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Frank Stella
Enter Ahab; To Him, Stubb
- Estimate
- $250,000 - 350,000
$399,000
Lot Details
mixed media on etched magnesium and aluminum
96 1/2 x 89 1/4 x 26 1/4 in. (245.1 x 226.7 x 66.7 cm.)
Executed in 1988.
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“The first thing we saw every time we went to the aquarium were the Beluga whales in the tank just as you came right in the door. They were just sort of looming over you, as it were. I just kept seeing them for about two years, and then one day the wave forms and the whales started to come together as an idea.”
Frank Stella, 1989
Frank Stella, 1989
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Frank Stella
American | B. 1936 D. 2024Frank Stella is recognized as the most significant painter that transitioned from Abstract Expressionism to Minimalism. He believed that the painting should be the central object of interest rather than represenative of some subject outside of the work. Stella experimented with relief and created sculptural pieces with prominent properties of collage included. Rejecting the normalities of Minimalism, the artist transformed his style in a way that inspired those who had lost hope for the practice.
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