Eccentric Polygons

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FRANK STELLA (B. 1936)
Eccentric Polygons
each signed, dated and numbered 'A.P. VII F. Stella 74' in pencil (in the lower margin)
the complete set of eleven lithograph and screenprints on Arches paper
17¼ x 22¼ in. (43.8 x 56.5 cm.)
Executed in 1974. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with their blindstamps and inkstamp on the reverse. This work is number seven of ten artist's proofs, the edition was one hundred. (11)

Literature

R. H. Axsom, The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982, Hudson Hills Press, New York, 1983, pp. 112-127, no. 95-105 (another example from the edition illustrated in color or black and white).

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Lot Essay

'During the preparations from the lithographic series Eccentric Polygons however, Stella's straightforward approach to both the image and the process came more complex. In this new series he continued to draw on plates with crayon, but each print was now a record of printings from several plates. Over-printings of different colors and varied crayon renderings resulted in a new range of color saturations and effects. Stella's handling of the lithographic medium grew more exacting and more explicitly additive. Patience was now required to consider the possible inter-relations of numerous printing matrices; varying combinations of overlaid inks and textures offered any number of resolutions. The Eccentric Polygons series was a breakthrough for Stella as a printmaker.'
(R. H. Axsom, The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982, p. 17.)

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