Important Paintings, Sculptures, Watercolors and Drawings, Prints and Multiples
Monday, 21 November 2016, 06:00 pm
Lot 66
Frank Stella, 1936 (US)
Ahab's Leg, 1985, from "The Waves", 1985-89
Silkscreen printed in colors, lithograph printed in colors, linocut printed in colors and hand-colored and collage on T.H. Saunders and Somerset paper.
H 1907 mm W 1380 mm.
58/60. Signed and dated lower right: Frank Stella, '89.
| * | CHF | 5'000 / 8'000 |
| * | EUR | 4'500 / 7'000 |
| * | USD | 5'300 / 8'400 |
Hammer Price: CHF 8'000
Annotation:
Printer:
Spencer Tomkins and James Wetly at
Atelier Frank Stella, New York;
Bruce Porter at Trestle Editions, New York;
Bob Blanton and Wygonik at Brand X, New York.
Publisher:
Waddington Graphics, London.
Exhibition:
Valencia, IVAM - Institut Valencià d'Art Modern.
Frank Stella, From Strictness to Baroque,
12th July - 14th October 2012.
Literature:
Exhibition catalog. Frank Stella, From Strictness to Baroque.
Valencia, IVAM - Institut Valencià d'Art Modern, 2012.
Pages 78-79, full page color illustration;
Exhibition catalog. Frank Stella, The Waves.
London, Waddington Galleries, 1989.
No. 13. Page 57, full page color illustration.