Lot 120
  • 120

Frank Stella

Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
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Description

  • Frank Stella
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 1960 on the stretcher
  • oil on canvas
  • 9 1/8 by 9 1/8 in. 23.2 by 23.2 cm.

Provenance

Sidney and Rebecca Guberman, Atlanta
Private Collection, Atlanta
Sotheby's, New York, November 13, 2003, lot 223
Acquired by the present owner from the above sale

Exhibited

Atlanta, High Museum of Art, American Art 1940-1980, June - August 1980

Literature

Lawrence Rubin, Frank Stella Paintings, 1958 to 1965, New York, 1986, cat. no. 101, pp. 130-131, illustrated

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of very light wear and handling along the edges of the canvas which has led to a very minor pinpoint area of loss on the upper turning edge which is not visible when the work is in its frame. The colors are bright and fresh. Upon very close inspection, there is a pinpoint area of discoloration to the otherwise clean unprimed canvas in the upper right corner. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Catalogue Note

"Art excludes the unnecessary. Frank Stella has found it necessary to paint stripes. There is nothing else in his painting. Frank Stella is not interested in expression or sensitivity. He is interested in the necessities of painting. Symbols are counters passed among people. Frank Stella's painting is not symbolic. His stripes are the paths of brush on canvas. These paths lead only into painting."

Carl Andre in Exh. Cat., New York, Museum of Modern Art, Sixteen Americans, 1959