUTTERFLY"

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HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011) "MADAME BUTTERFLY"

Estimate: $100,000 - $200,000

Starting Bid: $50,000

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by John McInnis Auctioneers
July 31, 2026 1:00 PM EDT
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Executed in 2000, Woodcut printed in colors on three sheets of wove paper. Number 21 of 33 editions plus 14 artist's proofs. Marked with blind stamp of publisher, Tyler Graphics, Ltd. Signed, numbered 21/33 and dated '00 (2000). Housed in a floating frame. Work measures 41 5/8 by 79 3/8 inches, frame 50 1/2 x 91 1/2 inches. Provenance: In the private collection of a Portsmouth NH Gentleman. Purchased for $42,000 on December 22nd, 2000 from Meyerovich Gallery, San Francisco CA, Who received it directly from Tyler Graphics. "Madame Butterfly is a work that stands as the jewel in Frankenthaler's crown, and a woodcut print that truly transforms the possibilities of the medium." JAKLYN BABINGTON, AGAINST THE GRAIN: THE WOODCUTS OF HELEN FRANKENTHALER, NATIONAL GALLERY OF AUSTRALIA, CANBERRA 2005, P. 5

  • Condition: Good.

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Bid Increments
From: To: Increments:
$0 $49 $10
$50 $499 $25
$500 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $250
$5,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $49,999 $5,000
$50,000 $99,999 $10,000
$100,000 $159,999 $15,000
$160,000 $199,999 $20,000
$200,000 + $25,000