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Frank Stella Sunapee III 1966 Florescent alkyd and epoxy paint on canvas. 127 5/8 x 119 2/3 in. (324.2 x 304 cm).
Provenance Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; James Jacobs, New York Literature M. Fried, "Shape as Forms: Frank Stella's New Paintings", Artforum, Vol. V, No. 3, November, 1966, p. 26 (illustrated) Catalogue Essay “Frank Stella’s paintings investigate the viability of shape as such. By shape as such I mean not merely the silhouette of the support (which I call literal shape), nor merely that of the outlines of elements in a given picture (which I will call depicted shape), but shape as a medium within which choices about both literal and depicted shaped are made, and made mutually responsive. And by the viability of shape, I mean its power to hold, to stump itself out, and in—as verisimilitude and narrative used to impress themselves—compelling convinction.” (M. Fried, taken from “Shape vs. Form: Frank Stella’s New Paintings”, T. Kellein, Art in Theory, 2002) Read More Artist Bio Frank Stella American • 1936 - N/A One of the most important living artists, Frank Stella is recognized as the most significant painter that transitioned from Abstract Expressionism to Minimalism. He believes that the painting should be the central object of interest rather than represenative of some subject outside of the work. Stella experimented with relief and created sculptural pieces with prominent properties of collage included. Rejecting the normalities of Minimalism, the artist transformed his style in a way that inspired those who had lost hope for the practice. Stella lives in Malden, Massachusetts and is based in New York and Rock Tavern, New York. View More Works