Frank Stella Modernist Lithograph Print Framed Museum Exhibition Poster " Sinjerli Variation I " 1968

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This Frank Stella rare offset lithograph print Mid Century Modernist custom framed museum exhibition poster " Sinjerli Variation I " … Read more This Frank Stella rare offset lithograph print Mid Century Modernist custom framed museum exhibition poster " Sinjerli Variation I " 1968, is a very special and unique piece to add to your collection.

The museum exhibition poster print is published by The Dallas Museum of Art. Printed in 2006 in an unnumbered limited on the occasion of the " Fast Forward : Contemporary Collections for The Dallas Museum of Art " exhibition. It features a Mid Century Modernist artwork image originally created by Stella in 1968 titled " Sinjerli Variation I ", The Rachofsky Collection, copyright 2006 Frank Stella / Artists Rights Society ( ARS ), New York.

Frank Stella ( B. 1936 ) is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker noted for his work in the areas of Minimalism and Post-Painterly Abstraction. Working since the 1950's, Stella has created a Modernist style Abstraction and singular creative aesthetic voice that is unique unto himself. Stella's artworks were the subject of a major solo retrospective exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York in 1970. His artworks are held in the collections of many of the world's most prestigious museums.

The Sinjerli Variations artworks are from Stella's " Protractor Series " he began in the lte 1960's, painting bright curved bans of color on large canvases to resemble the semi-circular shapes of protractors. With bold rainbow palettes, the series marked a creative turning point for the Minimalist artist. Stella was inspired to experiment with circular curves after a 1963 trip to Iran left him fascinated by the rounded and brightly colored patterns of Islamic Art, and the historic cities with circular plans. He titled the artworks after ancient cities in The Near east. Sinjerli was a city of the ancient Anatolian people in The 14th Century BC located in southern Turkey.

The rare out of print framed Modernist exhibition poster print measures 25 1/8" W X 28 5/8" H X 1 1/2" D. It is custom framed with UV protective plexiglass in a Contemporary Modern museum box style natural white oak wood frame molding, with an attached hanging wire on the reverse back side for easy wall installation.

It is in excellent " like new " condition. The poster print is in excellent " like new " very clean condition with very light signs of handling. It is brand newly custom framed and has never been displayed. Please see photos for condition reference. It is now being offered here for an excellent price. See less