Frank Stella
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"Purple Series" (3)
All three parts signed F. Stella and numbered AP IV and dated -72 in pencil. Published and printed by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, with their blind stamp in the lower right corner. Lithograph 40.5 x 56 per part.
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Gemini 372
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In his early work, Frank Stella attempted to drain any external meaning or symbolism from painting, reducing his images to geometric form and eliminating illusionistic effects. "The Purple Series" in a lovely muted shade of purple, nine shapes (triangle, square, pentagon, hexagon) have bands without beginning or end, like continuous circuits.