FRANK STELLA | DELMA TEPE

Lot Closed

May 1, 06:55 PM GMT

Estimate

30,000 - 50,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from a Distinguished Private Collection

FRANK STELLA

b.1936

DELMA TEPE

sand cast aluminium with steel

96 by 39 by 29 in. (243.8 by 99.1 by 73.7 cm.)

Executed in 2002.

Please note that it has come to our attention that there is a small mesh component missing from the lower right corner of this work. Please contact Daniela.Lazo-Cedre@sothebys.com or Kacie.DeSabla@sothebys.com for more information.

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner

New York, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Frank Stella, April - May 2003

New York, Jacobson Howard Gallery, Frank Stella, February - March 2004, n.p., illustrated

Heralded as a pioneer of post-painterly abstraction and later named as the father of minimalist art, Frank Stella has been producing dynamic, experimental, and influential work for over six decades. His aesthetic has greatly evolved over the course of his prolific career; Delma Tepe from 2002 elegantly encapsulates the modes and themes that have preoccupied him in recent years. Titled after the archaeological site of Neolithic civilization, the work is inspired by the artefacts found there, and Stella’s technique and materials recall the excavation process.