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Frank Stella

American · 1936–2024 · Painter, Printmaker

Frank Philip Stella was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. He lived and worked in New… (Wikipedia)

$3,973,000≈ £2,523,661≈ €3,189,627Sign uprecord price · incl. premiumConcentric SquarePhillips672lots offered2000–2026years recorded93%sold (591)$8.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Concentric Square by Frank Stella, 1966, acrylic on canvas, sold Nov 2014Concentric SquarePhillips · $3,973,000≈ £2,523,661≈ €3,189,627Sign up to see
  2. Scramble: Ascending Spectrum / Ascending Green Values by Frank Stella, 1977, acrylic on canvas, sold Apr 2021Scramble: Ascending Spectrum / Ascending Green ValuesPhillips · £2,866,000≈ $3,954,507≈ €3,303,682Sign up to see
  3. Scramble: Descending Blue Values/Ascending Spectrum by Frank Stella, 1977, acrylic on canvas, sold May 2019Scramble: Descending Blue Values/Ascending SpectrumPhillips · $3,020,000≈ £2,357,717≈ €2,695,707Sign up to see

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  1. Empress of India II (from: V Series) by Frank Stella, 1968, Colour lithograph on card, sold Jun 2017
    Empress of India II (from: V Series), 1968
    Lithograph · Board · ed. 95/100
    41.3 x 89.9 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 652
    €3,224≈ $3,617≈ £2,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  2. Quathlamba II (from: V Series) by Frank Stella, 1968, Colour lithograph on card, sold Jun 2017
    Quathlamba II (from: V Series), 1968
    Lithograph · Board · ed. 19/100
    41.3 x 73.3 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 653
    €3,224≈ $3,617≈ £2,812Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €2,500–3,000View at Lempertz ↗
  3. Polar Co-Ordinates I by Frank Stella, 1980, Colour lithograph and colour silkscreen on card, sold Jun 2017
    Polar Co-Ordinates I, 1980
    Lithograph · Board · ed. 58/100
    97.8 x 96.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 654
    €7,440≈ $8,347≈ £6,490Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Lempertz ↗
  4. Polar Co-Ordinates III by Frank Stella, 1980, Colour lithograph and colour silkscreen on card, sold Jun 2017
    Polar Co-Ordinates III, 1980
    Lithograph · Board · ed. AP
    97.8 x 96.5 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 656
    €6,200≈ $6,956≈ £5,408Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €5,000–7,000View at Lempertz ↗
  5. Then came an ox and drank the water. Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya 7 by Frank Stella, 1984, Colour lithograph, colour linocut, colour silkscreen and collage, overworked in colour, on card, sold Jun 2017
    Then came an ox and drank the water. Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya 7, 1984
    Lithograph · Board · ed. 48/60
    137 x 133 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 659
    €11,160≈ $12,520≈ £9,735Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
  6. B. Had Gadya. Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya by Frank Stella, 1984, Colour lithograph, colour linocut, colour silkscreen and collage, overworked in colour, on card, sold Jun 2017
    B. Had Gadya. Illustrations after El Lissitzky’s Had Gadya, 1984
    Lithograph · Board · ed. 19/60
    153 x 135 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 660
    €14,880≈ $16,694≈ £12,980Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €6,000–8,000View at Lempertz ↗
  7. The Candles by Frank Stella, 1992, Color lithograph, screenprint, and collage on white Saunders mould-made paper with natural gampi fiber handmade paper, sold May 2017
    The Candles, 1992
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 105
    $20,625≈ £15,841≈ €18,450Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  8. Lake City (from Copper Series) by Frank Stella, 1970, 3-color lithograph and screenprint on Special Arjomari paper, sold May 2017
    Lake City (from Copper Series), 1970
    Lithograph · Paper
    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · · Lot 106
    $2,500≈ £1,920≈ €2,236Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
  9. Wake Island Rail by Frank Stella, 1977, acrylic, oilstick, glitter and silkscreen graph paper on linen, sold May 2017
    Wake Island Rail, 1977
    Acrylic · Linen
    60 7/8 x 84 1/2 in. (154.9 x 214.6 cm.)
    Phillips · · Lot 226
    $87,500≈ £67,489≈ €78,708Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $80,000–120,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Palmito Ranch by Frank Stella, sold May 2017
    Palmito Ranch
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 636
    $3,750≈ £2,898≈ €3,421Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
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Frank Stella signature

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

  • lower right20
  • lower left13
  • on the reverse7
  • on the stretcher2

Form

  • signed246
  • signed and dated42
  • signed in pencil39
  • monogrammed2
  • initialled2
  • stamped signature1
  • Signed, numbered and dated '10/49 F. Stella '82' lower right — Shards Variant IVa, Phillips, May 20, 2026
  • Titled and dated "OSTROPOL I 1973" on the reverse; signed and dated "Stella 73" on the stretcher — Ostropol I, Phillips, May 13, 2025
  • Signed, titled and dated "Aqua Caliente F. Stella '70" lower left — Aqua Caliente, Phillips, Feb 28, 2025

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About Frank Stella

Frank Philip Stella was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker, noted for his work in the areas of minimalism and post-painterly abstraction. He lived and worked in New York City for much of his career before moving his studio to Rock Tavern, New York. Stella's work catalyzed the minimalist movement in the late 1950s. He moved to New York City in the late 1950s, where he created works which emphasized the picture-as-object. These were influenced by the abstract expressionist work of artists like Franz Kline and Jackson Pollock.

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In museum collections

  • Frank Stella, PeekskillPeekskill, 1995
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Frank Stella, Bear MountainBear Mountain, 1995
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Frank Stella, NewburghNewburgh, 1995
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
  • Frank Stella, GarrisonGarrison, 1995
    Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

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