Mike Wolfe looks downcast as he's seen for the first time since the death of his American Pickers co-star Frank Fritz

Mike Wolfe was seen for the first time since the death of his American Pickers co-star Frank Fritz, as he stepped out in LeClaire, Iowa on Thursday.

The antique and collectible picker, 60, looked somber while moving furniture from his white van. 

He wore a navy t-shirt with blue jeans and brown boots for the outing, and shielded his eyes with a pair of sunglasses.

The news of Frank's death at 60 was announced by his family on Tuesday, two years after he suffered a debilitating stroke in October 2022.

Though Fritz previously said in 2022 that he hadn't spoken to Wolfe in two years, a new report revealed he buried the hatchet with his co-star a year before his death. 

Fritz had seen his health gradually deteriorate since he left the show in 2021.

The reality star suffered a stroke in his Iowa home the next year but his cause of death remains unclear.

'This is a very tough announcement to make Frank passed away last night around 7:30 he was surrounded by myself, Mike Wolfe made a high speed to get back here from Nashville and other friends,' read a post on Fritz' Facebook account on Tuesday.

'Please understand this is a very rough time for us. Including Mike so be kind as we are trying to figure out how to cope with this. Thank you all for your love and support through the years.'

Wolfe also confirmed his death on Tuesday, writing on Instagram: 'It’s with a broken heart that I share with all of you that Frank passed away last night.'

'Who would have ever dreamed we would share the cockpit of a white cargo van in front of millions of people interested in our adventures.'

'Before the show we would take off together to places we never knew existed with no destination in mind and just the shared passion to discover something interesting and historic.'

'We’ve been on countless trips and shared so many miles and I feel blessed that I was there by his side when he took one last journey home. I love you buddy and will miss you so much I know your in a better place.'

History Channel debuted American Pickers in January 2010, following Wolfe and Fritz as they traveled the country to 'pick' items for their antique shop in Iowa. 

Fritz surprised many when he left the show in July 2021, with Fritz suffering a stroke just one year later.

He then told fans about his rift with Wolfe, adding that he didn't think his former co-star, 'said five nice things to me in 10 years.'

However, it seems the former co-stars did make amends before Fritz's passing, according to the Quad-City Times.

A longtime friend of the co-stars arranged a Memorial Day get-together in 2023, and the friend insisted there was never a 'feud' between them.

'This was not a feud between Mike and Frank at all. They were not feuding. They needed separation to appreciate each other,' the friend said.

She added, 'working 10-hour days, seven days a week with your best friend' caused the relationship to strain.

'Mike has been wanting to see Frank for quite some time. Frank just now felt up to seeing him. It was Frank’s request to see Mike,' she added. 

'They were both in tears. Both were crying. Mike brought up how nervous they both were to be going on David Letterman, which was one of their first big appearances,' she added.

'He said, "Nobody can replace you, Frank." He said it was Frank’s ‘uniquely funny personality’ that made them fit so well together as a team,' she continued.

'They talked about old times — how things got started and the impact they had on the world. There were tears flowing on both sides,' she said.

'Mike really stressed all the good times they had before the show and during the show. Mike did say he’d like Frank back on the show, but Frank is focused on his health,' the friend added.

This comes after Wolfe's girlfriend Leticia Cline shut down rumors that the longtime friends were feuding.

'For the past 3 years I have been a witness to how Mike has done everything possible to make sure Frank has had the best care,' she wrote on her Instagram Story.

'It's been hard to be silent while rumors spread untruths and foster hate but instead of wasting energy defending himself, he's spent that time on phone calls and in person with Frank and his caregivers including being by his side as he took his last breath last night.'

Although she noted she 'never got to meet Frank,' Wolfe’s girlfriend insisted that she was 'able to know him through the countless stories Mike' told her 'about their adventures together before and after the show.'

'I'm so proud of the grace and resilience Mike has had during these years and how he has never let it come between the bond of friendship. Frank will be missed by so many,' she concluded.