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Frank Stella Etching, The Funeral (Dome) From Moby Dick Domes, 1992
Frank Stella Etching
The Funeral (Dome) From Moby Dick Domes, 1992
Price on Request ID # w-7846
Frank Stella Screen Print, Ahab's Leg, from the Waves Series, 1989
Frank Stella Screen Print
Ahab's Leg, from the Waves Series, 1989
Price on Request ID # w-7819
Frank Stella Silkscreen, Moby Dick, from The Waves Series, 1989
Frank Stella Silkscreen
Moby Dick, from The Waves Series, 1989
Price on Request ID # W-7816
Frank Stella Silkscreen, The Hyena, from The Waves Series, 1989
Frank Stella Silkscreen for sale
The Hyena, from The Waves Series, 1989
Price on Request ID # w-7820
Frank Stella Screen Print, Going Abroad (From The Waves II Series), 1989
Frank Stella Screen Print
Going Abroad (From The Waves II Series), 1989
Price on Request ID # W-7787
Frank Stella Etching, Fanattia, from the Imaginary Places Series, 1995
Frank Stella Etching
Fanattia, from the Imaginary Places Series, 1995
Price on Request ID # w-7545
Frank Stella Etching, The Funeral (Dome) From Moby Dick Domes, 1992
Frank Stella Etching
The Funeral (Dome) From Moby Dick Domes, 1992
Price on Request ID # w-5302
Frank Stella Woodcut, Estoril Five I, from Circuits, 1982
Frank Stella Woodcut
Estoril Five I, from Circuits, 1982
Sold ID # W-6209
Frank Stella Relief, Estoril Five II (from the Circuits series,) 1982
Frank Stella Relief
Estoril Five II (from the Circuits series,) 1982
Sold ID # W-6408
Frank Stella Lithograph, Limanora, from the Imaginary Places Series, 1994
Frank Stella Lithograph
Limanora, from the Imaginary Places Series, 1994
Sold ID # W-6569
Frank Stella Screen Print, Ahab's Leg (From the Waves), 1989
Frank Stella Screen Print
Ahab's Leg (From the Waves), 1989
Sold ID # w-5354
Frank Stella Etching, Swan Engraving Square III, 1982
Frank Stella Etching
Swan Engraving Square III, 1982
Sold ID # W-6576
Frank Stella Lithograph, Shards Variant IA, 1982
Frank Stella Lithograph
Shards Variant IA, 1982
Sold ID # W-6228
Frank Stella Etching, Swan Engraving V, 1982
Frank Stella Etching
Swan Engraving V, 1982
Sold ID # W-6529
Frank Stella Silkscreen, Hark! from Waves, II, 1988
Frank Stella Silkscreen
Hark! from Waves, II, 1988
Sold ID # W-5949
Frank Stella Screen Print, One Small Goat Papa Bought for Two Zuzim, 1984
Frank Stella Screen Print for sale
One Small Goat Papa Bought for Two Zuzim, 1984
Sold ID # W-6083
Frank Stella Relief, Pergusa Three, State I, from the Circuits Series, 1983
Frank Stella Relief
Pergusa Three, State I, from the Circuits Series, 1983
Sold ID # W-7077
Frank Stella Relief, Pergusa Three Double, from the Circuits Series, 1984
Frank Stella Relief
Pergusa Three Double, from the Circuits Series, 1984
Sold ID # W-7078
Frank Stella Relief, Talladega Three II, from the Circuits Series, 1982
Frank Stella Relief
Talladega Three II, from the Circuits Series, 1982
Sold ID # W-7038
Frank Stella Relief, Imola Three I, from the Circuits Series, 1982
Frank Stella Relief
Imola Three I, from the Circuits Series, 1982
Sold ID # W-7051
Frank Stella Relief, Estoril Three II, from the Circuits Series, 1982
Frank Stella Relief
Estoril Three II, from the Circuits Series, 1982
Sold ID # W-7044
Frank Stella Relief, Imola Five II, State I, from the Circuits Series, 1983
Frank Stella Relief
Imola Five II, State I, from the Circuits Series, 1983
Sold ID # W-7075
Frank Stella Relief, Imola Three II, State I, from the Circuits Series, 1984
Frank Stella Relief
Imola Three II, State I, from the Circuits Series, 1984
Sold ID # W-7067
Frank Stella Relief, Imola Three IV, from the Circuits Series, 1984
Frank Stella Relief
Imola Three IV, from the Circuits Series, 1984
Sold ID # W-7068
Frank Stella Etching, Talladega Three I, from the Circuits Series, 1982
Frank Stella Etching
Talladega Three I, from the Circuits Series, 1982
Sold ID # W-7037
Frank Stella Lithograph, The Candles, 1992
Frank Stella Lithograph
The Candles, 1992
Sold ID # W-7112
Frank Stella Lithograph, The Whale-Watch, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Lithograph
The Whale-Watch, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-7113
Frank Stella Lithograph, The Pequod Meets the Jeroboam. Her Story, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Lithograph
The Pequod Meets the Jeroboam. Her Story, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-7117
Frank Stella Lithograph, Ambergris, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Lithograph
Ambergris, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-7118
Frank Stella Etching, Bene come il sale, State I, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1989
Frank Stella Etching
Bene come il sale, State I, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1989
Sold ID # W-7085
Frank Stella Relief, La penna di hu, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1988
Frank Stella Relief
La penna di hu, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1988
Sold ID # W-7084
Frank Stella Etching, Bene come il sale, State III, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1989
Frank Stella Etching
Bene come il sale, State III, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1989
Sold ID # W-7087
Frank Stella Etching, Bene come il sale, State IV, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1989
Frank Stella Etching
Bene come il sale, State IV, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1989
Sold ID # W-7096
Frank Stella Lithograph, The Symphony, 1990
Frank Stella Lithograph
The Symphony, 1990
Sold ID # W-7101
Frank Stella Screen Print, Ahab (From the Waves Series), 1988
Frank Stella Screen Print
Ahab (From the Waves Series), 1988
Sold ID # W-5532
Frank Stella Collage, Then Came a Dog and Bit the Cat, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Frank Stella Collage for sale
Then Came a Dog and Bit the Cat, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Sold ID # W-7106
Frank Stella Lithograph, Then Came an Ox and Drank the Water, 1984
Frank Stella Lithograph for sale
Then Came an Ox and Drank the Water, 1984
Sold ID # W-6089
Frank Stella Lithograph, Then Came an Ox and Drank the Water, 1984
Frank Stella Lithograph
Then Came an Ox and Drank the Water, 1984
Sold ID # W-6863
Frank Stella Etching, Bene come il sale (As Good as the Salt), 1989
Frank Stella Etching
Bene come il sale (As Good as the Salt), 1989
Sold ID # w-6777
Frank Stella Relief, Pergusa Three, from the Circuits Series, 1983
Frank Stella Relief
Pergusa Three, from the Circuits Series, 1983
Sold ID # W-7076
Frank Stella Etching, Guifà e la Beretta Rossa, (Guifà and the Red Cap), 1989
Frank Stella Etching
Guifà e la Beretta Rossa, (Guifà and the Red Cap), 1989
Sold ID # W-5547
Frank Stella Silkscreen, The Pacific, 1988, from The Waves I, 1985-1989
Frank Stella Silkscreen
The Pacific, 1988, from The Waves I, 1985-1989
Sold ID # W-6668
Frank Stella Mixed, A Bower in the Arsacides, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Mixed
A Bower in the Arsacides, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-7136
Frank Stella Mixed, Extracts, State I, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Mixed
Extracts, State I, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-7153
Frank Stella Mixed, The Monkey-Rope, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Mixed
The Monkey-Rope, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-7135
Frank Stella Lithograph, Monstrous Pictures of Whales, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Lithograph
Monstrous Pictures of Whales, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-6995
Frank Stella Screen Print, The Counterpane (From The Waves Series), 1989
Frank Stella Screen Print
The Counterpane (From The Waves Series), 1989
Sold ID # W-5701
Frank Stella Etching, Jonah Historically Regarded (Dome), 1992
Frank Stella Etching
Jonah Historically Regarded (Dome), 1992
Sold ID # w-6800
Frank Stella Woodcut, Talladega Five I (from Circuits Series), 1982
Frank Stella Woodcut
Talladega Five I (from Circuits Series), 1982
Sold ID # W-6577
Frank Stella Lithograph, And the Holy One, Blessed Be He, Came and Smote the Angel of Death, from Illustrations After El Lissitzsky's Had Gadya, 1984
Frank Stella Lithograph
And the Holy One, Blessed Be He, Came and Smote the Angel of Death, from Illustrations After El Lissitzsky's Had Gadya, 1984
Sold ID # w-6748
Frank Stella Woodcut, Imola Five II, from Circuits, 1983
Frank Stella Woodcut
Imola Five II, from Circuits, 1983
Sold ID # w-5870
Frank Stella Screen Print, A Squeeze of the Hand (From the Waves Series), 1988
Frank Stella Screen Print
A Squeeze of the Hand (From the Waves Series), 1988
Sold ID # W-6383
Frank Stella Etching, Bene come il sale, State II, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1989
Frank Stella Etching
Bene come il sale, State II, from the Italian Folktales Series, 1989
Sold ID # W-7086
Frank Stella Etching, Talladega Three III (from Circuits Series), 1982
Frank Stella Etching
Talladega Three III (from Circuits Series), 1982
Sold ID # w-4992
Frank Stella Lithograph, Shards Variant IVa, 1982
Frank Stella Lithograph
Shards Variant IVa, 1982
Sold ID # W-6775
Frank Stella Etching, Fanattia, from the Imaginary Places Series, 1995
Frank Stella Etching
Fanattia, from the Imaginary Places Series, 1995
Sold ID # w-7452
Frank Stella Screen Print, Coxuria, State I, from the Imaginary Places II Series, 1997
Frank Stella Screen Print for sale
Coxuria, State I, from the Imaginary Places II Series, 1997
Sold ID # w-7451
Frank Stella Lithograph, The Battering Ram (From Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series), 1993
Frank Stella Lithograph
The Battering Ram (From Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series), 1993
Sold ID # W-6549
Frank Stella Screen Print, The Butcher Came and Slew the Ox, 1984
Frank Stella Screen Print for sale
The Butcher Came and Slew the Ox, 1984
Sold ID # W-7379
Frank Stella Screen Print, Libertina from Imaginary Places, 1995
Frank Stella Screen Print
Libertina from Imaginary Places, 1995
Sold ID # w-5301
Frank Stella Screen Print, Riallaro (Black and White), from Imaginary Places Series, 1995
Frank Stella Screen Print
Riallaro (Black and White), from Imaginary Places Series, 1995
Sold ID # W-6658
Frank Stella Silkscreen, The Quarter-Deck from The Waves, 1989
Frank Stella Silkscreen
The Quarter-Deck from The Waves, 1989
Sold ID # w-6670
Frank Stella Lithograph, A Hungry Cat Ate Up the Goat, 1984
Frank Stella Lithograph
A Hungry Cat Ate Up the Goat, 1984
Sold ID # w-5321
Frank Stella Etching, La Penna di Hu (Black and White), 1988
Frank Stella Etching for sale
La Penna di Hu (Black and White), 1988
Sold ID # W-7620
Frank Stella Lithograph, Shards V, 1982
Frank Stella Lithograph
Shards V, 1982
Sold ID # W-7444
Frank Stella Screen Print, Then Came a Fire and Burnt the Stick, after El Lissitzky's Had Gadya 1984
Frank Stella Screen Print
Then Came a Fire and Burnt the Stick, after El Lissitzky's Had Gadya 1984
Sold ID # W-6822
Frank Stella Mixed, Then Came a Stick and Beat the Dog, 1984, from Illustrations After El Lissitzky's Had Gadya
Frank Stella Mixed
Then Came a Stick and Beat the Dog, 1984, from Illustrations After El Lissitzky's Had Gadya
Sold ID # W-7525
Frank Stella Collage, Then Came Death and Took the Butcher, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Frank Stella Collage
Then Came Death and Took the Butcher, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Sold ID # W-7526
Frank Stella Lithograph, Cantahar, 1998
Frank Stella Lithograph
Cantahar, 1998
Sold ID # W-7626
Frank Stella Lithograph, Shards I, 1982
Frank Stella Lithograph
Shards I, 1982
Sold ID # W-7440
Frank Stella Lithograph, Shards III, 1982
Frank Stella Lithograph
Shards III, 1982
Sold ID # W-7442
Frank Stella Mixed, Squid, from The Waves, 1989
Frank Stella Mixed
Squid, from The Waves, 1989
Sold ID # W-6669
Frank Stella Etching, Swan Engraving Framed II, 1984
Frank Stella Etching
Swan Engraving Framed II, 1984
Sold ID # W-6217
Frank Stella Mixed, The Counterpane (From The Waves Series), 1989
Frank Stella Mixed
The Counterpane (From The Waves Series), 1989
Sold ID # W-7600
Frank Stella Mixed, The Great Heidelburgh Tun (From The Waves Series), 1988
Frank Stella Mixed
The Great Heidelburgh Tun (From The Waves Series), 1988
Sold ID # w-6667
Frank Stella Silkscreen, The Whale as a Dish from Waves II, 1989
Frank Stella Silkscreen
The Whale as a Dish from Waves II, 1989
Sold ID # W-6063
Frank Stella Lithograph, Then Water Came and Quenched the Fire, from Illustrations After El Lissitzky's Had Gadya, 1984
Frank Stella Lithograph
Then Water Came and Quenched the Fire, from Illustrations After El Lissitzky's Had Gadya, 1984
Sold ID # W-7652
Frank Stella Lithograph, Shards II, 1982
Frank Stella Lithograph
Shards II, 1982
Sold ID # W-7441
Frank Stella Lithograph, Sinjerli Variation IV, 1977
Frank Stella Lithograph for sale
Sinjerli Variation IV, 1977
Sold ID # w-7779
Frank Stella Mixed, Extracts, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Mixed
Extracts, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-7143
Frank Stella Mixed, The Affidavit, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Frank Stella Mixed
The Affidavit, from the Moby Dick Deckle Edges Series, 1993
Sold ID # W-7142
Frank Stella Silkscreen, Hark! from The Waves Series, 1988
Frank Stella Silkscreen
Hark! from The Waves Series, 1988
Sold ID # W-7815
Frank Stella Relief, Imola Three II, from the Circuits Series, 1984
Frank Stella Relief
Imola Three II, from the Circuits Series, 1984
Sold ID # W-7052
Frank Stella Lithograph, Shards Variant Va, from Shards, 1982
Frank Stella Lithograph
Shards Variant Va, from Shards, 1982
Sold ID # W-7761
Frank Stella Lithograph, Steller's Albatross, from the Exotic Birds Series, 1977
Frank Stella Lithograph
Steller's Albatross, from the Exotic Birds Series, 1977
Sold ID # W-7775
Frank Stella Silkscreen, The Whale as a Dish from Waves II, 1989
Frank Stella Silkscreen
The Whale as a Dish from Waves II, 1989
Sold ID # W-7867
Frank Stella Collage, Had Gadya: Back Cover, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Frank Stella Collage
Had Gadya: Back Cover, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Sold ID # W-7108
Frank Stella Collage, Then Came a Dog and Bit the Cat, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Frank Stella Collage
Then Came a Dog and Bit the Cat, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Sold ID # W-7876
Frank Stella Etching, Jonah Historically Regarded from Moby Dick Engravings, 1991
Frank Stella Etching
Jonah Historically Regarded from Moby Dick Engravings, 1991
Sold ID # W-5700
Frank Stella Screen Print, The Butcher Came and Slew the Ox, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Frank Stella Screen Print
The Butcher Came and Slew the Ox, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
Sold ID # W-7915
Frank Stella Lithograph, Shards IV, 1982
Frank Stella Lithograph
Shards IV, 1982
Sold ID # W-7443
Frank Stella Lithograph, West Euralia, from Imaginary Places, 1995
Frank Stella Lithograph
West Euralia, from Imaginary Places, 1995
Sold ID # w-7760
Frank Stella Screen Print, Ahab, from the Waves Series, 1988
Frank Stella Screen Print
Ahab, from the Waves Series, 1988
Sold ID # W-7814
Frank Stella Screen Print, A Squeeze of the Hand, from the Waves Series, 1988
Frank Stella Screen Print
A Squeeze of the Hand, from the Waves Series, 1988
Sold ID # W-7817
Frank Stella Etching, Fanattia, from the Imaginary Places Series, 1995 CTP
Frank Stella Etching
Fanattia, from the Imaginary Places Series, 1995 CTP
Sold ID # w-7895

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Frank Stella Biography

Frank Stella

An American painter and printmaker, Frank Stella was an innovator. Born in 1936 in Malden, Massachusetts Frank Stella attended Princeton University, where he majored in history. It was during this time that he painted loose, gestural abstractions in the tradition of the New York School, but did not seriously entertain the idea of a career in the arts. With constant visits to New York however, a Jasper John’s exhibition changed his mind as he was impressed by the factuality of the work and the geometric patterns of the rings and stripes that formed the images. After graduating, Stella moved to New York where he took up painting seriously and it was after two accidental paintings that he found his success. Known as The Black Paintings they were penciled lines drawn on raw canvases where the open spaces were partially filled with black house-paint. It was from that time on that Stella consistently developed his increasingly complex variations on selected themes in a highly organized, cyclical manner that for many years allowed little room for spontaneity; one such famous example being Newstead Abbey (1960). Stella constantly challenged himself and his first radical shift came in 1966, with the Irregular Polygon series in which he employed interlocking geometric shapes that were bordered by the familiar bands. It was around this time as well that he created his first abstract prints in lithography, screenprinting, etching and offset lithography which had a strong impact upon printmaking as an art and is a medium of which he became an acknowledged master. During the following decade, Stella introduced relief into his art, which he came to call “maximalist” painting for its sculptural qualities. From the mid-1980’s to the mid-1990’s, Stella created a large body of work that responded in a general way to Herman Melville’s Moby Dick. During this time, the increasingly deep relief of Stella’s paintings gave way to full three-dimensionality, with sculptural forms derived from cones, pillars, French curves, waves, and decorative architectural elements. To create these works, the artist used collages or maquettes that were then enlarged and re-created with the aid of assistants, industrial metal cutters, and digital technologies.

In the 1990’s, Stella began making freestanding sculptures for public spaces and developing architectural projects. Still residing in New York today with his many accolades, Frank Stella prints and paintings are most famous for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction.

FRANK STELLA PAINTINGS

Frank Stella’s artistic range is incredible, spanning from the monochromatic Black Paintings to multi-colored mixed media works. Between 1958 and 1965, Stella experimented mainly with abstract painting. One example are the Black Paintings which he created in the late 1950s. Black Paintings consisted of bands of black paint being carefully separated by thin, white lines. In every way, these paintings are a rebellion against the expressive colors popularized by abstract expressionism. In the year following the Black Paintings, Stella decided to produce paintings with aluminium as his base material. The Aluminum Paintings retain the thin stripes of their counterparts, yet appear more fragile due to the material. The result is a geometric illusion in which lines and planes seem to unfold infinitely on the aluminum canvas. The painting blurs the line between art object and an industrial metal.

In the mid-1960s, Stella departed from his stark, minimalist works to create the Irregular Polygon paintings. Stella’s Irregular Polygons are large, asymmetrical canvases composed of bold lines and colorful geometric forms. Their visual impact is dramatic yet minimal, foreshadowing Stella’s eventual fascination with geometry, colorful abstraction and the shaped canvas. In 2015, Stella’s painting Delware Crossing, 1961 fetched $13.7 million at Sotheby’s, setting an auction record for Stella.

FRANK STELLA PRINTS

After establishing himself as a painter, Frank Stella began making prints in 1967. Stella initially worked mainly with lithography, though screen prints and intaglio prints have also shaped his artistic development. His prints are a continuation of the aesthetic he brought to his paintings. Like his paintings, Stella’s prints were also created in series. As such, the prints also corresponded to the imagery found in his paintings.

This connection between the two mediums is intentional. Stella explains “ What I like in the paintings I try to get in the prints. And then, what I like in the prints I try to get in the paintings. It works both ways.” A comprehensive survey of Stella’s prints can be found in the catalogue raisonne The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné 1967-1982 by Richard H. Axsom.

FRANK STELLA LITHOGRAPHS

In 1967, Frank Stella partnered with Kenneth Tyler, the owner of Gemini G.E.L. to work on his first lithographs, Star of Persia I and Star of Persia II. During this time, Stella also made a series of lithographic drawings which reexamined his Black Paintings.

Stella assembled these lithographic drawings into an album to create an intimate look at his earlier work. This album project encompassed 9 lithographic series (63 prints) and the lithographs are remarkable for their hand-drawn geometric symmetry and commitment to pure form. He is also credited with inventing offset lithography. Stella’s immediate success in printmaking was honored in 1970 with his first print retrospective Frank Stella: Prinzip Seriell, Grafik 1967-1970 at the Kunstmuseum in Dusseldorf, Germany.

FRANK STELLA COLLAGES

Frank Stella began began executing collage works in 1970, the same year in which the Museum of Modern Art in New York gave him a solo retrospective. The first series in collage was Stella’s Polish Village Series (1970-73) which was made with Stella’s desire to bring three-dimensionality and form-building to his works. These 130 large-scale constructions feature angles and lines which intersect and weave into one another.The collage was made of paper and felt pasted onto the canvas, seamlessly turning into a low-relief sculpture.

Stella continued to expand with the Exotic Bird collage sculptures from the late 1970s which layered aluminum shapes that were also smeared with color. In 1984, Stella created the Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s ‘Had Gadya’ series, a blend of hand colouring collaged with lithographic, linoleum block and silkscreen prints. Many of these collage works were recently featured in Frank Stella:A Retrospective at the Whitney Museum. This marks Stella as the first artist to exhibit in the museum’s new building.

FRANK STELLA SCREENPRINTS

The flat, opaque coloring from screenprinting proves to be a perfect medium for Stella’s geometric style. Almost all of his screenprints were created in the early 1970s with the collaboration of the Gemini G.E.L. studio. A smaller body of work than the lithographs, Stella’s screenprints are easily recognized for their sumptuous colors and luxuriant texture.

The artist was fascinated with screen printing for several reasons. For one, screenprinting allowed him to add varied color resolution to his images. Additionally, through this medium he was able to explore the decorative possibilities of unrestrained color. It is during this time he coined the term “maximialist”painting to describe his style. An important work from this medium is the Race Track Series, 1972. Currently, many of his screenprints are held within the permanent collection of the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

FRANK STELLA MIXED MEDIA

From the late 1970s to early 1980s Stella dedicated his attention to mixed media works at a grand scale. In every way, this period of his career represents Stella’s full plunge into three-dimensional works. To create these works, the artist used collages that were enlarged with the help of assistants and industrial metal cutters. Made with enamel paint, etched magnesium, aluminum and fiberglass, La scienza della pigrizia (The Science of Laziness), 1984 epitomizes works from this period. Stella’s mixed-media works were immediately well-received.

In 1981, a Christie’s auction sold Stella’s Laysan Millerbird, 1977, a wall relief of oil, sand and oil sticks on metal, to a private collector for $180,000. It was a groundbreaking sale considering the work had been completed only 4 years prior.

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