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Why is Frank Stella important?
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Frank Stella is important because he was one of the central figures in postwar American art and influenced later artists as a proponent of minimalism and non-representational abstraction. Stella felt that paintings on canvas were objects in their own right, like sculptures. This led him to reject certain formal conventions, eschewing sketches and often using nontraditional materials, like house paint. His approach to art impacted the work of Clement Greenberg, Carl Andre, Kenneth Noland and many others. Find a collection of Frank Stella art on 1stDibs.
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Frank Stella, Whale Watch Silkscreen on silk hand signed 2x, Embossed COA in box
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella
The Whale Watch Shawl (signed in indelible black marker), held in red silk presentation box; also with embossed COA hand signed by both Frank Stella and Kenneth Tyler, 1...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Silk, Ink, Mixed Media, Permanent Marker, Screen
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 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
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
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