Photo © Palm Beach Modern Auctions — view this lot on Palm Beach Modern Auctions ↗Bene Come Il Sale, 1989
Etching · Paper · ed. 43/50
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Wake Island Rail
Frank Stella (American, 1936–2024) · 1977
$87,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £67,489≈ €78,708
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “acrylic, oilstick, glitter and silkscreen graph paper on linen”
- Support
- Linen
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed, titled and dated "WAKE ISLAND RAIL F. Stella '77" on the reverse · Frank Stella signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 60 7/8 x 84 1/2 in. (154.9 x 214.6 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale (NY010417)
- Date
- May 17, 2017
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 226
- Estimate
- $80,000 – $120,000 (≈ £61,705 – £92,557) (≈ €71,962 – €107,943)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 27, 2026
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