Franz Kline Work Sells for $116,100 to Deliver a 2% Annualized Return

Franz Kline Work Sells for $116,100 to Deliver a 2% Annualized Return

3 min read  ·  01 Mar 2026

Untitled. Image courtesy of Phillips

Untitled. Image courtesy of Phillips

Franz Kline, Untitled (1959), sold for $116,100, more than one and a half times the low estimate at Phillips in New York on February 28.

The sale beat the previous auction result for this work by $28,300, equivalent to an annualized return of 2%. It last sold at auction in 2014 for $87,800 at Pierre Berge & Associes.

Black ink on paper, 27.9 x 40.6cm. The work has been traded 5 times in the past.

Sale Date
Price
Price Increase
Venue
City
February 28, 2026
$116,100
32 %
Phillips
New York
June 25, 2014
$87,800
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Pierre Berge & Associes
Paris

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