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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)

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672lots offered2000–2026years recorded93%sold (591)$8.8kSign up free to seemedian price

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Record prices

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

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Lots sold
591
of 635 offered · 2000–2026
Sell-through
93%
sold ÷ offered

Price trend

$100$1k$10k$100k$1M$10M200320062009201220152018202120242000-05-08 · $1,1582001-12-07 · $6812002-05-15 · $1,5582002-11-19 · $8632002-12-03 · $1,4112003-05-29 · $6,9362004-06-05 · $7,9872004-10-29 · $1,7882004-12-04 · $4,7482004-12-04 · $5,3812007-03-31 · $4,4752007-06-03 · $2,0402007-10-27 · $2,7622007-12-01 · $6,3242008-02-10 · $3,7202008-04-04 · $7,1692008-12-07 · $1,3202008-12-07 · $1,0022008-12-07 · $1,0022008-12-07 · $1,2002008-12-07 · $1,1402008-12-07 · $1,0802008-12-07 · $1,0802008-12-07 · $1,0802009-06-07 · $12,0002009-12-06 · $2,7562009-12-12 · $15,3032010-10-17 · $6,4322010-10-17 · $4,9002010-10-23 · $4,2502010-10-23 · $3,7402011-02-24 · $3,0002011-03-06 · $5,0002011-05-07 · $3,0812011-09-15 · $3,2502011-12-11 · $6,2502011-12-11 · $2,1252012-04-26 · $3,1252012-04-26 · $37,5002012-05-06 · $3,2502012-06-01 · $15,0332012-09-23 · $1,1882013-04-25 · $8,2552013-04-25 · $3,0482013-04-29 · $4,7502013-05-19 · $4,5002013-10-28 · $27,5002013-10-28 · $17,5002013-10-28 · $43,7502013-10-28 · $4,3752013-10-28 · $3,7502013-10-28 · $8,1252013-10-28 · $11,2502013-10-28 · $6,0002013-10-28 · $6,2502013-12-07 · $3,7572013-12-12 · $5,1272014-02-23 · $2,5002014-04-28 · $81,2502014-04-28 · $2,7502014-04-28 · $5,6252014-05-18 · $1,5002014-05-18 · $2,2502014-06-07 · $11,0842014-06-12 · $7,1522014-06-12 · $8,8352014-10-12 · $2,5002014-10-28 · $9,3752014-10-28 · $7,5002014-10-28 · $5,6252014-10-28 · $2,1252014-11-13 · $3,973,0002014-11-14 · $43,7502014-11-14 · $161,0002015-01-22 · $6,4602015-01-22 · $1,9002015-02-26 · $5,3982015-03-01 · $20,0002015-04-11 · $8,1252015-04-21 · $11,8752015-04-21 · $10,6252015-04-21 · $6,8752015-04-21 · $10,0002015-05-14 · $2,165,0002015-05-14 · $725,0002015-05-15 · $106,2502015-05-17 · $4,3752015-05-17 · $5,6252015-06-11 · $3,8652015-06-29 · $1,8752015-10-11 · $17,5002015-10-26 · $81,2502015-10-26 · $13,7502015-10-26 · $14,3752015-11-25 · $3,2772016-01-21 · $1,7642016-01-28 · $50,0002016-01-28 · $5,3132016-01-28 · $5,4402016-01-28 · $5,3132016-01-28 · $5,0002016-01-28 · $4,6882016-01-28 · $7,0402016-02-21 · $68,7502016-02-28 · $3,0002016-04-25 · $9,3752016-04-25 · $13,7502016-04-25 · $12,5002016-04-25 · $8,7502016-05-10 · $43,7502016-05-22 · $10,0002016-06-09 · $2,3502016-06-09 · $12,6532016-06-10 · $14,8372016-06-23 · $2,5002016-06-23 · $3,0482016-06-23 · $3,0002016-10-09 · $12,5002016-10-09 · $10,6252016-10-26 · $75,0002016-10-26 · $62,5002016-10-26 · $21,2502016-10-26 · $8,7502016-10-26 · $8,7502016-10-26 · $4,3752016-10-26 · $3,0002016-10-26 · $4,7502016-10-26 · $7,5002016-10-26 · $11,8752016-10-26 · $17,5002016-10-26 · $5,0002016-11-17 · $118,7502016-11-17 · $25,0002016-12-03 · $2,9692017-01-19 · $69,3282017-01-19 · $14,6362017-01-26 · $2,1252017-03-26 · $5,0002017-04-18 · $9,3752017-04-18 · $12,5002017-04-18 · $20,0002017-04-18 · $30,0002017-04-18 · $11,2502017-04-18 · $8,1252017-05-06 · $3,7502017-05-17 · $87,5002017-05-21 · $20,6252017-05-21 · $2,5002017-06-01 · $3,8952017-06-01 · $4,1732017-06-01 · $3,6172017-06-01 · $3,6172017-06-01 · $8,3472017-06-01 · $6,9562017-06-01 · $12,5202017-06-01 · $16,6942017-06-07 · $13,7142017-06-07 · $25,0072017-06-07 · $4,8402017-06-07 · $1,4522017-06-07 · $1,9362017-06-07 · $4,1952017-06-07 · $4,5172017-06-22 · $4,3752017-10-12 · $7,8132017-10-12 · $2,7502017-10-17 · $25,0002017-10-17 · $8,1252017-10-17 · $3,2502017-10-17 · $12,5002017-10-17 · $11,8752017-10-17 · $22,5002017-10-17 · $8,1252017-10-17 · $9,3752017-10-22 · $12,5002017-11-11 · $1,0632017-11-15 · $399,0002017-11-15 · $50,0002018-01-18 · $10,6252018-01-18 · $2,7502018-01-25 · $8,5532018-02-25 · $8,7502018-02-25 · $81,2502018-03-15 · $37,5002018-04-24 · $10,6252018-04-24 · $11,2502018-04-24 · $10,6252018-04-24 · $7,5002018-05-05 · $7,5002018-05-16 · $187,5002018-05-16 · $40,0002018-06-02 · $12,2992018-06-02 · $12,2992018-06-02 · $14,4702018-06-07 · $7,0512018-06-10 · $34,3752018-06-10 · $11,8752018-09-30 · $9,3752018-10-17 · $30,0002018-10-17 · $17,5002018-10-17 · $4,7502018-10-17 · $3,0002018-10-17 · $4,3752018-10-17 · $8,7502018-11-10 · $2,0002018-11-10 · $25,0002018-11-14 · $32,5002018-11-18 · $10,6252019-02-27 · $75,0002019-02-27 · $47,5002019-04-23 · $16,2502019-04-23 · $8,7502019-05-04 · $16,2502019-05-15 · $475,0002019-05-15 · $18,7502019-05-15 · $30,0002019-05-16 · $3,020,0002019-05-19 · $18,7502019-05-25 · $18,2002019-05-29 · $61,8822019-05-29 · $51,8082019-06-28 · $3,7252019-07-20 · $8,5002019-08-30 · $3,1192019-09-12 · $9,2472019-09-13 · $2,8062019-09-24 · $112,5002019-09-24 · $680,0002019-10-10 · $11,2502019-10-17 · $1,3752019-10-20 · $18,7502019-10-25 · $6,2502019-10-25 · $5,0002019-10-25 · $13,7502019-10-25 · $8,7502019-10-25 · $6,8752019-10-25 · $37,5002019-10-25 · $12,5002019-10-25 · $8,7502019-11-08 · $12,5002019-11-13 · $50,0002019-11-16 · $3752019-12-04 · $1,7862019-12-04 · $1,7862020-01-23 · $26,2522020-02-15 · $5,3602020-02-26 · $7,5002020-02-26 · $8,1252020-03-21 · $7,0002020-03-21 · $3,0002020-03-22 · $5,0002020-07-24 · $10,6252020-07-24 · $16,2502020-10-18 · $93,7502020-10-18 · $9,3752020-10-22 · $42,8402020-10-22 · $15,1202020-10-22 · $15,1202020-12-08 · $75,6002021-02-17 · $9,3752021-02-17 · $4,3752021-03-23 · $15,0002021-03-23 · $12,5002021-03-27 · $4,8002021-04-15 · $3,954,5072021-04-16 · $165,3062021-04-20 · $85,6802021-04-20 · $20,1602021-04-20 · $17,6402021-04-20 · $21,4202021-04-20 · $12,6002021-04-20 · $5,6702021-04-20 · $6,0482021-04-22 · $3,1202021-04-22 · $3,2502021-04-22 · $3,5002021-05-19 · $13,7502021-05-19 · $4,0632021-05-19 · $6,8752021-05-20 · $4,6872021-05-23 · $9,3752021-05-23 · $3,4382021-05-23 · $20,0002021-06-11 · $37,8912021-06-14 · $4,6192021-06-14 · $15,9892021-06-16 · $4,3752021-06-16 · $3,7502021-06-16 · $6,8752021-06-24 · $567,0002021-06-24 · $252,0002021-07-08 · $632021-07-15 · $5,9382021-07-15 · $4,5502021-07-15 · $9,3752021-08-11 · $3,1132021-08-11 · $2,5942021-08-11 · $6,0002021-08-11 · $3,7502021-09-29 · $8,9602021-10-13 · $16,2502021-10-13 · $3,2502021-10-19 · $16,3802021-10-19 · $25,2002021-10-19 · $16,3802021-10-19 · $11,9702021-10-19 · $3,7802021-10-19 · $6,0482021-10-24 · $20,0002021-10-24 · $5,0002021-11-10 · $25,0002021-11-17 · $1,845,0002021-11-18 · $828,6002021-11-18 · $75,6002022-01-29 · $32,5002022-02-22 · $10,0002022-02-22 · $18,7502022-02-22 · $12,5002022-02-24 · $36,2502022-02-24 · $5,2502022-03-11 · $5,2922022-03-11 · $6,9302022-03-25 · $3,0002022-04-19 · $5,0402022-04-23 · $25,0002022-04-29 · $3,7502022-04-29 · $4,3752022-04-29 · $1,8842022-05-18 · $2,5002022-05-18 · $20,0002022-06-14 · $6,3892022-06-16 · $18,7502022-06-16 · $11,8752022-06-16 · $10,6252022-06-16 · $3,2502022-06-16 · $4,3752022-06-23 · $143,7502022-06-23 · $10,0002022-06-25 · $37,8002022-09-08 · $20,8002022-10-05 · $3,1412022-10-12 · $8,1252022-10-12 · $3,2502022-10-12 · $3,2502022-10-12 · $4,3752022-10-24 · $15,1202022-10-24 · $6,3002022-10-24 · $11,3402022-10-24 · $21,4202022-10-24 · $18,9002022-11-09 · $3,1802022-11-13 · $13,5292022-11-16 · $132,3002022-12-03 · $17,9202022-12-03 · $15,3602022-12-09 · $112,1892023-01-11 · $11,3402023-01-11 · $10,0802023-01-11 · $5,0402023-01-11 · $12,6002023-01-11 · $12,6002023-01-11 · $12,6002023-01-11 · $2,7722023-01-18 · $7,0212023-01-18 · $7,0212023-02-15 · $10,7102023-02-15 · $12,6002023-02-15 · $14,4102023-02-15 · $13,8602023-02-15 · $16,3802023-02-15 · $3,1442023-03-04 · $2,6882023-03-19 · $9002023-03-29 · $15,1202023-04-18 · $12,7002023-04-26 · $20,1602023-05-16 · $190,5002023-05-23 · $40,3202023-05-23 · $27,7202023-06-01 · $18,9002023-06-01 · $17,6402023-06-01 · $15,1202023-06-01 · $5,6702023-06-01 · $15,4802023-06-01 · $5,0402023-06-21 · $8,2552023-06-21 · $5,7152023-06-21 · $6,9852023-08-01 · $13,8602023-08-08 · $12,6002023-08-08 · $15,1202023-08-08 · $9,4502023-08-08 · $15,4802023-09-06 · $4,8262023-09-06 · $8,8902023-09-07 · $11,3402023-09-07 · $10,7102023-09-13 · $15,1202023-10-12 · $42,2112023-10-12 · $15,1202023-10-12 · $5,0402023-10-12 · $3,2762023-10-12 · $15,1202023-10-12 · $18,0602023-10-15 · $20,0002023-10-24 · $8,8902023-10-24 · $6,9852023-11-02 · $2812023-11-03 · $1312023-11-04 · $9,6002023-11-16 · $2,2682023-12-07 · $2,1422023-12-07 · $2,5202023-12-14 · $3,2762024-01-17 · $11,2672024-02-14 · $3,2762024-02-14 · $8,8202024-02-15 · $10,7952024-02-17 · $15,3602024-02-17 · $14,0802024-02-17 · $8,9602024-04-16 · $33,0202024-04-16 · $30,4802024-04-16 · $5,3342024-04-16 · $8,2552024-04-16 · $5,3342024-04-16 · $4,8262024-04-16 · $1,9052024-04-16 · $6,0962024-04-16 · $10,1602024-04-16 · $3,0482024-04-16 · $2,7942024-04-18 · $2,1422024-04-24 · $8,0752024-05-15 · $6,9302024-05-15 · $3,7802024-05-18 · $1,2162024-06-04 · $4,4102024-06-04 · $4,7882024-06-04 · $10,0802024-06-07 · $359,8522024-06-14 · $9,7552024-08-14 · $4,4102024-08-14 · $4,9022024-08-14 · $5,0402024-08-14 · $7,5602024-08-14 · $6,1922024-09-08 · $2,2002024-09-19 · $5,9072024-09-19 · $3,0382024-09-19 · $2,5312024-09-19 · $2,7002024-10-16 · $35,2802024-10-16 · $4,5152024-10-16 · $3,5282024-10-16 · $3,2762024-10-16 · $10,0802024-10-16 · $9,4502024-10-16 · $5,0402024-10-22 · $17,7802024-10-22 · $30,4802024-10-22 · $24,1302024-10-22 · $7,6202024-10-22 · $3,3022024-10-22 · $6,9852024-10-22 · $12,0652024-11-01 · $1972024-11-16 · $3002024-12-18 · $16,7702024-12-18 · $4,4102024-12-18 · $3,8702024-12-18 · $10,0802024-12-18 · $3,7802025-01-08 · $8,8902025-01-08 · $12,0652025-01-08 · $5,0802025-01-08 · $6,3502025-02-12 · $8,2552025-02-12 · $69,8502025-03-01 · $21,7602025-03-01 · $19,2002025-03-01 · $16,6402025-03-01 · $8,3202025-03-01 · $3,7122025-03-01 · $2,9442025-03-01 · $153,6002025-03-15 · $10,0002025-03-15 · $21,0002025-03-15 · $6,5002025-03-15 · $1,9002025-03-28 · $14,6932025-04-03 · $33,0202025-04-03 · $10,1602025-04-16 · $88,9002025-04-16 · $25,4002025-04-16 · $4,0642025-04-16 · $3,0482025-04-16 · $2,0322025-04-16 · $5,3342025-04-16 · $6,9852025-04-16 · $4,4452025-04-16 · $12,7002025-04-16 · $9,5252025-04-16 · $33,0202025-04-16 · $73,6602025-05-13 · $4,4452025-05-13 · $16,5102025-05-13 · $3,5562025-05-13 · $8,8902025-05-15 · $203,7002025-05-22 · $117,3402025-05-23 · $2542025-06-05 · $16,3702025-06-05 · $3,3022025-06-05 · $3,3022025-06-07 · $43,4762025-06-12 · $10,5132025-08-06 · $5,0802025-08-06 · $3,6962025-08-06 · $6,9852025-09-03 · $2,5082025-09-03 · $15,2402025-09-03 · $3,2582025-09-28 · $16,8752025-10-07 · $4,4802025-10-07 · $19,2002025-10-07 · $12,1602025-10-15 · $30,4802025-10-15 · $1,7782025-10-15 · $17,7802025-10-18 · $207,9582025-10-21 · $25,8002025-10-21 · $24,5102025-10-21 · $5,1602025-10-21 · $2,5802025-10-21 · $4,1282025-11-12 · $76,2002025-11-14 · $11,0002025-11-15 · $20,4802025-11-15 · $34,5602025-11-25 · $16,6402025-11-25 · $10,2402025-11-25 · $6,4002025-11-25 · $6,1442025-11-28 · $23,5022025-12-03 · $8,7502025-12-03 · $6,8752025-12-03 · $9,3752025-12-05 · $10,2712025-12-16 · $6,9852025-12-16 · $55,8802025-12-16 · $2,5402026-02-20 · $3,7502026-02-21 · $3,8402026-02-26 · $30,4802026-02-26 · $13,9702026-02-26 · $2,0322026-02-26 · $8,8902026-02-26 · $16,5102026-02-26 · $2,7942026-02-28 · $61,9202026-04-16 · $22,6102026-04-22 · $10,9652026-04-22 · $10,9652026-04-22 · $2,8382026-04-22 · $3,3542026-04-22 · $10,3202026-05-16 · $37,1202026-05-19 · $10,8802026-05-19 · $1,5962026-05-21 · $103,2002026-06-03 · $16,6402026-06-03 · $19,2002026-06-03 · $19,2002026-06-04 · $16,4932026-06-04 · $52,5552026-06-10 · $7,5072026-07-15 · $11,9222026-07-29 · $10,8802026-07-29 · $7,0402026-07-29 · $17,9202026-07-29 · $17,9202026-08-06 · $17,9202026-08-06 · $21,2802026-08-06 · $5,1202026-08-06 · $3,5842026-09-03 · $6,9642026-09-10 · $40,9602026-09-10 · $17,9202026-09-10 · $12,8002026-09-10 · $3,328
Each dot is a sold lot (price realized incl. premium where published, converted to USD at the sale-date rate; log scale). Dashed line: yearly median.

4 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.

37 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.

By medium

MediumOfferedSoldSell-throughAverageMedianHigh
Paintings252392%$862kSign up$360kSign up$4MSign up
Oil55100%$195kSign up$112kSign up$567kSign up
Acrylic151493%$1.3MSign up$703kSign up$4MSign up
Mixed media4375%$267kSign up$360kSign up$399kSign up
Works on paper282486%$45.9kSign up$31.3kSign up$204kSign up
Watercolor22100%$53.1kSign up$53.1kSign up$81.3kSign up
Gouache6467%$32.1kSign up$34kSign up$50kSign up
Drawing88100%$66.1kSign up$31.3kSign up$204kSign up
Prints & multiples55151994%$12.5kSign up$7.6kSign up$188kSign up
Etching403895%$15.7kSign up$11.6kSign up$42.8kSign up
Engraving44100%$25.8kSign up$28.4kSign up$34.4kSign up
Aquatint33100%$23.9kSign up$23.5kSign up$33kSign up
Lithograph38035794%$9.3kSign up$6.4kSign up$188kSign up
Screenprint999293%$20.3kSign up$9.5kSign up$144kSign up
Woodcut / linocut66100%$27.1kSign up$16.6kSign up$85.7kSign up
Print (other)1919100%$19.8kSign up$8.3kSign up$103kSign up
Sculpture151493%$88.6kSign up$52.2kSign up$252kSign up
Other161169%$9.4kSign up$7.5kSign up$25kSign up

Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.

By year

YearOfferedSoldMedian
20264239$11.9kSign up
20258779$10kSign up
20246959$5.9kSign up
20236358$11kSign up
20224542$10.3kSign up
20215755$9.4kSign up
20201615$10.6kSign up
20193636$13.1kSign up
20183030$10.6kSign up
20174644$8.2kSign up
20163939$8.8kSign up
20152221$10kSign up
20141817$7.2kSign up
20131815$6kSign up
201285$3.3kSign up
201166$3.2kSign up
201054$4.6kSign up
200943$12kSign up
20081010$1.1kSign up
200744$3.6kSign up
200444$5.1kSign up
200311$6.9kSign up
200233$1.4kSign up
200111$681Sign up
200011$1.2kSign up

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