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Property from the Estate of Sam and Helga Feldman Sold to Benefit the Feldman Foundation, Supporting Various Important Charities
No Reserve

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Frank Stella

Shards IV, from Shards (A. & K. 147)

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000
$3,780
Lot Details
Lithograph and screenprint in colors, on Arches Cover paper, the full sheet.
1982
S. 39 3/4 x 45 1/4 in. (101 x 114.9 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 90/100 in pencil (there were also 20 artist's proofs), published by Petersburg Press, New York, the colors faded, framed.
Catalogue Essay
The present work arrives at auction from the collection of the late Dallas-based collectors Sam and Helga Feldman to support the Feldman Foundation, a philanthropic organization supporting various important charities. Committed arts patrons in the Dallas area, the Feldmans offered longstanding support to cultural initiatives in that city and elsewhere. From their early mentorship of then-emerging artist Jean-Michel Basquiat to later support of institutions and organizations including the Dallas Museum of Art, the Feldmans were tireless advocates for the arts and culture. Their longstanding philanthropic support continues today through the Feldman Foundation, which strives to support various important charities in Dallas and elsewhere.

The seller intends to donate the sale proceeds to the foundation designated in the heading. However, such designation does not provide any tax benefit to the purchaser of this lot.

Frank Stella

American | B. 1936 D. 2024
Frank Stella is recognized as the most significant painter that transitioned from Abstract Expressionism to Minimalism. He believed 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.
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