Frank STELLA
United States of America born 1936
The Fountain
1992 Print, relief, intaglio, stencil, collage, hand-colouring.
Technique: colour woodcut, etching, aquatint, relief, drypoint, screenprint, collage, printed from three woodblocks - one inlaid with 26 irregulary shaped copper plates and 17 irregularly shaped magnesium plates, a second woodblock inlaid with 43 irregularly shaped copper plates and 11 irregularly shaped magnesium plates, and a third woodblock inlaid with six irregularly shaped copper plates and two magnesium plates, two screens, with hand-colouring on three sheets
Impression: 4/8
Edition: edition: 8; 2AP, TP, CTP, WP, 2RTP, A
Publisher: Tyler Graphics Ltd, Mount Kisco, New York
Primary Insc: signed and dated lower right, pencil "F.Stella 90" (centre sheet)
left sheet 91 h x 125 w inches
centre sheet 91 h x 122 w inches
right sheet 91 h x 45 w inches
overall 231.1 h x 700.4 w cm
Gift of Orde Poynton Esq. CMG 1999
Accession No: NGA 99.2.1-3
© Frank Stella/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy
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Frank STELLA
United States of America born 1936
The Fountain
1992 Title Notes: 006-003
Creation Notes: published 1992
Print, relief, intaglio, stencil, collage, hand-colouring.
Technique: colour woodcut, etching, aquatint, relief, drypoint, screenprint, collage, printed from three woodblocks - one inlaid with 26 irregulary shaped copper plates and 17 irregularly shaped magnesium plates, a second woodblock inlaid with 43 irregularly shaped copper plates and 11 irregularly shaped magnesium plates, and a third woodblock inlaid with six irregularly shaped copper plates and two magnesium plates, two screens, with hand-colouring on three sheets
Support: natural, handmade, hand-coloured, triple-layered kozo fibre and handmade, natural gampi fibre
Impression: 4/8
Edition: edition: 8; 2AP, TP, CTP, WP, 2RTP, A
Publisher: Tyler Graphics Ltd, Mount Kisco, New York
Place Published: New York
Date Published: 1992
Edition Notes: Papermaking by Fuji Paper Mills Coop. Woodblock construction and preparation by Kevin Falco, Yasuyuki Shibata, Paul Stillpass assisted by Scott Lewis, Eric Ting. Proofing by Falco, Shibata, Tyler, Lewis, Jed Marshall, Robert Meyer, Tom Strianese, Stillpass. Magnesium plate preparation and processing by Swan Engraving and Anthony Kirk. Copper plate preparation by Falco, Shibata. Processing and proofing by Kirk. Proofing of assembled printing elements by Kathy Cho, Falco, Susan Hover, Doug Humes, Kirk, Brian Maxwell, Marshall, Meyer, Shibata, Strianese, Tyler. Screen preparation, proofing and edition printing by Michael Mueller. Preparation and adhering of collage elements by Mueller, Shibata, Rolf Kaul. Paper colouring by Tyler. (See 'Notes' section for printing technique).
Primary Insc: signed and dated lower right, pencil "F.Stella 90" (centre sheet)
Secondary Insc: numbered lower right, pencil "4/8" (centre sheet)
Tertiary Insc: screenprinted lower right, grey ink, TGL chopmark [hexagon] (centre sheet)
verso: inscribed lower left, pencil "FS90-2071" (centre sheet)
left sheet 91 h x 125 w inches
centre sheet 91 h x 122 w inches
right sheet 91 h x 45 w inches
overall 231.1 h x 700.4 w cm
Gift of Orde Poynton Esq. CMG 1999
Accession No: NGA 99.2.1-3
© Frank Stella/ARS. Licensed by Viscopy
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