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Tuesday, 09 June 2015, 06:00 pm

Frank Stella, Moby Dick, 1989, from "The Waves"

Lot 231

Frank Stella, 1936 (US)

Moby Dick, 1989, from "The Waves", 1985-89

Silkscreen, lithograph, linocut printed in colors, marbled, with hand coloring and collage on T.H. Saunders and Somerset Paper.
H 1690 mm W 1370 mm.

(Frame). 47/60. Signed and dated lower right: F. Stella,'89.

*CHF5'000 / 8'000
*EUR4'500 / 7'000
*USD5'300 / 8'400

Hammer Price: CHF 6'000

Annotation:

In good condition, not examined out of frame, Margins partially visible.

Exhibitions:
London, Waddington Galleries.
Frank Stella, The Waves, 1. November - 25. November 1989;
Valencia, Institut Valencià d'Art Moderne.
Frank Stella, From Strictness to Baroque,
12th July - 14th October 2012.

Literature:
Exhibition catalog. Frank Stella, The Waves.
London, Waddington Galleries, 1989.
No. 9. Page 41, illustration in color.

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.