Frank Stella

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York
Young-Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1980

The Fort Worth Art Museum; Newport Beach, Newport Harbor Art Museum; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; Vancouver Art Gallery; Washington D.C., Corcoran Gallery of Art; Mississippi Museum of Art; The Denver Art Museum; The Minneapolis Institute of Arts; Des Moines Art Center, Stella Since 1970, March 1978 - April 1980, cat no. 7, pp. 47, 112, illustrated in color
Centre d'Arts Plastiques Contemporains de Bordeaux, Frank Stella Peintures 1970/1979, May - July 1980, n.p., illustrated

This work is in good condition overall and the collage elements appear sound and stable. There is evidence of soiling and scattered accretions throughout the surface, notably in the pink felt area and in the textured fiberboard and particleboard elements. There is some fraying visible at the edges of the canvas and excess adhesive along the exposed wood edges which is dark in color. The blue-gray cardboard element shows evidence of wear and handling particularly at the corners. There are surface and tonal nuances throughout the composition, notably in the fiberboard and particleboard material. There is a white scuff mark located 18 in. from the left lateral edge of the textured area.
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