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Protractor Vintage

Swan Engraving Circle I, State I (large hand signed etching)
Swan Engraving Circle I, State I (large hand signed etching)

Swan Engraving Circle I, State I (large hand signed etching)

By Frank Stella

Located in Aventura, FL

-literary narratives, as seen in his work Harrar II (1967) from the Protractor series. “Abstraction didn't

Category

1990s Contemporary Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper, Engraving, Etching

Frank Stella , Los Angeles County Museum of Art,  1969, 1984
Frank Stella , Los Angeles County Museum of Art,  1969, 1984

Frank Stella , Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1969, 1984

By Frank Stella

Located in Den Haag, NL

Original Oversize Period Museum Exhibition Lithographic Poster Protractor Variation 'FRANK

Category

1980s Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper

Small French 20th Century Terrestrial Globe on Turned Black Wooden Base
Small French 20th Century Terrestrial Globe on Turned Black Wooden Base

Small French 20th Century Terrestrial Globe on Turned Black Wooden Base

Located in Atlanta, GA

A small French terrestrial globe from the 20th century, with metal protractor and circular black

Category

20th Century French Protractor Vintage

Materials

Metal

1950’s Spaniard Navy Mortar
1950’s Spaniard Navy Mortar

1950’s Spaniard Navy Mortar

$5,000

H 7 in W 28.5 in D 5 in

1950’s Spaniard Navy Mortar

Located in Guaynabo, PR

protractor to measure the angle of the tube. In the table shaped stand is marked Marquina. There are other

Category

20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Metal

Ariel's Ring

Sam FrancisAriel's Ring, 1972

$15,000

H 40.75 in W 50.625 in

Ariel's Ring

By Sam Francis

Located in Miami, FL

lines. Later he began his Protractor Series of paintings, in which arcs, sometimes overlapping, within

Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

Vintage World Globe Oak Base Political Globe Hermann Haack 1950s
Vintage World Globe Oak Base Political Globe Hermann Haack 1950s

Vintage World Globe Oak Base Political Globe Hermann Haack 1950s

$386Sale Price|20% Off

H 17.72 in W 13.78 in D 13 in

Vintage World Globe Oak Base Political Globe Hermann Haack 1950s

By Räth

Located in Poperinge, BE

silver-colored metal protractor and a round black oak base. In very good vintage condition, rare in this

Category

Mid-20th Century German Protractor Vintage

Materials

Wood, Paper

Double Axis Scan Globe A/S with Raised Topography A good quality Desk Globe
Double Axis Scan Globe A/S with Raised Topography A good quality Desk Globe

Double Axis Scan Globe A/S with Raised Topography A good quality Desk Globe

By Danemark

Located in Godshill, Isle of Wight

Chicago, Hassing Kopenhagen Corporation) in Denmark, with a double axis, rotating protractors and relief

Category

1960s Art Deco Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper

Vintage German Made Globe, Globe Terrestre Wooden Base
Vintage German Made Globe, Globe Terrestre Wooden Base

Vintage German Made Globe, Globe Terrestre Wooden Base

Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant

base, oak. The sphere itself is made of cardboard covered with paper. The protractor is made of

Category

1960s German Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Wood

Jonah Historically Regarded, from the Moby Dick Domes series (signed)
Jonah Historically Regarded, from the Moby Dick Domes series (signed)

Jonah Historically Regarded, from the Moby Dick Domes series (signed)

By Frank Stella

Located in Aventura, FL

in his work Harrar II (1967) from the Protractor series. “Abstraction didn't have to be limited to a

Category

1990s Contemporary Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper, Acrylic, Engraving, Etching, Aquatint, Screen, Stencil

Vintage Print - Legend
Vintage Print - Legend

Vintage Print - Legend

By Malcolm Lubliner

Located in Surfside, FL

Protractor series, while also creating intimate portraits of the individual artists as the driving forces

Category

20th Century Protractor Vintage

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Scholar's Drawing Set, French, Brass, Draughtsman's Tools, Circa 1960
Vintage Scholar's Drawing Set, French, Brass, Draughtsman's Tools, Circa 1960

Vintage Scholar's Drawing Set, French, Brass, Draughtsman's Tools, Circa 1960

Located in Hele, Devon, GB

protractor held securely JFA Unis - France maker's mark adorns the lining This is a charming vintage

Category

Mid-20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Brass

Mid Century Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binocular Nardo Grey & Brass -Original box
Mid Century Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binocular Nardo Grey & Brass -Original box

Mid Century Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binocular Nardo Grey & Brass -Original box

By Fuji Meibo

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

mounted to the tripod using the original deck post complete with original 360 degree protractor. We can

Category

1950s Japanese Industrial Protractor Vintage

Materials

Aluminum, Brass

Vintage Minimalist Pop Acrylic Painting, Signed Manuella 70
Vintage Minimalist Pop Acrylic Painting, Signed Manuella 70

Vintage Minimalist Pop Acrylic Painting, Signed Manuella 70

$1,200Sale Price|71% Off

H 36 in W 32 in D 6.5 in

Vintage Minimalist Pop Acrylic Painting, Signed Manuella 70

Located in Doraville, GA

Stella from his protractor series (1967 - 1971) painters which were painted around the late 1960's. The

Category

Mid-20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic, Fiberglass

Untitled
Untitled

Frank StellaUntitled, 1991

$8,500

H 23 in W 24 in

Untitled

By Frank Stella

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Protractor Series of paintings, which feature arcs, sometimes overlapping, within square borders named after

Category

1990s Abstract Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

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Telluride, from Copper Series

Telluride, from Copper Series

By Frank Stella

Located in Miami, FL

began his Protractor Series (71) of paintings, in which arcs, sometimes overlapping, within square

Category

20th Century Minimalist Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

Ophir, from Copper Series

Ophir, from Copper Series

By Frank Stella

Located in Miami, FL

began his Protractor Series (71) of paintings, in which arcs, sometimes overlapping, within square

Category

20th Century Minimalist Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

Protractor VI

Frank StellaProtractor VI, 1979

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H 29.5 in W 51 in

Protractor VI

By Frank Stella

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Frank Stella, American (1936 - ) Title: Protractor VI - Constructivism in 20th Century Art

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

Frank Stella Protractor VI Serigraph Poster, 1968
Frank Stella Protractor VI Serigraph Poster, 1968

Frank Stella Protractor VI Serigraph Poster, 1968

Located in Astoria, NY

Frank Stella (American, b.1936), "Protractor Variation VI", Serigraph Poster in Colors, 1968, from

Category

Late 20th Century American Craftsman Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper

Set of Three Large Semi Cicular Stationery Oversize Protractors
Set of Three Large Semi Cicular Stationery Oversize Protractors

Set of Three Large Semi Cicular Stationery Oversize Protractors

Located in Hook, Hampshire

Set of three large semi cicular stationery oversize protractors Set of three large semi circular

Category

1950s Czech Protractor Vintage

Materials

Wood

Small English 20th Century George Philip Terrestrial Globe on Wooden Base
Small English 20th Century George Philip Terrestrial Globe on Wooden Base

Small English 20th Century George Philip Terrestrial Globe on Wooden Base

By George Philip & Son

Located in Atlanta, GA

A small English terrestrial globe from the 20th century, with brass protractor and circular wooden

Category

20th Century English Protractor Vintage

Materials

Brass

Frank Stella "Sinjerli Variation III", 1977
Frank Stella "Sinjerli Variation III", 1977

Frank Stella "Sinjerli Variation III", 1977

By Frank Stella

Located in Toronto, Ontario

compositions from his famed "Protractor Series" paintings created between 1967-71. Works from this era are

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Sinjerli Variations LA
Sinjerli Variations LA

Sinjerli Variations LA

By Frank Stella

Located in Toronto, Ontario

compositions on paintings from his famed "Protractor Series" created between 1967-71. Works from this era are

Category

Late 20th Century Minimalist Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper, Lithograph, Screen

Japanese WWII Binoculars
Japanese WWII Binoculars

Japanese WWII Binoculars

By Carl Zeiss

Located in New York, NY

tripod stand. Powerful 15 x 80 magnification with original super clear optics and protractor scale

Category

20th Century Japanese Protractor Vintage

Japanese WWII Binoculars
Japanese WWII Binoculars

Japanese WWII Binoculars

Located in New York, NY

last with original rare optics and protractor scale. They are 10 x 70 lens made for Japanese lookout

Category

20th Century Japanese Protractor Vintage

Sinjerli Variation IIa

Frank StellaSinjerli Variation IIa, 1977

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H 32 in W 42.5 in D 1 in

Sinjerli Variation IIa

By Frank Stella

Located in Miami, FL

Sinjerli I in the Protractor Series of 1967-70. They are named after concentric circular cities of the

Category

1970s Minimalist Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Vintage Italian Wooden Globe Bookends Mercurio D’oro
Vintage Italian Wooden Globe Bookends Mercurio D’oro

Vintage Italian Wooden Globe Bookends Mercurio D’oro

Located in Poperinge, BE

Vintage set of wooden bookends in the shape of a classic globe, globe with protractor, made of wood

Category

1970s Italian Protractor Vintage

Materials

Wood

Rare Dutch Industrial Drawing or Architect's Wood & Metal Table Witch Lamp
Rare Dutch Industrial Drawing or Architect's Wood & Metal Table Witch Lamp

Rare Dutch Industrial Drawing or Architect's Wood & Metal Table Witch Lamp

Located in Warszawa, Mazowieckie

rotation. The protractor head is free to move on the surface of the drawing board by sliding along two

Category

1950s Dutch Industrial Protractor Vintage

Materials

Metal

Frank Stella Style Lucite Headboard, Queen/Full
Frank Stella Style Lucite Headboard, Queen/Full

Frank Stella Style Lucite Headboard, Queen/Full

By Frank Stella

Located in Hanover, MA

bands in the spirit of Frank Stella's protractor series from the 1960s. Colors: Maroon, red, orange

Category

1970s American Mid-Century Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lucite

Referendum 70
Referendum 70

Frank StellaReferendum 70, 1970

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H 31.75 in W 32 in

Referendum 70

By Frank Stella

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Newfoundland Series prints created in 1971 and based on his famed protractor paintings from 1967-1970. If we

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

Referendum 70
Referendum 70

Referendum 70

By Frank Stella

Located in Toronto, Ontario

protractor paintings from 1967-1970. If we situate this work on Stella's timeline, it is all occurring at a

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

Louisiana World’s Fair Walnut Cabinet
Louisiana World’s Fair Walnut Cabinet

Louisiana World’s Fair Walnut Cabinet

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H 96 in W 48 in D 22 in

Louisiana World’s Fair Walnut Cabinet

Located in New Orleans, LA

right, with carvings of a watering can, scythe, protractor and compass, all tools of the art and

Category

20th Century American Colonial Revival Protractor Vintage

Materials

Walnut

River of Ponds
River of Ponds

River of Ponds

By Frank Stella

Located in Toronto, Ontario

. The aforementioned series consists of 6 prints, inspired by the Protractor Series paintings completed

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

Frank Stella "Polar Co-ordinates V"
Frank Stella "Polar Co-ordinates V"

Frank Stella "Polar Co-ordinates V"

By Frank Stella

Located in Toronto, Ontario

modification of his Protractor series. The composition is divided into four semi-circular arcs forming a

Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

Vintage Print - Legend
Vintage Print - Legend

Vintage Print - Legend

By Malcolm Lubliner

Located in Surfside, FL

Protractor series, while also creating intimate portraits of the individual artists as the driving forces

Category

20th Century Protractor Vintage

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Vintage Print - Legend
Vintage Print - Legend

Vintage Print - Legend

By Malcolm Lubliner

Located in Surfside, FL

Protractor series, while also creating intimate portraits of the individual artists as the driving forces

Category

20th Century Protractor Vintage

Materials

Black and White, Silver Gelatin

Protractor VI

Frank StellaProtractor VI, 1979

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H 29.5 in W 51 in

Protractor VI

By Frank Stella

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Frank Stella, American (1936 - ) Title: Protractor VI - Constructivism in 20th Century Art

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

Protractor VI

Frank StellaProtractor VI, 1979

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H 29.5 in W 51 in

Protractor VI

By Frank Stella

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Frank Stella, American (1936 - ) Title: Protractor VI - Constructivism in 20th Century Art

Category

1970s Abstract Protractor Vintage

Protractor VI

Frank StellaProtractor VI, 1979

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H 29.5 in W 51 in

Protractor VI

By Frank Stella

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Frank Stella, American (1936 - ) Title: Protractor VI - Constructivism in 20th Century Art

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

Protractor VI

Frank StellaProtractor VI, 1979

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H 29.5 in W 51 in

Protractor VI

By Frank Stella

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Frank Stella, American (1936 - ) Title: Protractor VI - Constructivism in 20th Century Art

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

Protractor VI - Constructivism in 20th Century Art

Protractor VI - Constructivism in 20th Century Art

By Frank Stella

Located in Long Island City, NY

Artist: Frank Stella, American (1936 - ) Title: Protractor VI - Constructivism in 20th Century Art

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

Set of Three Large Peaked Semi Circular Oversize Stationery Shapes
Set of Three Large Peaked Semi Circular Oversize Stationery Shapes

Set of Three Large Peaked Semi Circular Oversize Stationery Shapes

Located in Hook, Hampshire

circular stationery shapes. Three protractor shapes made of wood, each shape approximately 67 x 39cm

Category

1950s Czech Protractor Vintage

Materials

Wood

York Factory
York Factory

York Factory

By Frank Stella

Located in Toronto, Ontario

. It is the first time we've had one of the works that relates to his "Protractor" works

Category

1970s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

1940s Japanese Fuji Meibo 15x80 4deg Naval Binoculars, Antique Tripod & Castors
1940s Japanese Fuji Meibo 15x80 4deg Naval Binoculars, Antique Tripod & Castors

1940s Japanese Fuji Meibo 15x80 4deg Naval Binoculars, Antique Tripod & Castors

By Fuji Meibo

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

using the original deck post complete with original 360 degree protractor. We can send a video of this

Category

1940s Japanese Industrial Protractor Vintage

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Steel

1940s Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binoculars, MOD Antique Tripod and Castors
1940s Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binoculars, MOD Antique Tripod and Castors

1940s Japanese Fuji Meibo Naval Binoculars, MOD Antique Tripod and Castors

By Fuji Meibo

Located in Leicester, Leicestershire

degree protractor. We can send a video of this working on request. We have replaced the original

Category

1940s Japanese Industrial Protractor Vintage

Materials

Aluminum, Brass, Bronze, Steel

Frank Stella "Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker" Lithograph, 1977
Frank Stella "Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker" Lithograph, 1977

Frank Stella "Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker" Lithograph, 1977

By Frank Stella

Located in Dallas, TX

created with stencils, a process that recalls Stella's use of protractors and mathematical tools

Category

20th Century American Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper

Frank Stella "Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker" Lithograph, 1977, 23/50
Frank Stella "Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker" Lithograph, 1977, 23/50

Frank Stella "Noguchi's Okinawa Woodpecker" Lithograph, 1977, 23/50

By Frank Stella

Located in Dallas, TX

series were created with stencils, a process that recalls Stella's use of protractors and mathematical

Category

20th Century American Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper

Sinjerli Variation Squared with Colored Ground IV
Sinjerli Variation Squared with Colored Ground IV

Sinjerli Variation Squared with Colored Ground IV

By Frank Stella

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

-literary narratives, as seen in his work Harrar II (1967) from the Protractor series. “Abstraction didn't

Category

1980s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

Large Japanese Long Range WWII Binoculars
Large Japanese Long Range WWII Binoculars

Large Japanese Long Range WWII Binoculars

By NIKKO

Located in London, GB

navy long-range binoculars, of massive 50 x 150 specifications, with a protractor scale and mounted on

Category

1940s Japanese Art Deco Protractor Vintage

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Pompadour Floral" Bronze Side Table, circa 1960s
Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Pompadour Floral" Bronze Side Table, circa 1960s

Philip and Kelvin LaVerne "Pompadour Floral" Bronze Side Table, circa 1960s

By Philip and Kelvin LaVerne

Located in Brooklyn, NY

fluted stretchers. Deeply etched illustration includes an urn of flowers, scroll, compass and protractor

Category

1960s American Protractor Vintage

Materials

Bronze

Dutch Industrial Drawing Table with Lamp and Drafting Machine by Rotanex, 1950s
Dutch Industrial Drawing Table with Lamp and Drafting Machine by Rotanex, 1950s

Dutch Industrial Drawing Table with Lamp and Drafting Machine by Rotanex, 1950s

Located in Warsaw, PL

protractor head that allows an angular rotation. The protractor head is able to move freely across the

Category

1950s Dutch Industrial Protractor Vintage

Materials

Metal

Sinjerli Variation I

Sinjerli Variation I

By Frank Stella

Located in San Francisco, CA

Protractor Series of 1967-70.  The thirty-one shaped-canvas formats of these paintings were derived from

Category

20th Century Minimalist Protractor Vintage

Materials

Offset, Screen

Frank Stella SINJERLI VARIATION I Print
Frank Stella SINJERLI VARIATION I Print

Frank Stella SINJERLI VARIATION I Print

By Frank Stella

Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL

celebrated Protractor Series, showcasing his signature use of interlocking geometry, bold color, and

Category

1970s Abstract Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph, Screen

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By (after) Roy Lichtenstein

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Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Yale University Art Gallery (Thinking of Him)" Series: Yale University Art Gallery Posters Year: 1991 Medium: Original ...

Category

1990s Pop Art Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

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By Gottfried Honegger

Located in Kansas City, MO

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2010s Abstract Geometric Protractor Vintage

Materials

Archival Paper, Screen

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By Örsjö Industri AB

Located in Glendale, CA

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21st Century and Contemporary Swedish Mid-Century Modern Protractor Vintage

Materials

Textile

Frank Stella Abstract Artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Book, 1970, New York
Frank Stella Abstract Artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Book, 1970, New York

Frank Stella Abstract Artist Metropolitan Museum of Art Book, 1970, New York

By Frank Stella

Located in New York, NY

A hard-cover book with dust-jacket on abstract American artist Frank Stella, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1970, New York, NY. This book presents a decade of Sella's work from 1959 - 1...

Category

1970s American Protractor Vintage

Materials

Paper

Lac Laronge IV Print by Frank Stella, Contemporary Art, 1986
Lac Laronge IV Print by Frank Stella, Contemporary Art, 1986

Lac Laronge IV Print by Frank Stella, Contemporary Art, 1986

By Frank Stella

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 31.25 x 42 inches ( 79.375 x 106.68 cm )Image Size: 26.75 x 40 inches ( 67.945 x 101.6 cm )Framed: No?Condition: B-: Good Condition, Signs of Handling and Age Supplementa...

Category

1980s Contemporary Protractor Vintage

Materials

Offset

River of Ponds I
River of Ponds I

River of Ponds I

By Frank Stella

Located in London, GB

Lithograph in colours, 1971, on special Arjomari paper, signed, dated and numbered an AP aside from the edition of 78, published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, sheet: 96.5 x 96.5 cm....

Category

1970s Minimalist Protractor Vintage

Materials

Lithograph

York Factory II
York Factory II

Frank StellaYork Factory II, 1974

$36,972

H 21.66 in W 47.64 in D 1.97 in

York Factory II

By Frank Stella

Located in London, GB

Screenprint, 1974, on Arches Cover Black paper, signed, dated and numbered an AP aside from the edition of 100, published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles., sheet: 46.9 x 112.8cm (18½ x...

Category

1970s Protractor Vintage

Materials

Screen

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