Frank Stella

FRANK STELLA "QUATHLAMBA I" 1968

Frank Stella is an essential figure in the evolution of 20th-century abstraction. He is considered the most influential American painter from the generation that abandoned and surpassed Abstract Expressionism. 

Frank Stella became a printmaker in 1967 at Gemini G.E.L. (one of the top American printing studios). After his two previous groups of prints, "Star of Persia" and "Black Series I", Stella created the “V series” referencing his iconic geometric-shaped canvases. 

These works, created with metallic inks, are significantly different from the other prints of this era since the compositions are centered on the sheet, instead of Stella's preferred 'justified left' approach

The individual titles from the "V Series" were derived from the names of historic ships, which themselves came from the world of flora and fauna. "Quathlamba" is the local Zulu name for the Eastern, sea-sloping side of the Drakensberg mountain range in South Africa. It is also the name of a British iron barge from the late 1800s. Like many of Stella's works the title has an inherent ambiguity.

Essential to Stella's practice, there is no allusion to narrative, the unconscious, or symbolism within his work. His work forces the viewer to observe and simply enjoy. As Stella famously said, "What you see is what you get".

The work can be found in many important museum collections around the world including the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, the National Gallery of Australia, and the Stedelijk Museum (Amsterdam) to mention a few. 

For more information about Stella's techniques, click here for the Tate's commentary on this body of work.

Additional images available on request. 

Questions about this piece? Contact us or call +1.416.704.1720. Visit our Toronto gallery on Thursdays or by appointment.

"Quathlamba I" 

Signed, numbered and dated 1968 in pencil by the artist 

From an edition of 100

Lithograph with varnish on Lowell paper

16.25"H 29"W (work)

Stamped on verso Gemini G.E.L. Los Angeles, Calif.

Very good condition.

Detailed condition report by request

Literature:  The Prints of Frank Stella: A Catalogue Raisonné 1967-1982, Axsom, pl.23, pg. 80 [1983]. 

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