Frank Stella - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Wednesday, May 17, 2017 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    Gallery Seomi, Seoul
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993

  • 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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Wake Island Rail

signed, titled and dated "WAKE ISLAND RAIL F. Stella '77" on the reverse
acrylic, oilstick, glitter and silkscreen graph paper on linen
60 7/8 x 84 1/2 in. (154.9 x 214.6 cm.)
Executed in 1977.

Estimate
$80,000 - 120,000 

Sold for $87,500

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 17 May 2017