Frank Stella (b. 1936)

Labyrinth

Details

Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Labyrinth
signed and dated 'Stella '60' (on the overlap)
oil and graphite on canvas
12 1/8 x 12¼ in. (30.7 x 31.1 cm.)
Painted in 1960.

Provenance

Galleria dell'Ariete, Milan
The Tettamanti Collection, acquired from the above, 1972
Their sale; Christie's, London, 8 February 2007, lot 2
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Predilezioni, Tre decenni di avanguardia dalla raccolta di Riccardo Tettamanti, Milan, 1988, n.p. (illustrated in color).

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Lot Essay

"There are two problems in painting. One is to find out what painting is and the other is to find out how to make a painting. The first is learning something and the second is making something."
Frank Stella, The Pratt Lecture, New York, 1960

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