Frank Stella (American, b.1936). "Whale-Watch Shawl". Multiple/Textile. 1994. Signed, dated, and numbered on the shawl label, and signed in the textile matrix. Fine condition (never worn). Another example of this shawl was offered with pre-sale estimates of $5,000/7,000 at Leslie Hindman Auctioneers on September 12th, 2010, lot 200. This is the only auction record we could find. A silk crepe de chine shawl with rolled hems. Enclosed in original red clamshell box, measuring 11" high x 10 1/4" wide x 1" thick, which is within the original plastic covering (bearing the shawl number), neither ever opened (to enable us to fully present the shawl, some catalogue images seen on-line come from another identical example). Published by Tyler Graphics Limited. A very large (4 1/2 feet by 4 1/2 feet) and very scarce object. Image copyright © Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. Image size: 54 x 54 in. (1372 x 1372 mm). [23114] |2000| {R100}