Empress of India I

1967, published 1968

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Charles Ritt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays angular, zigzagging lines in tight, parallel formations across the canvas. The abstract design combines bold lines in different shades of black, teal, purple, and brown. The shapes created by the lines resemble mountainous landscapes or folded paper sculptures. The composition evokes a sense of depth and movement.
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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

    1991.74.223

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 27

  • 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 81.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 27.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.37. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gemini I F. Stella '68; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS67-157

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74890111

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