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Frank Stella — Waves I
Frank Stella

Waves I

Frank Stella's *Waves I* is a dynamic and exuberant composition that showcases his mastery of combining multiple printmaking techniques, including screenprint, lithograph, and linocut, enriched further by hand-coloring, marbling, and collage. The work bursts with layered textures and bold, swirling forms that evoke the kinetic energy of crashing waves, reflecting Stella's move away from minimalism toward a maximalist, baroque sensibility. Printed on T.H. Saunders and Somerset paper, the full sheets serve as a rich ground for this complex interplay of color, pattern, and material.

Medium
The complete set of six screenprints with lithograph and linocut in colors with hand-coloring, marbling and collage, on T.H. Saunders and Somerset paper, the full sheet.

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Evening & Day Editions

October 26, 2016

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Frank Stella, Waves I

Frank Stella's *Waves I* is a dynamic and exuberant composition that showcases his mastery of combining multiple printmaking techniques, including screenprint, lithograph, and linocut, enriched further by hand-coloring, marbling, and collage. The work bursts with layered textures and bold, swirling forms that evoke the kinetic energy of crashing waves, reflecting Stella's move away from minimalism toward a maximalist, baroque sensibility. Printed on T.H. Saunders and Somerset paper, the full sheets serve as a rich ground for this complex interplay of color, pattern, and material.

Medium
The complete set of six screenprints with lithograph and linocut in colors with hand-coloring, marbling and collage, on T.H. Saunders and Somerset paper, the full sheet.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

American, Mixed Media, Collage, Screenprint, Waves, Colorful, Lithograph, Abstract, Linocut, Contemporary

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