Del Mar
1972
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color screenprint on Gemini paperboard
Dimensions
sheet: 51.3 x 205 cm (20 3/16 x 80 11/16 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Benjamin B. Smith
Accession Number
1985.47.228
Art Historical Context
Frank Stella's *Del Mar* (1972) is a striking color screenprint on Gemini paperboard, measuring an expansive 51.3 x 205 cm (20 3/16 x 80 11/16 in.). This wide, horizontal composition exemplifies Stella's mastery of bold geometry and vibrant hues, hallmarks of his post-Minimalist phase. Donated to the National Gallery of Art Benjamin B. Smith, it resides in the museum's print collection (Department: CG-W), inviting visitors to experience the artist's innovative push against traditional rectangular formats. Created during the early 1970s, a period when Stella transitioned from his iconic "Black...
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. ...