Frank Stella Swoonaire, from Imaginary Places, 1994 visualizes a cacophony of movement through layers of colors and patterns. By combining the different textures of etching, aquatint, relief, screenprint and lithograph into one composition, this image is literally layered with the various fragments of each printing style. The composition is at once a construction and deconstruction of forms. For instance, the curving shock of red to the right of the image stands out against the darkly hued fragments engulfing its edges, yet it is also literally embedded in the collage that makes up the image. The rhythmic lines and experimental quality of irregular shapes in Stella’s late works visualize the freedom of unbridled creative expression. Interwoven colors, shapes, and patterns come together to create one undulating composition that challenges the static medium of the artwork by evoking the illusion of movement. Frank Stella Swoonaire, from Imaginary Places, 1994 offers a dynamic visual experience that attests to the artist’s innovative collage technique and whimsical imagination.

Created in 1994, Frank Stella Swoonaire, from Imaginary Places is an etching, aquatint, relief, screenprint and lithograph in colors on TGL handmade paper. This work is hand signed and dated by Frank Stella (Massachusetts, 1936 - ) in pencil in and numbered from the edition of 30.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

Frank Stella Swoonaire, from Imaginary Places, 1994 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. CatalogueAxsom 255
2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Frank Stella Swoonaire, from Imaginary Places, 1994 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.