River of Ponds III

1971

Frank Stella

Associated Names
Frank Stella

Artist, American, 1936 - 2024

Ron Olds

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Daniel Freeman

Printer, American, born 1868

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a composition of rectangles and arcs of various colors and sizes. Central to the artwork is a brown arc intersecting yellow, green, and black rectangles, surrounded by red and blue sections. The shapes interact through clean lines, creating a dynamic and layered composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Special Arjomari wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    image: 81 x 81 cm (31 7/8 x 31 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 96.5 x 96.5 cm (38 x 38 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.74.219

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 1983, no. 52

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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 272.

1983

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1967-1982. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1983, no. 52.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 51.62. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: River of Ponds III; lower right in graphite: Gemini III F. Stella '71; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: FS70-356

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74890085

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