Frank Stella

Six Mile Bottom
1970

A grayscale abstract print featuring a series of vertical lines that create a stepped, zigzag pattern towards the center, resembling a maze or optical illusion. The artwork is signed and dated in the bottom right corner. The background is plain white, providing a stark contrast to the detailed line work.
A grayscale abstract print featuring a series of vertical lines that create a stepped, zigzag pattern towards the center, resembling a maze or optical illusion. The artwork is signed and dated in the bottom right corner. The background is plain white, providing a stark contrast to the detailed line work.

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Date
1970

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 16 × 21 15/16in. (40.6 × 55.7 cm) Image: 14 5/16 × 8 5/8in. (36.4 × 21.9 cm)

Accession number
92.91.4

Edition
51/75 | 6 APs, RTP, PP II, 3 GELs, C

Publication
Printed and published by Gemini G.E.L.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of Jasper Johns

Rights and reproductions
© Frank Stella/Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/8115

Part of a series:
9 works

Geometric print with vertical zigzag lines on the left side of a white background, signed and dated on the bottom right.
Black and white square maze-like print with a central cross, signed and dated by the artist on a white background.
Geometric print with zigzag patterns in grayscale, signed by the artist in the bottom right corner.
Graphic artwork with a square of wavy vertical lines next to a set of straight vertical lines, all in grayscale, on a white background.
Geometric print with vertical lines forming a stepped pattern on a white background, signed by the artist.
Geometric print with vertical zigzag lines creating a symmetrical pattern on a white background, signed by the artist.
A minimalist artwork featuring two sets of parallel vertical lines with a zigzag pattern interrupting them in the center, creating a symmetrical design on a white background. The artist's signature and the year are visible in the lower right corner.
A grayscale abstract print featuring a series of vertical lines that create a stepped, zigzag pattern towards the center, resembling a maze or optical illusion. The artwork is signed and dated in the bottom right corner. The background is plain white, providing a stark contrast to the detailed line work.
Geometric print with vertical lines forming a maze-like pattern on a white background, signed by the artist.

Frank Stella
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