Artists/Helen Frankenthaler
Helen Frankenthaler: Auction Results & Market Statistics
Helen Frankenthaler (1928–2011) has 282 recorded auction sales between 2008 and 2026, totaling $135.8M in hammer-price volume. Statistics are computed from the Art Market API auction database and updated regularly.
Sold lots
282
Total volume
$135.8M
hammer prices, USD
Average price
$481,569
Auction record
$7.9M
Sell-through rate
84%
share of offered lots that sold
Sold above estimate
63%
share of sold lots beating the high estimate
Volume by category
Yearly auction performance
| Year | Lots sold | Total volume | Average price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 | $4.7M | $666,829 |
| 2025 | 8 | $2.8M | $351,790 |
| 2024 | 29 | $13.0M | $447,596 |
| 2023 | 31 | $16.5M | $532,274 |
| 2022 | 42 | $22.1M | $526,500 |
| 2021 | 42 | $13.0M | $308,691 |
| 2020 | 30 | $25.8M | $860,526 |
| 2019 | 39 | $16.0M | $411,206 |
| 2018 | 11 | $7.3M | $664,159 |
| 2017 | 13 | $3.8M | $292,641 |
| 2016 | 4 | $3.1M | $787,375 |
| 2015 | 6 | $1.8M | $302,158 |
| 2014 | 7 | $2.3M | $325,248 |
| 2011 | 5 | $1.2M | $242,437 |
| 2010 | 4 | $1.0M | $261,813 |
| 2009 | 2 | $563,000 | $281,500 |
| 2008 | 2 | $737,000 | $368,500 |
Query this data programmatically
Every figure on this page is computed from the Art Market API's auction database.Helen Frankenthaler's complete lot-level auction history is available as structured JSON, filterable by date, price, category, and more.
curl "https://api.artmarketapi.com/api/v1/auction_records?artist=5ce31ad3bf16530017ba43ac&limit=10" \
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