Hampton Roads

1971

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

George Page

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a series of parallel blue lines forming right angles in a square on the left side of a cream-colored canvas. The geometric arrangement creates a staircase-like pattern. The design resembles a series of layered steps or terraces, giving a simplified maze or grid structure impression. The contrast between the blue lines and the cream background accentuates the precision and uniformity of the lines, focusing attention on the structured formation in the minimalist space.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in blue on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 23.65 × 23.65 cm (9 5/16 × 9 5/16 in.)
    sheet: 40.6 × 55.8 cm (16 × 21 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.74.215

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 60

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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 299.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 60.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.71. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gemini I F. Stella '71; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS71-394

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]

Wikidata ID

Q74890050

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