Star of Persia II

1967

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Octavio Pereira

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Robert de la Rocha

Printer, American, born 1937

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a geometric shape made of interlocking hexagonal sections arranged in a star-like pattern. Each section has parallel lines converging towards the center. The design resembles a stylized flower or snowflake, with a three-dimensional effect created through gradient colors and directional lines. The shades of green, blue, and gray add depth, creating the illusion of a complex structure resembling a kaleidoscope pattern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on English Vellum graph paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Maclyn E. Wade

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 65.72 × 78.58 cm (25 7/8 × 30 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1979.75.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. and Mrs. Maclyn E. Wade, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1979 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1983

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., May 1983.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 47.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 2.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.2. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: AP VI F. Stella '67; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: 67-111

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q65568441

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