Accession Number2010/2.25
TitleMarriage of Reason and Squalor
Artist(s)Frank StellaArtist NationalityAmerican (North American)Object Creation Date1967Medium & Supportlithograph on PaperDimensions 14 15/16 in x 21 7/8 in (38 cm x 55.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Seymour and Barbara K. AdelsonSubject matterFrank Stella began making prints in 1967 in collaboration with Kenneth Tyler at Gemini G.E.L. in Los Angeles. This lithograph is part of his small print series, "Black Series I," that were derived from his earlier stripe paintings from 1958-59.
Physical DescriptionThis print shows a black horizontal rectangle in the lower left portion of an off-white background. The rectangle is divided in half and each side has a pattern of stripes that create the appearance of inverted u-shaped forms stacked one on top of the other.
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Keywords
geometric abstraction
geometric patterns
lithographs