Black Stack

1967, published 1970

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Ron Adams

Printer, American, born 1934

Stuart Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows geometric shapes arranged in three rectangular sections on a black background. Abstract forms like triangles and rectangles overlap and intersect, sometimes filled with a grid pattern. The shapes resemble arrows and envelopes, maintaining an abstract quality. The bold contrast between black and white enhances the structured yet abstract nature of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Special Arjomari wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 103.51 × 74.3 cm (40 3/4 × 29 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1976.56.178

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 47

  • Series Title

    Stacks

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.; acquired 1976 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., June 1988.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 226.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 47.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.58. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 53.56 F. Stella '70; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS70-352

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q65568436

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