Frank Stella (AMERICAN, 1936)
Swan IX
Etching and aquatint with carborundum and relief printing on TGL handmade
1984
Signed and dated in pencil, lower margin
Numbered AP VIII in pencil, lower margin. Aside from the edition of 30
Dimensions: 59 1/2 x 49 3/4 inches (151 x 126 1/2 cm)
Margins
Framed in large wood frame
From Swann Engravings
Published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, with the blindstamp
Unexamined out of frame
In overall good condition
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Working with the master printer Ken Tyler, Frank Stella was able to create complicated mixed-media prints that resembled sculptures. This very large etching and aquatint with carborundum and relief printing on TGL handmade extends 59 1/2 x 49 3/4 inches (151 x 126 1/2 cm). It was executed in 1984 and is signed, inscribed "AP VIII" and dated in pencil, lower left with full margins. From his series "Swann Engravings" and published by Tyler Graphics, Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York, with the blindstamp.

Frank Stella (AMERICAN, 1936)

From the 1970s up to the 1990s Frank Stella, the famous contemporary American artist, turned his style from minimalism to a very dynamic and highly plastic style. The artist’s works have been internationally exhibited. Stella has won numerous awards from renowned universities. Barack Obama recently awarded him with the National Medal of Arts.