FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
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Frank Stella: Works from the Artist's Estate
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)

The Decanter (S-9, 3X — 1st Version)

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FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
The Decanter (S-9, 3X — 1st Version)
acrylic, enamel and fluorescent polymer paint on magnesium and aluminum construction
108 ¼ x 137 x 74 ¾ in. (275 x 348 x 189.9 cm.)
Executed in 1987.
Provenance
Collection of the artist
Literature
R. Hughes, "The Grand Maximalist: Frank Stella brings new life to abstract painting," Time, vol. 130, no. 18, 2 November 1987, p. 83 (installation view illustrated).
P. Leder, "Shakespearean Fish," Art in America, vol. 78, no. 10, October 1990, p. 191.
S. Guberman, Frank Stella: An Illustrated Biography, New York, 1995, p. 208 (installation view illustrated).
R. Wallace, Frank Stella's Moby-Dick Words & Shapes, Ann Arbor, 2003, pp. 64, 69, 245 and 283, no. 199.
Exhibited
New York, Museum of Modern Art, Frank Stella: Work from 1970-1987, October 1987-January 1988.
Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía and Munich, Haus der Kunst, Frank Stella, September 1995-April 1996, pp. 113 and 217 (illustrated).

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