Details HELEN FRANKENTHALER (1928-2011)The First of the Yearsigned and dated Frankenthaler 76 (on the reverse)acrylic on canvas72 x 138 in. (182.9 x 350.5 cm.)Painted in 1976. Provenance André Emmerich Gallery, New YorkMargo Leavin Gallery, Los AngelesPrivate collection, California, 1987Anon. sale; Christies, Los Angeles, 6 June 2001, lot 32Acquired at the above sale by the present owner Literature E. C. Goossen, “Helen Frankenthaler: Notes on Some Recent Painting,” Bennington Review, no. 1, 1978, pp. 47 and 61 (illustrated). Exhibited Vermont, Bennington College, Suzanne Lemberg Usdan Gallery, Helen Frankenthaler: Recent Painting 1975-1978, 1978, n.p. (illustrated). Special notice On occasion, Christies has a direct financial interest in the outcome of the sale of certain lots consigned for sale. This will usually be where it has guaranteed to the Seller that whatever the outcome of the auction, the Seller will receive a minimum sale price for the work. This is known as a minimum price guarantee. This is such a lot. Conditions of sale