Carl Andre
1972
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lithograph in purple on Copperplate Deluxe wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 40.5 x 56 cm (15 15/16 x 22 1/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1985.47.225
Art Historical Context
Frank Stella's *Carl Andre* (1972) is a striking lithograph that pays homage to minimalist sculptor Carl Andre, a contemporary and fellow pioneer of pared-down, industrial aesthetics in postwar American art. Printed in a bold monochromatic purple on luxurious Copperplate Deluxe wove, this work exemplifies Stella's mastery of printmaking during the early 1970s, a period when he expanded beyond his iconic shaped canvases into intricate graphic experiments. Measuring 40.5 x 56 cm, the sheet captures Stella's signature emphasis on form, line, and color as autonomous elements, evoking the grid-like...
About the Artist
Frank Stella
Frank Stella, born on May 12, 1936, in Malden, Massachusetts, to first-generation Italian-American parents, grew up immersed in art from an early age. His father, a gynecologist who painted houses to fund medical school, enlisted young Stella in sanding and scraping tasks as an informal apprenticeship, while his mother, an artist who painted landscapes, further nurtured his creative inclinations. ...