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Frank Stella
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Frank Stella
- Stubb's Supper (5-L3X)
- mixed media on cast aluminum
- 98 by 124 by 54 in. 248.9 by 315 by 137.2 cm.
- Executed in 1987.
Provenance
Ace Gallery, New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in July 2000
Acquired by the present owner from the above in July 2000
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There is evidence of light wear, handling marks and scattered abrasions throughout the surface. There are scattered adhesive accretions to the circular base. There is a spot of excess adhesive on the edge of the pink fin element on the left. Otherwise, there are no apparent condition probklems with this work.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"With the wavelike ripples of magnesium and aluminum, their geometrical patterns and spare applications of paint, they brilliantly combine the narrative, the minimal, the expressive. They [... ] leave us wondering, in awe, how Stella will solve the next 20 years of abstraction."
--Matt Damasker on Stella's Moby-Dick reliefs. (Robert K. Wallace, Frank Stella's Moby-Dick Words and Shapes, Ann Arbor, 2000, p. 69).