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Frank Gehry — Puzzled #3
Frank Gehry

Puzzled #3

2011

Puzzled #3 from 2011 presents Frank Gehry's architectural imagination compressed into the intimate scale of a two-color lithograph, measuring 35.6 by 45.7 centimeters. The work engages the viewer with Gehry's characteristic vocabulary of fragmented planes and interlocking geometries, translated here into the precise, layered language of printmaking. The restrained two-color palette focuses attention on the underlying compositional logic, inviting close reading of the forms as both abstract arrangement and veiled spatial proposition. Produced at Gemini G.E.L., the legendary Los Angeles workshop with a decades-long tradition of collaborating with artists at the height of their practice, this lithograph carries the institutional weight and technical rigor that define the workshop's output. Gehry's involvement with printmaking reflects a genuine engagement with the medium rather than a peripheral pursuit, and the Puzzled series demonstrates how his thinking about built form translates naturally into two dimensions. The edition of 35 ensures meaningful scarcity, positioning this work as a considered acquisition rather than a broadly circulated print. Each impression in this edition is hand-signed by the artist, adding a direct point of connection between collector and maker. For those drawn to the intersection of architectural vision and fine art practice, Puzzled #3 offers an exceptionally accessible entry point into Gehry's graphic work, one that rewards both immediate visual engagement and longer contemplative attention over time.

Medium
2 color lithograph
Sheet
Signed
Yes
Location
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA

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Frank Gehry, Puzzled #3, 2011

Puzzled #3 from 2011 presents Frank Gehry's architectural imagination compressed into the intimate scale of a two-color lithograph, measuring 35.6 by 45.7 centimeters. The work engages the viewer with Gehry's characteristic vocabulary of fragmented planes and interlocking geometries, translated here into the precise, layered language of printmaking. The restrained two-color palette focuses attention on the underlying compositional logic, inviting close reading of the forms as both abstract arrangement and veiled spatial proposition. Produced at Gemini G.E.L., the legendary Los Angeles workshop with a decades-long tradition of collaborating with artists at the height of their practice, this lithograph carries the institutional weight and technical rigor that define the workshop's output. Gehry's involvement with printmaking reflects a genuine engagement with the medium rather than a peripheral pursuit, and the Puzzled series demonstrates how his thinking about built form translates naturally into two dimensions. The edition of 35 ensures meaningful scarcity, positioning this work as a considered acquisition rather than a broadly circulated print. Each impression in this edition is hand-signed by the artist, adding a direct point of connection between collector and maker. For those drawn to the intersection of architectural vision and fine art practice, Puzzled #3 offers an exceptionally accessible entry point into Gehry's graphic work, one that rewards both immediate visual engagement and longer contemplative attention over time.

Medium
2 color lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 35.6 x 45.7 cm
Year
2011
Edition
of 35
Signed
Hand-signed by the artist
Seen at
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, United States

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