Frank Stella
Frank Stella was one of the USA’s most important artists in the post-war period.
He would never adhere to a single style. With his inquisitive personality, he always strove to expand the boundaries of his work. In the 1950s, he enjoyed initial success with his ‘Black Paintings’ and was given a solo exhibition at Castelli Gallery in New York. This was followed by series of colourful geometric paintings.
From the 1960s onwards, Stella began experimenting with arbitrarily shaped canvases: These enabled him to transcend two-dimensionality, venturing into the space and merging painting with sculpture. Jamileh Weber and Frank Stella shared a long-standing friendship. The gallerist acquired four of the works presented here directly from the artist.
Frank Stella
The Pequod meets the Bachelor, 1988
Mixed media on cast aluminum
322 × 317.5 x 90.8 cm
(126-3/4 × 125 x 33-3/4 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
"Frank Stella", Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich, 09.02.–30.04.1990
"Frank Stella: New Work", Knoedler Gallery, New York, 04.02.–02.03.1989
Literature:
Elizabeth Schultz: "Unpainted to the Last: Moby-Dick and Twentieth-Century American Art", University of Kansas Press, 1995, pp. 157–158
Robert K. Wallace: "Frank Stella's Moby-Dick: Words and Shapes", The University of Michigan Press, 2000, No. 226, p. 287
Frank Stella
Cutting In, 1990
Enamel paint on aluminum
178 × 184 x 69 cm
(70 x 72 x 27-1/8 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
Frank Stella, 75 years anniversary show, Galerie Jamileh Weber, 13.05.–31.07.2011
Literature:
Robert K. Wallace: "Frank Stella's Moby-Dick: Words and Shapes", The University of Michigan Press, 2000, No. 136, p. 277
Frank Stella
Enter Ahab; to him, Stubb, 1988
Mixed media on etched magnesium and aluminum
455.9 x 407.7 x 146.1 cm
(179-1/2 x 160-1/2 x 57-1/2 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
"Frank Stella", Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, 25.09.1995–09.01.1996; travels to Haus der Kunst, Munich, 09.02.–21.04.1996
"Frank Stella", Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich, 09.02.–30.04.1990
"Modern Masters '89", Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finland, 17.05.–30.07.1989
Literature:
Robert K. Wallace: "Frank Stella's Moby-Dick: Words and Shapes", The University of Michigan Press, 2000, No. 57, p. 271, ill. p. 97
Catalogue Haus der Kunst, Munich, 1996, illustrated p. 219
Catalogue Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia, Madrid, 1995, illustrated p. 218
Poster and invitation card Jamileh Weber Gallery, Zurich, 1990
Catalogue, Helsinki Art Hall, Helsinki, Finnland, 1989, No. 76, illustrated p. 157
Frank Stella
Midnight on the Forecastle, 1990
Mixed media on aluminum
407.7 x 421.6 x 183 cm
(160-1/2 x 166 x 72 inches)
Provenance: directly from the artist
Exhibited:
"Frank Stella – From strictness to baroque", Institut Valenciá d'Art Modern, 24.07.–14.10.2012
"Vision and Reality", Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark, 14.09.2000–14.01.2001
"Frank Stella", Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich, 09.02.–30.04.1990
Literature:
Exhibition catalogue "Vision and Reality", Louisiana Museum of Modern Art, Humlebaek, Denmark, 2001
Robert K. Wallance: "Frank Stella's Moby-Dick: Words and Shapes", The University of Michigan Press, 2000, No. 238, p. 287
Frank Stella at Institut Valenciá d'Art Modern
Frank Stella
The Sermon (maquette), 1991
Enamel paint on aluminum
179 x 179 x 69.2 cm
(70-1/2 x 70-1/2 x 27-1/4 inches)
Provenance: Private Collection, California
Exhibited:
"Frank Stella – From strictness to baroque", Institut Valenciá d'Art Modern, 24.07.–14.10.2012
"Frank Stella, 75 years anniversary show", Galerie Jamileh Weber, 13.05–31.07.2011
"35 Years Anniversary Show", Galerie Jamileh Weber, Zurich, 04.09.–15.10.2009
Art 40'09 Basel, 10.–14.06.2009
Literature:
Robert K. Wallace: "Frank Stella's Moby-Dick: Words and Shapes", The University of Michigan Press, 2000, No.21, p. 268; ill. plate 148 p. 269
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