Live Auction 18549Post-War to Present
Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Lot 38

Frank Stella (b. 1936)

Does the Whale Diminish?

Closed5 March 2020

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USD 325,000

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Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Does the Whale Diminish?
oil, oilstick and enamel on aluminum construction
80 x 144 x 36 in. (203.2 x 365.7 x 91.4 cm.)
Executed in 1988.

Private collection
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York, 16 November 1995, lot 386
M. Knoedler & Co., New York
Private collection, Nagoya
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 12 November 2003, lot 412
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Specialist note


“Yes, but Moby Dick was for me, much more. It’s not fair to Melville, but it was an around-the-world adventure story about struggling with larger-than-life forces.”
Frank Stella