Frank Stella - Evening Editions New York Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Acquired directly from the artist
    M. Knoedler & Co., New York
    Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lane, New York
    Castelli Gallery, New York
    James Goodman Gallery, New York

  • Literature

    Tyler Graphics 583

  • Catalogue Essay

    Frank Stella's Playskool Series, completed in 1983, is a group of nine editioned wall reliefs made from cast-bronze parts, etched magnesium and honeycomb aluminum, and numerous found objects. To create an edition, the artist first constructed an original assemblage using found objects and irregularly shaped etched magnesium and honeycomb aluminum sheets. The assemblage was duplicated for the edition by selecting some of the found objects to be reproduced in cast bronze, by collecting similar found objects, and by making additional shaped metal sections. When all of the parts were assembled, each relief was painted by the artist with acrylic and vinyl paints and screen inks.
    Tyler Graphics, Ltd.

  • Artist Biography

    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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Playskool Clamp, from the Playskool Series

1983
Patinated cast bronze, fabricated aluminum, plastic, steel, etched magnesium honeycomb with screenprint in colors and hand-coloring, including a copy of the receipt from James Goodman Gallery, New York,
39 x 24 x 20 in. (99.1 x 61 x 50.8 cm)
number 1/6 (the edition was 5 and an additional relief numbered 0/0), published by Tyler Graphics,Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, in very good condition, lacking the signed and numbered plaque.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for $25,000

Evening Editions

26 October 2011
New York