Contemporary Day Auction

Contemporary Day Auction

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Property from an Important Private Collection

Frank Stella

Black Painting

Session begins in

May 16, 02:00 PM GMT

Estimate

200,000 - 300,000 USD

Bid

180,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Property from an Important Private Collection

Frank Stella

1936 - 2024


Black Painting

oil, enamel and paper collage on canvas in artist's chosen frame

24 ⅝ by 18 ½ in.

62.5 by 47 cm.

Executed circa 1958.

Michael Whitehouse (acquired directly from the artist)

Christie's New York, 5 May 1987, lot 75 (consigned by the above)

Private Collection

Phyllis Hattis, New York (acquired in 2006)

Acquired from the above in 2010 by the present owner

Exh. Cat., Cambridge, Harvard University, Fogg Art Museum (and traveling), Frank Stella 1958, February - December 2006, no. 24, n.p., illustrated in color