The Funeral

1991

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

The image displays swirling lines and geometric shapes forming an abstract composition. Curved and angular lines intersect, creating a pattern. Sweeping curves and circular forms are in the center, and grid-like patterns are also present. A border of horizontal lines surrounds the design, enhancing its abstract nature.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching, aquatint, relief, drypoint, and carborundum in black on TGL handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Tyler Graphics Ltd.

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 198.76 × 151.13 cm (78 1/4 × 59 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.67.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, undescribed

  • Series Title

    Moby Dick Engravings


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mt. Kisco, New York; acquired 1994 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 8/27 F. Stella '91; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS 89-1045

Markings

embossed lower right: [Tyler Graphics]

Wikidata ID

Q75125474

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