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Frank Stella
Estimate
400,000 - 600,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Frank Stella
- Pergusa (from the Circuit Series)
- mixed media on etched magnesium
- 66 by 75 by 18 in. 167.6 by 190.5 by 45.7 cm.
- Executed in 1981.
Provenance
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Graham Gund (acquired from the above in October 1981)
The Gund Art Foundation
Graham Gund (acquired from the above in October 1981)
The Gund Art Foundation
Exhibited
New York, M. Knoedler & Co., Frank Stella, October - November 1981
Pittsfield, The Berkshire Museum; University at Albany, State University of New York, University Art Museum, New Decorative Art, June - October 1983, n.p., illustrated in color
New York, Hirschl & Adler Modern Gallery, The Skowhegan Celebration Exhibition, May 1984, p. 89, illustrated in color in catalogue entitled Great American Artists
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; Los Angeles, UCLA, Wight Art Gallery; Norman, University of Oklahoma, Museum of Art; Allentown Art Museum; Milwaukee Art Museum, Frank Stella: The Circuit Prints, September 1988 - January 1990, fig. 3, p. 6, illustrated in color
South Hadley, Mt. Holyoke College Art Museum, Collective Pursuits: Mt. Holyoke Investigates Modernism, April - May 1993
Manchester, Currier Gallery of Art, Monuments of Contemporary Art: Selections from the Gund Art Foundation, March - June 1996
Pittsfield, The Berkshire Museum; University at Albany, State University of New York, University Art Museum, New Decorative Art, June - October 1983, n.p., illustrated in color
New York, Hirschl & Adler Modern Gallery, The Skowhegan Celebration Exhibition, May 1984, p. 89, illustrated in color in catalogue entitled Great American Artists
Minneapolis, Walker Art Center; Los Angeles, UCLA, Wight Art Gallery; Norman, University of Oklahoma, Museum of Art; Allentown Art Museum; Milwaukee Art Museum, Frank Stella: The Circuit Prints, September 1988 - January 1990, fig. 3, p. 6, illustrated in color
South Hadley, Mt. Holyoke College Art Museum, Collective Pursuits: Mt. Holyoke Investigates Modernism, April - May 1993
Manchester, Currier Gallery of Art, Monuments of Contemporary Art: Selections from the Gund Art Foundation, March - June 1996
Literature
Noel Frackman, "Tracking Frank Stella's Circuit Series," Arts Magazine, New York, April 1982, p. 134, illustrated in color
Rita Gilbert, Living with Art, New York, 1985, n.p., illustrated
Rita Gilbert, Living with Art, New York, 1985, n.p., illustrated
Condition
This work is in very good and sound condition overall. There are scattered abrasions and noticeable wear to the etched magnesium, which is inherent to the artist's working method. There are scattered spot accretions and some possible unobtrusive and minor areas of loss visible under close inspection.
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
"No art is any good unless you can feel how it's put together. By and large it's the eye, the hand and if it's any good, you feel the body. Most of the best stuff seems to be a complete gesture, the totality of the artist's body; you can really lean on it." Frank Stella