Sanbornville

1967, published 1974

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Barbara Thomason

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Jeff Wasserman

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays a collection of geometric shapes, mainly triangles and quadrilaterals, against a light background. A large red outline encloses nested shapes, including a green-filled triangle within a blue triangle. Next to the triangles, overlapping parallelograms with a green pattern are arranged. The composition uses primary and complementary colors for a vibrant and dynamic effect.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph and screenprint on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of David Gensburg

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 43.8 x 56.5 cm (17 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.71.37

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 105

  • Series Title

    Eccentric Polygons


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

David Gensburg, Los Angeles, California; acquired 1983 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1990

  • Gemini G.E.L.: American Master Prints, Glasgow Print Studio, Scotland, 1990.

1992

  • Master Prints from Gemini G.E.L., National Lending Service, Telfair Academy of Arts and Sciences, Savannah, Georgia; Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, Iowa; Midland Center for the Arts, Texas; Diggs Gallery, Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Maier Museum of Art, Randolph College, Lynchburg, Virginia; Wichita Art Museum, Kansas; Art Institute for the Permian Basin, Odessa, Texas; Ringling School of Art and Design, Sarasota, Florida; Newcomb Art Gallery, Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana; Augustana College Art Gallery, Rock Island, Illinois; St. John’s Museum of Art, Wilmington, North Carolina, 1992-1997

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 551.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 105.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.13. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: 6/100 F. Stella '74; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS67-128

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74044434

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