Helen Frankenthaler Work with $3.2m Estimate Returns to Auction

Helen Frankenthaler Work with $3.2m Estimate Returns to Auction

3 min read  ·  28 Apr 2026

Arriving in Africa. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Arriving in Africa. Image courtesy of Sotheby's

Helen Frankenthaler, Arriving in Africa, is due to be sold at Sotheby's in New York on May 14, 2026 with a $3.2m to $4m estimate.

It last sold at auction in 2016 for $1.06m at Christie's. The current low estimate is 433% higher than its previous low estimate of $600,000.

Acrylic and crayon on canvas, 208.0 x 299.3cm. The work has been traded 9 times in the past.


background
heni art news

Get the HENI News Daily Art Digest delivered to your inbox

You'll also receive occasional updates about HENI. See our Privacy Policy.