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Here are three interesting facts about Frank Stella. First, Stella considered paintings on canvas as objects in their own right, like sculptures, rather than representations. This led him to reject certain formal conventions, eschewing sketches and often using nontraditional materials, like house paint. Secondly, Stella created a series of works named after the ancient cities whose circular plans Stella had noticed while traveling in the Middle East during the 1960s. Called the “Protractor” series, these works usually involved several canvases set flush against one another so that the geometric figures in each section came together in a larger, more complex whole. In addition, Stella was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Obama in 2009 and was given the Lifetime Achievement Award in Contemporary Sculpture by the International Sculpture Center in 2011. On 1stDibs, shop a wide variety of Frank Stella art.
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Frank Stella Hand Signed 93/100 Whitney Museum Lithograph Abstract Expressionist
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
Large Limited Edition Hand Signed Whitney Museum Print, 1985
Offset Lithograph
Hand signed, dated and numbered 93 from the edition of 100, lower left front
75 7/10 × 52 ...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset
Jonah Historically Regarded, from the Moby Dick Domes series (signed)
By Frank Stella
Located in Aventura, FL
From the Moby Dick Domes series. Aquatint, etching, engraving, relief, screen print and stencil with hand-coloring in acrylic on handmade, shaped TGL paper. Hand signed and dated l...
Category
1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Screen, Stencil
Frank Stella, Whitney Museum exhibited graphic work with label, Signed/N, Framed
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
(Whitney Museum Exhibited) Shards IVA (Axsom 151), 1982
Lithograph & Silkscreen on Arches Cover Paper (Whitney Museum exhibition label verso of frame)
45 1/2 × 39 1/4 in...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Screen
Monumental Frank Stella Unique Painting Over Limited Edition Screenprint
By Frank Stella
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Frank Stella (American, 1936-2024)
Marking(s); notes: signed, FS76-332, printer's inkstamp; ed. 4/10; 1979
Materials: screenprint hand-colored with acr...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen, Oil Crayon, Glitter, Acrylic
Frank Stella, Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma, signed/n, geometric abstraction
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
Line Up, from Jasper's Dilemma (Axsom 85), 1973
Lithograph in colors on J. Green mould-made paper
Signed, dated and numbered 56/100 in pencil lower right front
16 × 22 i...
Category
1970s Abstract Geometric Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Fattipuff, from Imaginary Places II
By Frank Stella
Located in Palm Desert, CA
A print by Frank Stella. “Fattipuff, from Imaginary Places II” is a lithograph, screenprint, etching, aquatint, and relief print in a palette of bright colors by American painter and...
Category
1990s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Paper, Etching, Lithograph, Screen