Frank Stella signature
American · 1936–2024
332 catalogued lots by Frank Stella record a signature line. The most common placement is lower right (48% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed.
Placement
Form
Signature as written
Forms quoted in the catalogue entries (how often each appears).
- PP II×2
- Stella 73×1
- Axsom 198×1
- F. Stella 78×1
- F. Stella ‘77×1
- F. Stella×1
- Nicht mehr bei Axsom×1
- Axsom 2×1
Catalogue signature lines
Signed, numbered and dated '10/49 F. Stella '82' lower right
— Shards Variant IVa, Phillips, May 20, 2026Titled and dated "OSTROPOL I 1973" on the reverse; signed and dated "Stella 73" on the stretcher
— Ostropol I, Phillips, May 13, 2025Signed, titled and dated "Aqua Caliente F. Stella '70" lower left
— Aqua Caliente, Phillips, Feb 28, 2025Signed, titled and dated "Aqua Caliente F. Stella '70" lower left
— Aqua Caliente, Phillips, Mar 12, 2024Signed, titled and dated 'Green solitaire F. Stella '77' on the reverse
— Green Solitaire, Phillips, Oct 12, 2023Signed and dated "F. Stella '66" lower right
— Fortín de las flores (Original Drawing for Ten from Leo Castelli ), Phillips, May 16, 2023Signed, titled and dated “F. Stella ‘77 WAKE ISLAND RAIL” on the overlap; signed and dated “F. Stella ‘77” on the reverse
— Wake Island Rail, Phillips, Nov 16, 2022Signed, titled and dated "#NAROWLA II #10 NAROWLA II F. Stella 71" on the reverse; further dedicated "TO I. BLUM" on the stretcher
— Narowla II, Phillips, Sep 24, 2019Signed with the artist's initials and dated "F.S. '66" lower right
— Conway, Phillips, May 15, 2019Signed "F. Stella" lower right
— Untitled (Concentric Square), Phillips, May 15, 2019Signed, titled and dated "Steller's albatross F. Stella '77" on the reverse
— Steller's Albatross, Phillips, Feb 27, 2019Signed and dated "F.S. '66" lower right
— Drawing for Ossipee III, Phillips, Nov 14, 2018Signed and dated "F. Stella '92" lower left
— Stapling Down and Cutting Up #2, Phillips, May 16, 2018Signed and dated "F. Stella '70" lower right
— Untitled, Phillips, Nov 15, 2017Signed, titled and dated "WAKE ISLAND RAIL F. Stella '77" on the reverse
— Wake Island Rail, Phillips, May 17, 2017Signed with the artist's initials and dated "F.S. '66" lower right
— Conway, Phillips, Nov 17, 2016Signed and dated "F. Stella '77" on the overlap; further signed and dated "F. Stella '77" on the reverse
— Wake Island Rail, Phillips, Nov 17, 2016Signed, annotated 'PP II', blind stamp, a geometric abstraction featuring interlocking protractor shapes and bold color, published by Gemini G
— York Factory II, Leonard Auction, May 27, 2026Signed, annotated 'PP II', blind stamp, a geometric abstraction featuring interlocking protractor shapes and bold color, published by Gemini G
— York Factory II, Leonard Auction, Mar 24, 2026Signiert und datiert. Werkverzeichnis: Axsom 198
— Ahab's Leg“, aus der Serie: „The Waves, Grisebach, Nov 13, 2022Signed, titled and dated "JARMOLINCE III F. Stella '73" on the stretcher
— Jarmolince III, Phillips, Nov 18, 2021Signed and dated "F. Stella 78" on the overlap
— Double Concentric Square, Phillips, Nov 17, 2021Unten rechts monogrammiert und datiert: F.S
— Conway, Grisebach, Jun 11, 2021Signed and dated ‘F. Stella '77’ on the overlap; signed, titled and dated ‘SCRAMBLE: ASCENDING SPECTRUM / ASCENDING GREEN VALUES F. Stella ‘77’ on the stretcher
— Scramble: Ascending Spectrum / Ascending Green Values, Phillips, Apr 15, 2021Signed and dated “F. Stella ‘77” on the overlap; further signed, titled and dated “R SCRAMBLE: DESCENDING BLUE VALUES/ASCENDING SPECTRUM F. Stella ‘77” on the s
— Scramble: Descending Blue Values/Ascending Spectrum, Phillips, May 16, 2019Signiert und datiert. Werkverzeichnis: Nicht mehr bei Axsom
— Jonah historically regarded, Grisebach, Jun 1, 2012Signiert und datiert. Werkverzeichnis: Axsom 2
— Star of Persia II, Grisebach, Dec 1, 2007Signed in pencil lower right
— Getty Tomb, from Black Series I, DuMouchelles, Feb 20, 2026Signed, dated, and editioned 7/100 lower left
— Shards V, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Dec 3, 2025Signed, dated, and editioned 65/100 lower right
— Shards IV, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Dec 3, 2025Signed, dated, and editioned 14/100 lower right
— Shards III, Jackson's International Auctioneers, Dec 3, 2025Signed, dated and numbered in pencil lower right
— Star of Persia II, Abell Auction Company, Sep 28, 2025Signed, dated, and numbered (33/ 100) to the bottom right margin
— Casa Cornu (First Version), Circle Auction, Mar 15, 2025Signed, dated, and numbered (63/ 75) to the bottom right margin
— Del Mar, 1972 Seven, Circle Auction, Mar 15, 2025Signed, dated, and numbered (21/ 58) to the bottom right margin
— Bonne Bay, 1971 5-plate, Circle Auction, Mar 15, 2025Signed, dated, and numbered (40/ 75) to the bottom right margin
— River of Ponds III, 1971 Nine-plate, Circle Auction, Mar 15, 2025Signed in pencil lower left
— Untitled, DuMouchelles, Sep 13, 2024Signed in pencil lower left
— Untitled, DuMouchelles, Sep 13, 2024Signed in pencil lower left
— Untitled, DuMouchelles, Sep 13, 2024Signed in pencil lower left
— Untitled, DuMouchelles, Sep 13, 2024
From the signature and inscription lines published by the auction houses in their lot descriptions. ArtSell does not authenticate signatures; a signature matching these descriptions is not evidence that a work is genuine. No house signature photographs are recorded for this artist yet. Back to Frank Stella auction results.