Frank Stella
Democratic National Convention 1980 SIGNED (Polar Coordinate IV 1980), 1980
Offset lithograph on semigloss paper
37 1/2 ? 27 1/2 in | 95.3 ? 69.9 cm
Edition of 120 (unnumbered)
Condition: In Excellent condition
A certificate of Authenticity is included
This poster was designed by the artist for the 1980 Democratic National Convention, held in Madison Square Garden in New York. It was at this convention that Jimmy Carter was nominated for reelection. This large poster was printed by Petersburg Press in 1980 and features Frank Stella?s Polar Coordinates for Ronnie Peterson IV. Signed by the artist lower right

Concentric lines of orange and bright green interweave with strokes of pink, yellow, red, turquoise, silver, and gold. Printed with metallic ink that catches light differently from each angle, complementing the poster?s lime green and red text. The top of the poster reads ?Let us move forward with a strong and active faith.”

This poster, signed by the artist, comes from the archive of the publisher

Frank Stella is considered one of the most influential American artists of the post-war generation. Throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s, he helped shepherd painting beyond Abstract Expressionism and toward Minimalism. Stella?s output has evolved from black-and-white striped paintings (which he created at the start of his career) to the irregularly shaped canvases of his bold 1970s ?Polish Village” series, to the 3D-printed sculptures he produced in the 2010s. While the artist has a reputation for stylistic innovation, he views all of his works as part of a continuum. Stella cemented his place in art history in 1970 when, at age 33, he became the youngest artist to ever mount a retrospective at the Museum of Modern Art. He has since enjoyed major solo exhibitions at the Royal Academy of Arts, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Kunstmuseum Basel, among other institutions, and his work belongs in public collections worldwide. His pieces regularly sell for seven figures at auction.

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