After Frank Stella (American, b. 1936) Metropolitan Museum M

After Frank Stella (American, b. 1936) Metropolitan Museum M

1969, inscribed 'Metropolitan Museum Panel' and numbered 5 verso, from the edition of 14 created for New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art Centennial Celebration, 1969-1971. Oil on shaped plywood.

(82 x 82 in. (208.3 x 208.3cm))

Qty: (1)

Provenance

Property from the Personal Collection of Vladimir Kagan

Published

Vladimir Kagan, The Complete Kagan, Pointed Leaf Press, 2004, pp. 166, 238-239 (illustrations of the present lot on display in the Kagan showroom and Kagan family apartment)
Vladimir Kagan Designs, Inc., New York, trade catalogue, circa 1975, p. 35 (present lot illustrated)

Note

The present lot was originally installed in the living room of Vladimir Kagan and Erica Wilson's Park Avenue apartment.

Horizontal cracks present across work at various lengths and severity, some spanning the width in its entirety. Chipping present to top left corner and on the top left edge. Loss present in the beige border at upper left. Small chips of losses scattered along bottom edge. Losses present at lower right, in green and orange stripes. Spores present throughout work, visible in raking light. Marks of soiling present throughout, most notable in blue margins at the center left, lower center, and lower right. Smaller horizontals crack present across work presumably due to time and nature of material. Visible seams present on side of work on lower left as well as along the right. Soiling and scuffing scattered throughout verso. Some pieces of old adhesive and staples present verso. Please see specialist photos for details.