Frank Stella (b. 1936)

Star of Persia

细节

Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Star of Persia
signed and dated 'Frank Stella 67' (lower right)
ink on graph paper
27 x 31 3/8 in. (68.5 x 79.6 cm.)
Executed in 1967.

来源

Burén Collection, Stockholm
Their sale; Auktionsverket, Stockholm, 11 March 2009, lot 25
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

拍品专文

Star of Persia is a study for three of Frank Stella's well-known multiple series printed at Gemini G.E.L in 1967. Star of Persia I, Star of Persia II, and the Irving Blum Memorial Editions are particularly notable not only in design, but medium, demonstrating an innovative use of metallic inks. The six-chevron configuration of Star of Persia is derived from the Stella's Notched-V series of 1964, placing the present lot in direct context of the artist's paintings of the period. A culmination of the Notched-V series, Empress of India (1965), can be found in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art.