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Frank Stella
Estimate
300,000 - 400,000 USD
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Description
- Frank Stella
- Queen Mab (D-21, 1X)
- acrylic and enamel on aluminum construction
- 109 1/2 by 71 by 34 in. 278.1 by 180.3 by 86.4 cm.
- Executed in 1992.
Provenance
Knoedler Gallery & Company, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in March 2004
Acquired from the above by the present owner in March 2004
Exhibited
New York, Knoedler Gallery & Company, Frank Stella: Recent Painting, 1994
New York, Knoedler Gallery & Company, Frank Stella: Multiple Dimensions in the Nineties, May - June 1998
New York, Knoedler Gallery & Company, Frank Stella: Multiple Dimensions in the Nineties, May - June 1998
Literature
Robert Wallace, Frank Stella’s Moby-Dick: Words and Shapes, Ann Arbor 2000, cat. no. 61, p. 177, illustrated in color
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. All of the elements are intact. A light dust has settled on some of the elements. Under close inspection, a few minor spots of loss are visible in the blue, pink and white area on the left side, a few minor spots of loss to the hot pink painted border along the interior panels and a few pinpoint spot accretions are visible.
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
"Architecture can't fully represent the chaos and turmoil that are part of the human personality, but you need to put some of that turmoil into the architecture, or it isn't real."
Frank Stella
Frank Stella