Live Auction 2598Post-War & Contemporary Art Morning Session
Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Lot 115

Frank Stella (b. 1936)

Labyrinth

Closed15 November 2012

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USD 890,500

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Frank Stella (b. 1936)
Labyrinth
signed and dated 'Stella '60' (on the overlap)
oil and graphite on canvas
12 1/8 x 12¼ in. (30.7 x 31.1 cm.)
Painted in 1960.

Galleria dell'Ariete, Milan
The Tettamanti Collection, acquired from the above, 1972
Their sale; Christie's, London, 8 February 2007, lot 2
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Specialist note

"There are two problems in painting. One is to find out what painting is and the other is to find out how to make a painting. The first is learning something and the second is making something."
Frank Stella, The Pratt Lecture, New York, 1960