| Fall prints auction at Bonhams a success with top lots from Frankenthaler and Warhol |
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SAN FRANCISCO, CA.- Bonhams October 25 Fine Prints sale in San Francisco, simulcast to Los Angeles, was a great success with results exceeding $1.7 million and with works from Helen Frankenthaler and Andy Warhol leading the auction. Frankenthaler’s Tales of Genji I, 1998, signed and woodcut in colors, was the top lot of the sale, taking in $40,000, exceeding its pre-sale estimate of $25,000-35,000. Frankenthaler created the woodcut print in homage to the novel The Tales of Genji by Murasaki Shikibu, and her work, one of a series of different prints, speaks to her appreciation for the story. According to Judith Eurich, the Fine Prints Department Director at Bonhams, “The auction exceeded our expectations, read full article
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