Ophir

1970

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Paul Clinton

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Timothy Huchthausen

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a series of parallel brown lines forming a continuous zigzag pattern in the shape of an angular "L" in the bottom left corner on a plain cream background. The design resembles a stylized corner of a frame or a geometric staircase, with the repetitive bending of the lines creating a visual rhythm.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph and screenprint on Special Arjomari wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.7 x 55.8 cm (16 x 21 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.260

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 45

  • Series Title

    Copper

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 255.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 45.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.56. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gemini III F. Stella '70; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS70-327

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74036206

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