Frank Stella

American | 1936 - 2024

Frank Stella was an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1936. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Gagosian, New York (555 W 24th) have featured Frank Stella's work in the past.Frank Stella's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 8 USD to 28,082,500 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 28,082,500 USD for Point of Pines, sold at Christie's New York in 2019. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 1,612,045 USD, while his works on paper have sold for an average of 140,008 USD.Frank Stella has been featured in articles for THE Stylemate, Korea Herald and Frieze Magazine. The most recent article is Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstraction in the 20th century written for Apollo in February 2025. The artist died in 2024.

Artist's alternative names: Frank Philip Stella

Featured for Sale

Imola Three, I (from the Circuits Series) ,1982

By Frank Stella

Hamilton Selway Fine Art

Framed Model for the Frigate Macedonian HBM and the Frigate United States 2

By Frank Stella

Christie's New York

Shards IV ,82

By Frank Stella

Strauss & Co., Cape Town

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Untitled (Concentric Squares - Frank Stella

Untitled (Concentric Squares ,1974

By Frank Stella

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DELAWARE CROSSING ,1961

By Frank Stella

+36%

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Honduras Lottery Co. ,1962

By Frank Stella

+49%

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Upcoming Lots

Prince of Hohenfliess ,1997

By Frank Stella

Ketterer Kunst Munich

Shards II ,1982

By Frank Stella

Mallet Japan

Frank Stella SINJERLI VARIATION I Print - Frank Stella

Frank Stella SINJERLI VARIATION I Print ,1977

By Frank Stella

Palm Beach Modern Auctions

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Shards IV ,82

By Frank Stella

Strauss & Co., Cape Town

Moultonboro (from the Eccentric Polygons series - Frank Stella

Moultonboro (from the Eccentric Polygons series ,1974

By Frank Stella

Wright

Shards I ,1982

By Frank Stella

Mallet Japan

Recent Auction Results

Tomlinson Court Park ,1967

By Frank Stella

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Grisebach

LINCOLN CENTER FESTIVAL ,1967

By Frank Stella

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Ro Gallery

York Factory I ,1971

By Frank Stella

Mainichi Auction, Tokyo

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Current Exhibitions

Form meets Color

Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie

Bielefeld | Germany

Nov 23,2024 - Mar 01,2025

Louisiana Visits Franz Gertsch: Post-War And Contemporary Art In Dialogue

Museum Franz Gertsch

Burgdorf | Switzerland

Sep 21,2024 - Mar 02,2025

First Impressions: Frank Stella’s Early Prints From The Marmor Collection

Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University

Stanford | California | USA

Oct 09,2024 - Mar 09,2025

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Articles

Kandinsky’s Universe: Geometric Abstraction in the 20th century

Apollo 07/02/2025

This ambitious survey made up of more than 100 works situates the major starting point in the history of geometric abstraction in Kandinsky’s book Point and Line to Plane (1926).

The New York Hypnotic School: Visual Art, Music and the Exploration of Consciousness

THE Stylemate 03/02/2025

The New York Hypnotic School is an art movement that emerged in New York in the 1960s and 1970s and is characterised by hypnotic, repetitive and visually captivating works.

Exhibition Provides Distinctive Look at Connection Between Life and Art, Featuring 300 Pieces by 70 Artists and Designers

Korea Herald 01/02/2025

Homes are evolving from mere spaces for daily living into personal exhibition spaces that reflect and showcase the tastes and identities of their residents.

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Coverage

“ ..Best known for his abstract painting, prints and sculptures, Stella’s early preoccupation with creating illusions of space within two dimensions has developed and evolved from ‘sculptural wall-based paintings’,... ”
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Royal Academy of Arts

“ ..Known for his pioneering minimalism and post-painterly abstraction, this extraordinary collection of works represents Stella’s heroic refutation of the moribund dialogue of the death of painting and refusal... ”
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Leila Heller Gallery, Dubai

“ ..Consistently inventive, Stella, now 74, is perhaps the most significant artist to work in the abstract tradition of painting, sculpture and print making over the past 50 years... ”
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Toledo Museum of Art

“ ..Moving at the crossroads of painting, drawing, and sculpture, Stella's K series ushers in a bold new chapter in the artist's exceptional five-decade career.... ”
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The Phillips Collection

“ ..These sculptures, from Stella's reflections on key archeological sites in ancient Anatolia, are energetic metal wall constructions made of industrial materials... ”
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Vered Gallery