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Frank STELLA
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Frank Stella (1936-) is an American artist best known for his use of geometric patterns and shapes in creating
both paintings and sculptures. Arguably one of the most influential living American artists, Stella’s works
utilize the formal properties of shape, color, and composition to explore non-literary narratives, as seen in his
work Harrar II (1967) from the Protractor series. “Abstraction didn't have to be limited to a kind of rectilinear
geometry or even a simple curve geometry. It could have a geometry that had a narrative impact. In other
words, you could tell a story with the shapes,” he explained. “It wouldn't be a literal story, but the shapes and
the interaction of the shapes and colors would give you a narrative sense. You could have a sense of an
abstract piece flowing along and being part of an action or activity.” Born on May 12, 1936 in Malden, MA, Stella
went on to study history at Princeton University before moving to New York in 1958. Having moved to the
city, Stella was immersed in the heyday Abstract Expressionism, but it was the work of Jasper Johns that
inspired Stella’s Black Paintings of 1958-1960. These flatly painted, austere works, helped open up the doors to
Minimalism. Through the following decades, Stella gained traction in the art world and in 1970 he became the
youngest artist ever to be granted a solo exhibition at The Museum of Modern Art. He continues to work in
New York, NY and commutes to his studio in Rock Tavern, New York. Today, Stella’s works are held in the
collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Kunstmuseum Basel, the Art Institute of
Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Tate Gallery in London, among others.
Title: "Sinjerli Variation Squared with Colored Ground IV"
Portfolio: "Sinjerli Variations Squared with Colored Grounds"
*Pencil Signed LL
Year: 1981
Medium: Original Lithograph and Screenprint
Limited edition: 8/44
Sheet size: 32" x 32"
Price: $24,000