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American · 1936–2024 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 596 of 672 lots (89% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Frank Stella: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1950s11$73.7kSign upMixed media
1960s8784$5.1kSign upLithograph
1970s259227$5.1kSign upLithograph
1980s171158$12.6kSign upLithograph
1990s6562$15.8kSign upLithograph
2000s88$43.8kSign upSculpture
2010s11$75.6kSign upPrint (other)

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1950s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$73.7kSign up
Average
$73.7kSign up
Typical size
40 × 26.5 in (102 × 67 cm)
Mediums
Mixed media (1)
Subjects
—

1960s 87 works

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84 of 87
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$58.8kSign up
Typical size
16 × 22 in (41 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (57), Screenprint (15), Drawing (7)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (1)
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…and 63 more works from this group in the full results list.

1970s 259 works

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227 of 259
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$67.7kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 22 in (44 × 56 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (181), Screenprint (48), Acrylic (12)
Subjects
Birds (18), Rivers & marshes (6), Harbours & ports (1)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 235 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 171 works

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158 of 171
Median
$12.6kSign up
Average
$31.1kSign up
Typical size
45 × 45.5 in (115 × 115 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (93), Etching (25), Screenprint (21)
Subjects
Sea & coast (16)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 147 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 65 works

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62 of 65
Median
$15.8kSign up
Average
$39.1kSign up
Typical size
46.5 × 41 in (119 × 105 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (27), Etching (11), Screenprint (11)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (3)
Show 12 more (1990s)

…and 41 more works from this group in the full results list.

2000s 8 works

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8 of 8
Median
$43.8kSign up
Average
$44.1kSign up
Typical size
18.5 × 24 in (48 × 61 cm)
Mediums
Sculpture (5), Print (other) (2), Other (1)
Subjects
—

2010s 1 work

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1 of 1
Median
$75.6kSign up
Average
$75.6kSign up
Typical size
20 × 20 in (51 × 51 cm)
Mediums
Print (other) (1)
Subjects
—

Creation date not recorded

76 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 6 works

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6 of 6
Median
$5.1kSign up
Average
$4.7kSign up
Typical size
24 × 21 in (62 × 54 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (5), Print (other) (1)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (1)

Undated, sold in the 2010s 13 works

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12 of 13
Median
$5.6kSign up
Average
$8.6kSign up
Typical size
17.5 × 27 in (44 × 69 cm)
Mediums
Other (7), Lithograph (3), Screenprint (2)
Subjects
Rivers & marshes (1), Sea & coast (1)
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…and 1 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 57 works

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32 of 57
Median
$9.2kSign up
Average
$16kSign up
Typical size
31 × 35 in (79 × 90 cm)
Mediums
Lithograph (33), Screenprint (11), Print (other) (5)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (1)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 45 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Frank Stella auction results →