Harold Frank Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Harold Frank Art Value Price Guide

May. 24, 2024
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Rainbow Nude"
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Rainbow Nude" mixed media painting on paper. Signed at lower right. A remarkable composition depicting an Abstract-Expressionist rendering of a female nude delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, gestures made with the instruments such as the back of his brush, and vibrant color palette. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) A powerful work delineated in Frank's Abstract Expressionist manner that demonstrates the artist's exhaustive experimentation with technique and materials. Size (painting): 12.375" L x 9.25" W (31.4 cm x 23.5 cm) Size (matte): 19.875" L x 15.875" W (50.5 cm x 40.3 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintiings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175914
Artemis Gallery
May. 24, 2024
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Two Heads & Torsos on Blue"
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Two Heads & Torsos on Blue" mixed media on paper, n.d. Signed at lower left. A striking composition by Harold Frank depicting an Abstract-Expressionist rendering of two nude female figures standing before a periwinkle blue color field, their bodies delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, gestures created with sharp objects like the back of a brush, and vibrant colors. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) A powerful work delineated in Frank's Abstract Expressionist manner that demonstrates the artist's exhaustive experimentation with technique and materials. Size (painting): 10" L x 8.75" W (25.4 cm x 22.2 cm) Size (matte): 20" L x 16" W (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175913
Artemis Gallery
May. 17, 2024
Oil Painting by Harold Frank (1917-95)
Est: $100 - $150
One collectible framed oil painting of a female figure. Approx. 11.3-17.0 inches.
Wealthier Art & Auction
May. 17, 2024
Oil Painting by Harold Frank (1917-95)
Est: $100 - $150
One collectible framed oil painting of a female figure. Approx. 11.3-17.0 inches.
Wealthier Art & Auction
May. 17, 2024
Oil Painting by Harold Frank (1917-95)
Est: $100 - $150
One collectible framed oil painting of a female figure. Approx. 11.3-17.0 inches.
Wealthier Art & Auction
May. 11, 2024
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Two White Nudes on Blue"
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Two White Nudes on Blue" mixed media painting on paper, n.d. Signed at lower right. A mesmerizing composition by Harold Frank depicting an Abstract-Expressionist rendering of two nude female figures, their bodies (from heads to thighs) delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, and vibrant color palette - shades of blue, red, green, lavender and white - before a color field of blue, pink, lavender, and teal hues - with black contours throughout. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size (painting): 9.25" L x 8.625" W (23.5 cm x 21.9 cm) Size (matte): 20" L x 16" W (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175912
Artemis Gallery
May. 03, 2024
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Pink Nude"
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Pink Nude" mixed media painting on paper. Signed at lower right. A beautiful composition depicting a female nude delineated from head to thighs with Frank's signature expressive brushstrokes, lyrical lines, and vibrant color palette comprised of a myriad of pink shades along with mint green, creamy beige, and white hues as well as black contours throughout. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size (painting): 9.875" L x 6.75" W (25.1 cm x 17.1 cm) Size (matte): 20" L x 16" W (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175910
Artemis Gallery
May. 03, 2024
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Nude with Brown Background"
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Nude with Brown Background" mixed media on illustration board. Signed at lower right. A wonderful Abstract-Expressionist mixed media painting of a female nude delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, gestural marks, and a vibrant color palette - shades of scarlet, plum, teal, violet, cyan, grey, black and white in addition to deep brown. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Although he never married, Frank searched for the perfect woman again and again in his endless, poignant portraits and paintings of the women. His abundance of female portraits attest to this. He was frustrated, yet unwavering. Art's human premise reflected his most intimate yearnings. Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." Size: 14.25" L x 9.4" W (36.2 cm x 23.9 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175908
Artemis Gallery
May. 03, 2024
Harold Frank Mixed Media "Two White Nudes"
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Two White Nudes" mixed media painting on paper, n.d. Signed at lower right. A mesmerizing composition by Harold Frank depicting an Abstract-Expressionist rendering of two nude female figures, their bodies (from heads to thighs) delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, gestural marks created with instruments such as the back of a paintbrush, and a pleasing color palette - shades of lavender, robin's egg blue, crimson, teal, violet, and white with black contours throughout. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size: 15" L x 12.25" W (38.1 cm x 31.1 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Although he never married, Frank searched for the perfect woman again and again in his endless, poignant portraits and paintings of the women. His abundance of female portraits attest to this. He was frustrated, yet unwavering. Art's human premise reflected his most intimate yearnings. Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175903
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 01, 2024
Signed Harold Frank Painting - Exotic Lady
Est: $700 - $1,050
**Originally Listed At $500** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Exotic Lady" oil on board, n.d. Artist signature in lower right corner. A vivid painting by Harold Frank depicting the abstract face of a female delineated in quick, energetic splashes of vivid hues on a dark field. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Size of painting: 8.9" W x 13" H (22.6 cm x 33 cm) Size of frame: 24.9" W x 28.9" H (63.2 cm x 73.4 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased June 25, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174797
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 25, 2024
Harold Frank (1917-1995) Mixed Media Painting
Est: $800 - $1,200
Harold Frank (1917-1995) Mixed Media Painting. Signed lower right. In good condition with no visible repairs. Approx. 13.5 in. H x 21.5 in. W (visible). 14.5 in. H x 22.5 in. W x 2 in. D (frame) Weight 3.5 lbs.
Hughes Auctions
Feb. 22, 2024
Signed Harold Frank Painting - Exotic Lady
Est: $800 - $1,200
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Exotic Lady" oil on board, n.d. Artist signature in lower right corner. A vivid painting by Harold Frank depicting the abstract face of a female delineated in quick, energetic splashes of vivid hues on a dark field. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Size of painting: 8.9" W x 13" H (22.6 cm x 33 cm) Size of frame: 24.9" W x 28.9" H (63.2 cm x 73.4 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased June 25, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174797
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 01, 2024
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Three Dark Linear Nudes"
Est: $600 - $900
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Three Dark Linear Nudes" mixed media on paper, n.d. Signed at lower right. A striking composition by Harold Frank depicting an Abstract-Expressionist inspired rendering of three standing nude female figures - perhaps the artist's interpretation of the Three Graces - their bodies delineated in black over a background rendered in myriad shades of purple, blue, red, and green. The figures are rendered in Frank's expressive manner, and the composition is further embellished by the artist's gestural marks made with instruments such as the back of his brush. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) A powerful piece delineated in Frank's Abstract Expressionist manner that demonstrates the artist's exhaustive experimentation with techniques and materials. Size (sight view): 13.625" L x 10.3" W (34.6 cm x 26.2 cm) Size (matte): 20" L x 16" W (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175909
Artemis Gallery
Jan. 11, 2024
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Three Works
Est: $200 - $300
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Three Works each oil on paper; each signed lower right, each titled to gallery label; comprising "Two Figures No. 113", "One Figure No. 112" and "One Figure No. 107"
Abell Auction
Jan. 10, 2024
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Two Works: Two Figures No. 108" and Two Figures No. 104
Est: $200 - $300
Harold Frank Los Angeles, CA, 1917-1995 Two Works: Two Figures No. 108" and Two Figures No. 104 each: oil on paper signed lower right, titled to gallery labels verso
Abell Auction
Dec. 13, 2023
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Three Works
Est: $200 - $300
Harold Frank (1917-1995) Three Works (Head No. 114, One Figure No. 111, and Untitled) each signed; Head No. 114 and One Figure No. 111: each oil on paper (Each frame: 25 x 21 in.); Untitled: mixed media on paper (Frame: 18.5 x 21.25)
Abell Auction
Dec. 13, 2023
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Two Works
Est: $200 - $300
Harold Frank Los Angeles, CA, 1917-1995 Two Works: Two FIgures No. 117 and Two FIgures No. 118 oil on papereach each signed lower right
Abell Auction
Dec. 13, 2023
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Portrait of a Man
Est: $200 - $300
Harold Frank Los Angeles, CA, 1917-1995 Portrait of a Man oil on canvas signed lower left
Abell Auction
Dec. 12, 2023
Harold Frank
Est: $800 - $1,200
American, 1917-1995 Five Nudes on Blue Signed H. Frank (lr) Oil on canvas 18 x 36 inches (45.7 x 91.4 cm) Provenance: The artist Private collection, Santa Fe, NM, purchased from the above on June 25, 1973 Thence by descent from the above
DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers
Nov. 29, 2023
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Four Works
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Frank Los Angeles, CA, 1917-1995 Four Works (Figures) each oil on paper each signed lower right, each titled to gallery label; comprising "One figure 103", "One figure 104", "One figure 110" and "One figure 113"
Abell Auction
Nov. 27, 2023
Harold Frank Still Life Painting - "Peach Floral"
Est: $900 - $1,350
**Originally Listed At $750** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Peach Floral" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed on lower right. A gorgeous still life painted by Harold Frank. The composition features a gorgeous floral arrangement of roses, daisies, and other varieties in a voluminous white vase joined by three fruits, perhaps of the citrus variety, on the tabletop. The floral blossoms are rendered in soft hues of peach, pink, buttercup yellow, cornflower blue, and white with sprays of greenery - all surrounded by a bright halo of light. The lavish arrangement overflows with energy and movement, its countless flowers blossoming before our eyes in a radiant manner with beautiful passages enlivened by loose gestural brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, soft color washes as well as moments of thick impasto. Size (sight view): 47.375" L x 35.25" W (120.3 cm x 89.5 cm) Size (frame): 56.125" L x 44" W (142.6 cm x 111.8 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, figures, and head studies, he frequently returned to still-lifes throughout his career. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175888
Artemis Gallery
Nov. 09, 2023
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Three Works
Est: $300 - $500
Harold Frank Los Angeles, CA, 1917-1995 Three Works each: oil on paper each signed, each titled to gallery label verso; each depicting two figures (Sight: 15 1/8 x 11 1/4 in., 15 1/8 x 11 1/8 in., and 13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.;
Abell Auction
Nov. 09, 2023
Harold Frank (1917-1995): Four Works
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Frank Los Angeles, CA, 1917-1995 Four Works each: oil on paper each signed, each titled to gallery label verso; one depicting a figure on a yellow ground, dated 1950[?] (Sight: 12 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.); the other three each depicting two figures; Sight: 12 1/8 x 9 3/8 in., 13 3/8 x 10 1/8 in., and 10 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.;
Abell Auction
Oct. 19, 2023
Harold Frank Painting Mixed Media - Our All Lines Lady
Est: $500 - $800
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Our All Lines Lady" painting / mixed media on paper, n.d. Artist's signature in lower right corner. A captivating composition by Harold Frank depicting a woman facing left amongst abstract floral designs, all delineated in an almost-Cubist manner with Frank's signature quick, expressive brushstrokes, lyrical lines, and vibrant colors. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Size of painting: 9.5" W x 7.3" H (24.1 cm x 18.5 cm) Size of frame: 15" W x 12" H (38.1 cm x 30.5 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174795
Artemis Gallery
Sep. 29, 2023
Harold Frank Still Life Painting - "Peach Floral"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
**Originally Listed At $750** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Peach Floral" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed on lower right. A gorgeous still life painted by Harold Frank. The composition features a gorgeous floral arrangement of roses, daisies, and other varieties in a voluminous white vase joined by three fruits, perhaps of the citrus variety, on the tabletop. The floral blossoms are rendered in soft hues of peach, pink, buttercup yellow, cornflower blue, and white with sprays of greenery - all surrounded by a bright halo of light. The lavish arrangement overflows with energy and movement, its countless flowers blossoming before our eyes in a radiant manner with beautiful passages enlivened by loose gestural brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, soft color washes as well as moments of thick impasto. Size (sight view): 47.375" L x 35.25" W (120.3 cm x 89.5 cm) Size (frame): 56.125" L x 44" W (142.6 cm x 111.8 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, figures, and head studies, he frequently returned to still-lifes throughout his career. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175888
Artemis Gallery
Sep. 18, 2023
Work on Paper, Harold Frank
Est: $300 - $500
Harold Frank (American, 1917-1995), Portrait of a Lady, acrylic on paper, signed lower right, overall (with frame): 27"h x 23"w. Frank was an abstract expressionist painter born in England.
Clars Auctions
Jul. 14, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - "Five Nudes on Blue"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Five Nudes on Blue" mixed media painting on board, n.d. Signed at lower right. A striking composition by Harold Frank depicting five nude female figures standing with their arms over each other's shoulders, their bodies delineated with Frank's signature quick expressive brushstrokes, lyrical lines, and incised gestures likely made with the back of his paint brush. The figures are modeled in shades of white, rose, violet, gold, and russet with black to contour their features. They stand close to the picture plane, before a dreamy background of aqua and periwinkle color fields suggesting the space beyond. A mesmerizing painting by Harold Frank set in a custom frame. Size (painting): 18" L x 36" W (45.7 cm x 91.4 cm) Size (frame): 19.2" L x 37.125" W (48.8 cm x 94.3 cm) Harold Frank was devoted to the female figure. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) At the same time, Frank embraced Abstract Expressionism. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175887
Artemis Gallery
Jul. 14, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - "Peach Floral"
Est: $1,100 - $1,700
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Peach Floral" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed on lower right. A gorgeous still life painted by Harold Frank. The composition features a gorgeous floral arrangement of roses, daisies, and other varieties in a voluminous white vase joined by three fruits, perhaps of the citrus variety, on the tabletop. The floral blossoms are rendered in soft hues of peach, pink, buttercup yellow, cornflower blue, and white with sprays of greenery - all surrounded by a bright halo of light. The lavish arrangement overflows with energy and movement, its countless flowers blossoming before our eyes in a radiant manner with beautiful passages enlivened by loose gestural brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, soft color washes as well as moments of thick impasto. Size (sight view): 47.375" L x 35.25" W (120.3 cm x 89.5 cm) Size (frame): 56.125" L x 44" W (142.6 cm x 111.8 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, figures, and head studies, he frequently returned to still-lifes throughout his career. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175888
Artemis Gallery
May. 25, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - "Peach Floral"
Est: $1,200 - $1,800
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Peach Floral" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed on lower right. A gorgeous still life painted by Harold Frank. The composition features a gorgeous floral arrangement of roses, daisies, and other varieties in a voluminous white vase joined by three fruits, perhaps of the citrus variety, on the tabletop. The floral blossoms are rendered in soft hues of peach, pink, buttercup yellow, cornflower blue, and white with sprays of greenery - all surrounded by a bright halo of light. The lavish arrangement overflows with energy and movement, its countless flowers blossoming before our eyes in a radiant manner with beautiful passages enlivened by loose gestural brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, soft color washes as well as moments of thick impasto. Size (sight view): 47.375" L x 35.25" W (120.3 cm x 89.5 cm) Size (frame): 56.125" L x 44" W (142.6 cm x 111.8 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, figures, and head studies, he frequently returned to still-lifes throughout his career. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175888
Artemis Gallery
May. 25, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media Painting - "Green Geisha"
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Green Geisha" mixed media on illustration board, n.d. Signed at lower right. A beautiful depiction of a Japanese geisha by Abstract Expressionist Harold Frank. The bust-length visage peers at the viewer from the right half of the composition, with a large window to the left. All is delineated in luscious shades of green with occasional purple highlights as well as decorative black on white curvilinear motifs adoring her coiffure and the background. In addition to this brilliant color palette, Frank's signature loose brushstrokes and lyrical contouring lines reveal his expressive "action painting" technique. Intriguingly, the process of painting was as much Frank's subject as the beautiful woman he portrayed. Size: 9.5" L x 10.625" W (24.1 cm x 27 cm) According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Although he never married, Frank searched for the perfect woman again and again in his endless, poignant portraits and paintings of the women. His abundance of female portraits attest to this. He was frustrated, yet unwavering. Art's human premise reflected his most intimate yearnings. Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175902
Artemis Gallery
May. 25, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media Painting - Nude
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Red Linear Nude" mixed media on paper. Signed at lower right. A wonderful Abstract-Expressionist rendering of a female nude delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, gestural marks created with instruments such as the back of a paintbrush, and a vibrant color palette - hues of red, aqua, violet, seafoam, gold with black contours highlighting the figure. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size (sight view): 13.375" L x 9.375" W (34 cm x 23.8 cm) Size (matte): 22.125" L x 18" W (56.2 cm x 45.7 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Although he never married, Frank searched for the perfect woman again and again in his endless, poignant portraits and paintings of the women. His abundance of female portraits attest to this. He was frustrated, yet unwavering. Art's human premise reflected his most intimate yearnings. Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175901
Artemis Gallery
May. 25, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media Painting - Three Figures
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Three White Figures on Blue" mixed media painting on Crescent mat board, n.d. A mesmerizing composition by Harold Frank depicting three engaging figures - perhaps the artist's interpretation of the Three Graces - their bodies delineated with Frank's signature loose expressive and lyrical brushstrokes in white against a blue and white ground, with some highlights in black and graphite here and there. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size: 13.4" L x 10.125" W (34 cm x 25.7 cm) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include De Kooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175898
Artemis Gallery
May. 18, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media Painting - Nude
Est: $400 - $600
**Originally Listed At $250** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Nude with Arm Up" mixed media on Crescent illustration board. Signed at bottom, to the right of the figure. A striking painting of a nude woman by Harold Frank, rendered in Frank's Abstract-Expressionist style. The female stands with her voluptuous body facing front and her left arm raised above. All is delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, gestural marks created with instruments such as the back of a paintbrush, and vibrant color palette. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." Size: 14.25" L x 11.25" W (36.2 cm x 28.6 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Although he never married, Frank searched for the perfect woman again and again in his endless, poignant portraits and paintings of the women. His abundance of female portraits attest to this. He was frustrated, yet unwavering. Art's human premise reflected his most intimate yearnings. Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175894
Artemis Gallery
May. 18, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media Painting - Renaissance Lady
Est: $400 - $600
**Originally Listed At $250** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Renaissance Lady - Maroon Background" mixed media on Crescent illustration board, n.d. Signed at lower right. A portrait of an elegant woman by Harold Frank. She presents with idyllic features - almond shaped eyes, arched brows, an aquiline nose, bowed lips, and a voluminous coiffure of feminine curls. The enchanting bust-length composition is rendered with Frank's signature loose and expressive brushstrokes, bold contouring lines, gestures created with instruments such as the back of his brush, as well as a vibrant color palette - hues of lavendar, burgundy, seafoam green, peachy cream, and warm almond brown against shades of maroon as noted in the title. Size: 16" L x 12" W (40.6 cm x 30.5 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Although he never married, Frank searched for the perfect woman again and again in his endless, poignant portraits and paintings of the women. His abundance of female portraits attest to this. He was frustrated, yet unwavering. Art's human premise reflected his most intimate yearnings. Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175893
Artemis Gallery
May. 18, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - "Our Lovely Lady"
Est: $400 - $600
**Originally Listed At $300** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Our Lovely Lady" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed on lower right. A captivating painting of a woman gazing upon a lovely floral arrangment. All is delineated in lush brushstrokes, lyrical lines, and soft pastel colors. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size: 20.1" L x 16.1" W (51.1 cm x 40.9 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175885
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 27, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - "Five Nudes on Blue"
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
**Originally Listed At $600** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Five Nudes on Blue" mixed media painting on board, n.d. Signed at lower right. A striking composition by Harold Frank depicting five nude female figures standing with their arms over each other's shoulders, their bodies delineated with Frank's signature quick expressive brushstrokes, lyrical lines, and incised gestures likely made with the back of his paint brush. The figures are modeled in shades of white, rose, violet, gold, and russet with black to contour their features. They stand close to the picture plane, before a dreamy background of aqua and periwinkle color fields suggesting the space beyond. A mesmerizing painting by Harold Frank set in a custom frame. Size (painting): 18" L x 36" W (45.7 cm x 91.4 cm) Size (frame): 19.2" L x 37.125" W (48.8 cm x 94.3 cm) Harold Frank was devoted to the female figure. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) At the same time, Frank embraced Abstract Expressionism. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175887
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 20, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Red Purple Dialogue"
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Red Purple Dialogue" mixed media on paper. Signed at lower right. A very intriguing mixed media composition by Harold Frank that depicts the heads of two men engaged in conversation, delineated with Frank's signature expressive brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, gestures created with sharp objects like the back of a brush, and vibrant color palette. Like many of Frank's works, this piece emanates an air of mystery that begs for interpretation. Just what are these individuals discussing - politics, the weather, a work of art? Scholar Sandie Stern found the following quote in Frank's clippings which captures his desire to challenge the viewer, "In front of a work of 'constructed' art never say: I can make nothing of it. It is not your intellect that is being appealed to, but your sensibility." A powerful work delineated in Frank's Abstract Expressionist manner that demonstrates the artist's exhaustive experimentation with technique and materials. Size (artwork): 11.4" L x 9.375" W (29 cm x 23.8 cm) Size (matte): 18" L x 16" W (45.7 cm x 40.6 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175904
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 20, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media "Two Lovely Pink / Grey Heads"
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Two Lovely Pink/Grey Heads" mixed media on illustration board, n.d. A stunning composition by Harold Frank depicting an Abstract-Expressionist rendering of two female heads in shades of pink and grey (as noted in the title) as well as blue-violet and golden yellow ochre. The idealized visages are delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, and vibrant colors. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size: 15" L x 11.75" W (38.1 cm x 29.8 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175899
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 20, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - "Strange Head"
Est: $600 - $900
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Strange Head" oil paint on wood panel, n.d. Signed at lower right. A beautiful painting by Harold Frank depicting a bust-length abstract portrait of a female rendered with loose brushstrokes, lyrical lines, and a brilliant color palette. The woman's ovoid visage presents with a Fauvist-inspired half-white, half-green complexion as well as red and black highlights to contour the eyes, nose, and lips. A centrally-parted coiffure frames the face in a virtual rainbow of red, orange, sky blue, lavender, buttercup yellow, and royal blue. Her model-like features - almond-shaped eyes, arched brows, bow lips, and an aquiline nose - are intriguingly distorted through Frank's modernist lens. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size: 16" L x 13.875" W (40.6 cm x 35.2 cm) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include De Kooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175896
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 20, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - Blue Head on Red
Est: $700 - $900
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Blue Head on Red" painting on board, n.d. Signed at lower right. A stunning painting by Harold Frank depicting an Abstract-Expressionist rendering of a female head before a spacious background delineated in Frank's signature loose, rapid brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, and brilliant color palette. The head is rendered largely in shades of blue with embellishments of green, mauve, scarlet, and white; the background is delineated in myriad shades of red. The composition is both abstract - with an emphasis on gesture and the act of painting created via flowing and staccato brushstrokes as well as areas of thick impasto - and figural, as Frank was virtually obsessed with the human figure. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size (painting): 28.25" L x 22" W (71.8 cm x 55.9 cm) Size (frame): 29.4" L x 23.2" W (74.7 cm x 58.9 cm) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175891
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 06, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Transparent Face"
Est: $400 - $600
**Originally Listed At $250** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). Mixed media on transparent film-like sheet, n.d. Signed at lower right. A fascinating piece by Harold Frank featuring an enchanting woman's visage delineated in black on white, large splatter-like forms in purple and grey - both embellished with gestural marks of green and black, and a dark ground of black and brown expressive brushstrokes, also embellished with gestural drawings and paint splatters. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) A powerful work delineated in Frank's Abstract Expressionist manner that demonstrates the artist's creative experimentation with techniques and materials. Size (sight view): 11.2" L x 9.625" W (28.4 cm x 24.4 cm) Size (matte): 20" L x 16" W (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, figures, and head studies, he frequently returned to still-lifes throughout his career. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175915
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 06, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Grilled Dialogue"
Est: $500 - $750
**Originally Listed At $300** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Grilled Dialogue" mixed media on collaged newspaper comics & advertisements. Signed at lower right. A captivating mixed media composition by Harold Frank that depicts two heads engaged in conversation behind a grill of metal bars, "Grilled Dialogue" is perhaps Frank's witty play on the verb "to grill" - referring to interrogation or intense questioning. Indeed, these red visages are certainly engaged in a heated face-off. Like many of Frank's works, this piece emanates an air of mystery that begs for interpretation. Scholar Sandie Stern found the following quote in Frank's clippings which captures his desire to challenge the viewer, "In front of a work of 'constructed' art never say: I can make nothing of it. It is not your intellect that is being appealed to, but your sensibility." A powerful work delineated in Frank's Abstract Expressionist manner that demonstrates the artist's exhaustive experimentation with technique and materials. Size: 10.125" L x 8.625" W (25.7 cm x 21.9 cm) Size (matte): 20" L x 16" W (50.8 cm x 40.6 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175907
Artemis Gallery
Apr. 06, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media - "Peach Lady"
Est: $400 - $600
**Originally Listed At $250** Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Peach Lady" mixed media painting on paper. Signed at lower left. A mesmerizing composition depicting a female nude delineated with Harold Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, gestural marks made with the instruments such as the back of his brush, and vibrant color palette. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) A powerful work delineated in Frank's Abstract Expressionist manner that demonstrates the artist's creative experimentation with techniques and materials. Size: 10.625" L x 8.125" W (27 cm x 20.6 cm) Elenore Welles' essay in Sandie Stern's "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001) speaks to Harold Frank's tireless exploration of medium and technique. She writes, "The overriding desire to make the artworks fresh leads to constant experimentation with materials and textures. Working with enamel and water-based paints, he explores the inherent qualities of the paper, canvas, and corrugated board, seeking to achieve unusual effects with the back of a brush, a razor, or a screw driver. He looks for surprises." Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintiings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175900
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 19, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media - Little Brown Floral
Est: $500 - $750
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Little Brown Floral" mixed media on paper, n.d. Artist signature at lower right corner. A captivating painting by Harold Frank depicting a lush floral bouquet in a cylindrical vase displayed along with a few fruits, all delineated in Frank's signature loose brushwork and rich color palette. A gorgeous still life painting that while figurative also demonstrate's Frank's Abstract Expressionist style. Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Size (sight view): 9.5" L x 7.5" W (24.1 cm x 19 cm) Size (matte): 13" L x 10" W (33 cm x 25.4 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, figures, and head studies, he frequently returned to still-lifes throughout his career. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175895
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 19, 2023
Harold Frank Mixed Media Painting - "Two White Nudes"
Est: $800 - $1,200
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Two White Nudes" mixed media on board, n.d. Signed at lower right. A striking composition by Harold Frank depicting an Abstract-Expressionist rendering of two nude female figures standing before free-flowing strokes of white (as noted in the title "Two White Nudes") with blue highlights, their bodies delineated with Frank's signature expressive loose brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, and vibrant colors. According to scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) A wonderful composition set in a custom matte and frame under glass. Size of painting: 12.75" W x 15.5" H (32.4 cm x 39.4 cm) Size of frame: 19" W x 21.75" H (48.3 cm x 55.2 cm) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased June 25, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #174805
Artemis Gallery
Mar. 07, 2023
Attr. Harold Frank (American, 1921-1995) Woman's Portrait Oil Painting on Canvas
Est: $100 - $1,000
DESCRIPTION: Portrait oil painting on canvas attributed to American artist Harold Frank (1921-1995); Depicting in a colorful expressionism manner a woman with closed eyes. Signed lower right "H. Frank". Mounted in a tan wood frame. CIRCA: Mid 20th Century ORIGIN: United States of America DIMENSIONS: Image H: 15.37" W: 11.5", & Frame H: 20.87" W: 16.87" Have a similar item to sell? Contact: Info@Akibaantiques.com. CONDITION: Scuffing and scratching to the frame; Otherwise great condition. See lot description for details on item condition. More detailed condition requests can be obtained via email (info@akibaantiques.com) or SMS (305)-332-9274. Any condition statement given, as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Akiba Antiques shall have no responsibility for any error or omission.
Akiba Galleries
Feb. 24, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - Peach Floral
Est: $1,500 - $2,000
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Peach Floral" oil on canvas, n.d. Signed on lower right. A gorgeous still life painted by Harold Frank. The composition features a gorgeous floral arrangement of roses, daisies, and other varieties in a voluminous white vase joined by three fruits, perhaps of the citrus variety, on the tabletop. The floral blossoms are rendered in soft hues of peach, pink, buttercup yellow, cornflower blue, and white with sprays of greenery - all surrounded by a bright halo of light. The lavish arrangement overflows with energy and movement, its countless flowers blossoming before our eyes in a radiant manner with beautiful passages enlivened by loose gestural brushstrokes, lyrical contouring lines, soft color washes as well as moments of thick impasto. Size (sight view): 47.375" L x 35.25" W (120.3 cm x 89.5 cm) Size (frame): 56.125" L x 44" W (142.6 cm x 111.8 cm) Harold Frank studied art at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, Pratt Institute, Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include DeKooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, figures, and head studies, he frequently returned to still-lifes throughout his career. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175888
Artemis Gallery
Feb. 24, 2023
Harold Frank Painting - Three White Figures on Blue
Est: $400 - $600
Harold Frank (American born in England, 1921-1995). "Three White Figures on Blue" mixed media painting on Crescent mat board, n.d. A mesmerizing composition by Harold Frank depicting three engaging figures - perhaps the artist's interpretation of the Three Graces - their bodies delineated with Frank's signature loose expressive and lyrical brushstrokes in white against a blue and white ground, with some highlights in black and graphite here and there. According to Frank scholar Sandie Stern, "Like his idol de Kooning, Frank chose the human figure, as his principal subject. Variations on women became a lifelong, consistent, ubiquitous theme." (Stern, "H. Frank", p. 16) Size: 13.4" L x 10.125" W (34 cm x 25.7 cm) Harold Frank immigrated with his family to the US through Ellis Island. Growing up in the tenements of the Lower East Side in New York City during the era of the Great Depression and World War II, Frank found Abstract Expressionism to be the ideal means to explore the angst of his world. He once stated, "I can live with the abstract. Life is a mystery." Frank studied at the Art Students League in New York, the National Academy of Design, the Pratt Institute, the Chouinard Art Institute, and UCLA where he was a colleague of Richard Diebenkorn (American, 1922-1993), an artist who is oftentimes associated with Abstract Expressionism as well as a pioneer of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. In addition to Diebenkorn, Frank's influences include De Kooning, Picasso, Matisse, and Rouault. While he also created landscapes, non-objective abstract compositions, and still-life paintings, figures and head studies were the predominant theme of his oeuvre. For more about Harold Frank, see Sandie Stern's monograph "Harold Frank Abstract Expressionist 1921-1995" (2001). Provenance: private Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA collection, acquired via descent, purchased from artist on June 25th, 1973 All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #175898
Artemis Gallery