• Auction 25051

    Graphic Alchemist: Works from The Estate of Frank Stella

    24 September 2026 - 22 October 2026, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 1,793,920 (USD)
65 Lots for Sale 25051
Lot 1
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Black Series I
Largest Sheet: 15 3/8 x 22 in. (391 x 559 mm.)
Each Frame: 16 ¼ x 23 ¼ in. (413 x 591 mm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$28,160
Lot 2
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Black Series II
Largest Sheet: 15 x 21 7/8 in. (381 x 556 mm.)
Each Frame: 16 ¼ x 23 1/8 in. (413 x 587 mm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$48,640
Lot 3
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Aluminum Series
Largest Sheet: 16 x 22 in. (406 x 559 mm.)
Each Frame: 17 ¼ x 23 ¼ in. (438 x 591 mm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$23,040
Lot 4
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Purple Series
Each Sheet: 16 x 22 in. (406 x 559 mm.)
Each Frame: 17 ¼ x 23 ¼ in (438 x 591 mm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

price realized
$48,640
Lot 5
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Louisiana Lottery Co., from Multicolored Squares I
Image: 10 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (260 x 260 mm.)
Sheet: 16 x 21 ¾ in. (406 x 552 mm.)
Frame: 17 ¼ x 23 ¼ in. (438 x 591 mm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$10,240
Lot 6
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Cato Manor, from Multicolored Squares I
Image: 10 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (260 x 260 mm.)
Sheet: 16 x 21 ¾ in. (406 x 552 mm.)
Frame: 17 ¼ x 23 ¼ in. (438 x 591 mm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$14,080
Lot 7
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Les Indes Galantes II, from Les Indes Galantes
Image: 8 x 8 in. (203 x 203 mm.)
Sheet: 16 x 22 in. (406 x 559 mm.)
Frame: 17 ¼ x 23 ¼ in. (438 x 591 mm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,376
Lot 8
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Les Indes Galantes III, from Les Indes Galantes
Image: 8 x 16 in. (203 x 406 mm.)
Sheet: 16 x 22 in. (406 x 559 mm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$9,600
Lot 9
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Les Indes Galantes V, from Les Indes Galantes
Image: 8 x 16 in. (203 x 406 mm.)
Sheet: 16 x 22 in. (406 x 559 mm.)
Frame: 17 ¼ x 23 ¼in. (438 x 591 mm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$10,240
Lot 10
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Sidi Ifni, from Hommage á Picasso
Image: 18 7/8 x 18 7/8 in. (479 x 479 mm.)
Sheet: 21 7/8 x 29 7/8 in. (556 x 759 mm.)
Frame: 24 x 32 in. (610 x 813 mm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$12,160
Lot 11
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Moultonville, from Eccentric Polygons
Sheet: 22 ¼ x 17 ¼ in. (565 x 438 mm.)
Frame: 28 x 22 in. (711 x 559 mm.)
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

Lot 12
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Sanbornville, from Eccentric Polygons
Sheet: 20 5/8 x 26 ¾ in. (524 x 679 mm.)
Frame: 29 ¾ x 23 11/16 in. (756 x 602 mm.)
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$3,584
Lot 13
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Nowe Miastro (IV), from Paper Reliefs
Overall: 24 ½ x 21 x 1 in. (622 x 533 x 25 mm.)
Frame: 31 x 28 x 4 in. (787 x 711 x 102 mm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$12,800
Lot 14
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Lunna Wola (V), from Paper Reliefs
Overall: 24 x 20 x 1 in. (610 x 508 x 25 mm.)
Frame: 31 x 28 x 4 in. (787 x 711 x 102 mm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$16,640
Lot 15
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Bogoria (VI), from Paper Reliefs
Overall: 21 ½ x 29 ¼ x 1 ½ in. (546 x 743 x 38 mm.)
Frame: 27 x 35 x 4 in. (686 x 889 x 102 mm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$14,080
Lot 16
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Double Exotic Bird
acrylic and watercolor over screenprint in colors on Tycore
63 7/8 x 43 ¾ in. (162.3 x 111.1 cm.)
Frame: 64 x 43 7/8 in. (162.6 x 111.4 cm.)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$76,800
Lot 17
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Steller's Albatross, from Exotic Bird Series
Image: 32 7/8 x 44 7/8 in. (835 x 1140 mm.)
Sheet: 36 ¼ x 49 in. (921 x 1245 mm.)
Frame: 39 ¼ x 51 7/8 in. (997 × 1318 mm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$7,680
Lot 18
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Sinjerli Variation I, from Sinjerli Variations
Image: 25 in. (635 mm.) (Diameter)
Sheet: 32 x 42 ¼ in. (813 x 1073 mm.)
Frame: 35 x 43 ¼ in. (889 × 1099 mm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$15,360
Lot 19
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Sinjerli Variation II, from Sinjerli Variations
Image: 25 x 25 in. (635 x 635 mm.) (Diameter)
Sheet: 32 x 42 ¼ in. (813 x 1073 mm.)
Frame: 35 x 43 1/4 in. (889 × 1099 mm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$21,760
Lot 20
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Sinjerli Variation III, from Sinjerli Variations
Image: 25 in. (635 mm.) (Diameter)
Sheet: 32 x 42 ¼ in. (813 x 1073 mm.)
Frame: 35 x 43 ¼ in. (889 × 1099 mm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$15,360
Lot 21
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Sinjerli Variation IV, from Sinjerli Variations
Image: 25 in. (635 mm.) (Diameter)
Sheet: 32 x 42 ¼ in. (813 x 1073 mm.)
Frame: 35 x 43 ¼ in. (889 × 1099 mm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$30,720
Lot 22
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Polar Co-ordinates I, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson
Sheet: 38 ½ x 38 in. (978 x 965 mm.)
Frame: 48 x 48 in. (1219 x 1219 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$33,280
Lot 23
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Polar Co-ordinates III, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson
Sheet: 38 ½ x 38 in. (978 x 965 mm.)
Frame: 41 x 41 ½ in. (1041 x 1054 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$25,600
Lot 24
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Polar Co-ordinates IV, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson
Sheet: 38 x 38 ½ in. (965 x 978 mm.)
Framed: 41 x 41 ½ in. (1041 x 1054 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$15,360
Lot 25
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Polar Co-ordinates V, from Polar Co-ordinates for Ronnie Peterson
Sheet: 38 x 38 ½ in. (965 x 978 mm.)
Frame: 41 x 41 ½ in. (1041 x 1054 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$33,280
Lot 26
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Sinjerli Variation Squared with Colored Grounds
Each Sheet: 31 7/8 x 32 in. (810 x 813 mm.)
Each Frame: 35 x 35 in. (889 × 889 mm.)(6)
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$307,200
Lot 27
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Talladega Three III, from Circuits
Sheet: 66 x 51 5/8 in. (1676 x 1311 mm.)
Frame: 69 x 54 5/8 in. (1753 x 1387 mm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $10,000

price realized
$14,080
Lot 28
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Estoril Five I, from Circuits
Sheet: 67 ¼ x 52 in. (1708 x 1321 mm.)
Frame: 69 ¼ x 54 5/8 in. (1759 × 1387 mm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $20,000

price realized
$23,040
Lot 29
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Estoril Five II, from Circuits
Sheet: 66 ½ x 51 ½ in. (1689 x 1308 mm.)
Frame: 69 ¾ x 55 in. (1772 × 1397 mm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$28,160
Lot 30
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Pergusa Three Double, from Circuits
Overall: 101 ½ x 66 1/8 in. (2578 x 1680 mm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$28,160
Lot 31
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Shards I, from Shards
Sheet: 45 ¼ x 39 ¾ in. (1149 x 1010 mm.)
Frame: 48 ¼ x 42 ¾ in. (1086 × 1226 mm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$14,080
Lot 32
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Shards II, from Shards
Sheet: 39 ¾ x 45 ¼ in. (1010 x 1149 mm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$8,960
Lot 33
FRANK STELLA (1937-2024)
Shards Variant IIIa, from Shards
Sheet: 45 ¼ x 39 ¾ in. (1149 x 1010 mm.)
Frame: 51 ½ x 45. 3/4 in. (1308 x 1162 mm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$15,360
Lot 34
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Swan Engraving II, from Swan Engravings
Sheet: 66 ½ x 51 3/8 in. (1689 x 1305 mm.)
Frame: 68 ¼ x 54 in. (1372 x 1734 mm.)
estimate
$4,000 - $6,000

price realized
$7,680
Lot 35
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Yellow Journal, State I
Sheet: 52 ½ x 38 ½ in. (1334 x 978 mm.)
Frame: 55 ½ x 41 ½ in. (1410 x 1054 mm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$10,880
Lot 36
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Swan Engraving Blue, from Swan Engravings
Sheet: 38 ¾ x 31 5/8 in. (984 x 803 mm.)
Frame: 42 x 34 ½ in. (1067 x 876 mm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$7,680
Lot 37
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
A Hungry Cat Ate Up the Goat, Plate 2, from Illustrations After El...
Sheet: 45 3/8 x 53 3/8 in. (1153 x 1356 mm.)
Frame: 48 3/8 x 56 3/8 in. (1229 × 1432 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

Lot 38
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Then Came an Ox and Drank the Water, Plate 7, from Illustrations After El...
Sheet: 54 ¼ x 52 ¼ in. (1378 x 1327 mm.)
Frame: 60 ¼ x 58 ¼ in. (1530 × 1480 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$17,920
Lot 39
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Had Gadya: Back Cover, Plate B, from Illustrations after El Lissitzky's Had...
Sheet: 60 3/8 x 53 ¼ in. (1534 x 1353 mm.)
Frame: 62 ¼ x 55 3/8 in. (1407 x 1581 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$23,040
Lot 40
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
La penna di hu, from Italian Folktales
Sheet: 55 x 65 ½ in. (1397 x 1664 mm.)
Frame: 64 x 76 in. (1626 x 1930 mm.)
estimate
$18,000 - $25,000

Lot 41
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Bene come il sale, from Italian Folktales
Sheet: 76 ¾ x 58 7/8 in. (1949 x 1495 mm.)
Frame: 81 x 63 ¼in. (2057 x 1607 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$14,080
Lot 42
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Bene come il sale, State IV, from Italian Folktales
Sheet: 76 x 58 5/8 in. (1930 x 1489 mm.)
Frame: 79 x 61 5/8 in. (2007 x 1565 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$14,080
Lot 43
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
The Quarter Deck, from The Waves
Sheet: 74 ¾ x 56 in. (1899 x 1422 mm.)
Frame: 78 x 59 in. (1981 x 1499 mm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$21,760
Lot 44
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Moby Dick, from The Waves
Sheet: 67 ¼ x 54 ½ in. (1708 x 1384 mm.)
Frame: 71 x 58 in. (1803 x 1473 mm.)
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$53,760
Lot 45
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
The Fossil Whale, from Moby Dick Engravings
Sheet: 74 ¾ x 53 7/8 in. (1899 x 1368 mm.)
Frame: 56 x 76 7/8 in. (1422 x 1953 mm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$17,920
Lot 46
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
The Funeral, from Moby Dick Engravings
Sheet: 78 ¼ x 59 in. (1988 x 1499 mm.)
Frame: 82 x 63 in. (2083 x 1600 mm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$19,200
Lot 47
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Stubb and Flask Kill a Right Whale (Dome), from Moby Dick Domes
Overall: 73 x 52 ¾ x 6 in. (1854 x 1340 x 152 mm.)
Frame: 77 x 56 x 10 in. (1956 x 1422 x 254 mm.)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$53,760
Lot 48
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
The Fossil Whale (Dome), from Moby Dick Domes
Overall: 73 ½ x 53 x 6 in. (1867 x 1346 x 152 mm.)
Frame: 77 x 56 x 9 in. (1956 x 1422 x 229 mm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$140,800
Lot 49
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
The Whale-Watch, from Moby Dick Deckle Edges
Overall: 72 ½ x 72 ½ in. (1842 x 1842 mm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$21,760
Lot 50
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Spectralia, from Imaginary Places
Sheet: 27 x 32 5/8 in. (686 x 829 mm.)
Frame: 30 x 35 ¾ in. (908 × 762 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$12,800
Lot 51
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Libertinia, from Imaginary Places
Sheet: 21 ½ x 49 3/8 in. (546 x 1254 mm.)
Frame: 24 ½ x 52 3/8 in. (622 × 1330 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$16,640
Lot 52
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Egyplosis Relief, from Imaginary Places II
Overall: 31 5/8 x 31 ½ x 1 ¾ in. (803 x 800 x 44 mm.)
Frame: 34 5/8 x 34 ½ in. (879 × 876 mm)
estimate
$7,000 - $10,000

price realized
$17,920
Lot 53
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Fattiburg, from Imaginary Places II
Diameter: 31 ¾ in. (806 mm.)
Frame: 35 x 35 in. (889 x 889 mm.)
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$12,800
Lot 54
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Juam, from Imaginary Places II
Overall: 79 x 61 ¾ in. (2007 x 1568 mm.)
Frame: 81 ¼ x 63 ½ in. (1613 x 2064 mm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$40,960
Lot 55
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Juam, State I, from Imaginary Places II
Sheet: 78 x 59 1/8 in. (1981 x 1502 mm.)
Frame: 80 x 61 ¼ in. (1556 x 2032 mm.)
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$25,600
Lot 56
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Cantahar, from Imaginary Places III
Sheet: 52 ¼ x 52 ¾ in. (1327 x 1340 mm.)
Frame: 54 ¼ x 54 5/8 in. (1378 x 1387 mm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$21,760
Lot 57
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Stranz, from Imaginary Places III
Image: 75 x 41 5/8 in. (1905 x 1057 mm.)
Sheet: 77 x 43 5/8 in. (1956 x 1108 mm.)
Frame: 45 5/8 x 79 in. (1159 x 2007 mm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$48,640
Lot 58
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Nemrik, from Near East Series
Sheet: 44 ¼ x 32 3/8 in. (1124 x 822 mm.)
Frame: 47 ¼ x 35 3/8 in. (1200 × 899 mm.)
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$21,760
Lot 59
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Ain Ghazal (L), from Near East Monoprints
Sheet: 68 ¼ x 59 ¾ in. (1734 x 1518 mm.)
Frame: 71 x 62 x 3 in. (1803 x 1575 x 76 mm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$25,600
Lot 60
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Abu Hureya #1, from Near East Monoprints
Sheet: 74 ¼ x 59 5/8 in. (1886 x 1514 mm.)
Frame: 78 x 64 x 3 in. (1981 x 1626 x 76 mm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$44,800
Lot 61
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Abu Hureya #13, from Near East Monoprints
Sheet: 74 x 59 7/8 in. (1880 x 1521 mm.)
Frame: 81 x 66 x 3 in. (2057 x 1676 x 76 mm.)
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$38,400
Lot 62
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Ganji Dareh AP I, from Near East Monoprints
Sheet: 74 ½ x 60 ½ in. (1892 x 1537 mm.)
Frame: 78 x 63 x 3 in. (1981 x 1600 x 76 mm.)
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$48,640
Lot 63
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Schwarze Weisheit #2, from Schwarze Weisheit Series
Image: 32 x 24 ¾ in. (813 x 629 mm.)
Sheet: 35 ¾ x 28 ¼ in. (908 x 718 mm.)
Frame: 31 3/8 x 38 5/8 in. (797 × 981 mm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$10,880
Lot 64
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
Schwarze Weisheit for D.J., from Schwarze Weisheit Series
Sheet: 47 5/8 x 40 in. (1210 x 1016 mm.)
Frame: 50 5/8 x 43 in. (1286 × 1092 mm.)
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$10,880
Lot 65
FRANK STELLA (1936-2024)
No Smoking (Large)
Overall: 28 7/8 x 23 ¾ x 5/8 in. (733 x 603 x 16 mm.)
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

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