Frank Stella - Modern & Contemporary Editions New York Wednesday, January 25, 2012 | Phillips

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    Frank Stella

    American • 1936 - N/A

    One of the most important living artists, Frank Stella is recognized as the most significant painter that transitioned from Abstract Expressionism to Minimalism. He believes 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. Stella lives in Malden, Massachusetts and is based in New York and Rock Tavern, New York.

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Lot offered with No Reserve

Fortin de Las Flores (first version), from Ten from Leo Castelli portfolio

1967
Screenprint in colors, with hand-penciling, on English Vellum graph paper, with full margins,
I. 9 1/2 x 18 3/4 in (24.1 x 47.6 cm);
S. 18 1/8 x 23 in (46 x 58.4 cm)

signed, dated `67' and numbered 125/200 in black ink (faded) (there were also 25 copies reserved for collaborators), published by Tanglewood Press, Inc., New York, the sheet slightly toned, soft creasing at upper left corner, pale moisture stains in places along the lower sheet edge, mat staining along the lower sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, unframed.

Estimate
$1,500 - 2,000 

Sold for $4,750

Modern & Contemporary Editions

Editions
25 January 2012
New York