Empress of India II

1967, published 1968

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Bruce Lowney

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image exhibits a series of zigzag and angular patterns formed by parallel lines converging into an abstract design. The lines are colored in segments with brown, pink, orange, and green hues. The overall shape resembles a stylized outline of a mountain range or a complex geometric letter 'W' with an added dimension of layered stripes, creating a three-dimensional effect.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Lowell wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 41.3 x 89.9 cm (16 1/4 x 35 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.74.201

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 28

  • Series Title

    V

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 82.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 28.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.38. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Gemini I F. Stella '68; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: 67-158

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74889952

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