Frank Stella, Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale, from the Moby Dick Engravings portfolio, 1991

Artist: Frank Stella (1936 - )
Reference:Axsom 200
Medium:Etching and aquatint with carborundum in colors and relief printing on TGL handmade paper
Image Size:76 1/8 in x 53 5/8 in (193 cm x 136 cm)
Sheet Size:76 1/8 in x 53 5/8 in (193 cm x 136 cm)
Edition:One of 2 printers proofs, inscribed "PP II" in pencil in the lower left margin; aside from the regular numbered from the edition of 27. Printed and published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco.
Signature:This work is hand-signed and dated by Frank Stella (Massachusetts, 1936 - ) in pencil in the lower left margin.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #W-8299

Historical Description

Created in 1991, this color etching aquatint with carborundum in colors and relief printing on TGL handmade paper is hand-signed by Frank Stella (Massachusetts, 1936 - ) in pencil in the lower left margin. One of 2 printers proofs, inscribed "PP II" in pencil in the lower left margin; aside from the regular numbered from the edition of 27. Printed and published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Frank Stella Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale, from the Moby Dick Engravings portfolio, 1991 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 200.
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Frank Stella Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale, from the Moby Dick Engravings portfolio, 1991 is presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.