Frank Stella, Bene come il sale (As Good as the Salt), 1989

Artist: Frank Stella (1936 - )
Title:Bene come il sale (As Good as the Salt), 1989
Medium:Relief-printed etching in colors on TGL handmade paper
Image Size:77 1/2 in x 58 1/2 in (196.9 cm x 148.6 cm)
Sheet Size:77 1/2 in x 58 1/2 in (196.9 cm x 148.6 cm)
Edition:This work is numbered from the edition of 50, aside from the edition of 18 artists proofs, in pencil in the lower left of the image.
Signature:This work is hand-signed and dated by Frank Stella (Massachusetts, 1936 - ) in pencil in the lower right of the image.
Condition:This work is in excellent condition.
ID #w-5099

Historical Description

Brightly colored and captivating, Frank Stella Bene come il sale (As Good as the Salt) speaks to Stella’s artistic inclination towards nonrepresentational painting. Figures exist within the same space but make no sense or have any relation, with the only aspect tying the composition together being the beautifully vibrant colors and textures. With the right amount of imagination a figure appears, but is it really a figure or our minds trying to make sense of it all?

Created in 1989, this color etching is hand-signed and dated by Frank Stella (Massachusetts, 1936 - ) in pencil in the lower right of the image and is numbered from the edition of 50. Published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, and bearing its blindstamp in the paper in the lower right corner of the sheet, this work was printed at the Tyler Graphics workshop.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:

A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this work.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Frank Stella Bene come il sale (As Good as the Salt), 1989 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.