Delaware Crossing [color trial proof]

1971

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Ron Olds

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a black and white square with straight, parallel lines intersecting at right angles to form concentric squares and rectangles. The design resembles a maze or a city map, with the lines creating pathways or streets converging towards a central point. The pattern is on the left side of the image, with negative space on the right, highlighting the structured complexity of the geometric arrangement.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Arches wove paper [color trial proof]

  • 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: 40.64 × 55.88 cm (16 × 22 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.23.143

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 59 [color trial proof]

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 2015 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 298.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 59.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.70. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: CTP-G 1/3 F. Stella '71; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS71-393

Markings

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

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