An early exhibition catalogue documenting Frank Stella's groundbreaking Black Paintings, a series that radically transformed the language of American abstraction.
Created between 1958 and 1960, these paintings introduced a striking visual vocabulary of black stripes, geometric repetition, and precisely structured compositions. Rejecting expressive gestures and illusionistic depth, Stella proposed a new relationship between painting, surface, and space.
Published by the Baltimore Museum of Art in 1976, the catalogue features black-and-white reproductions, scholarly commentary, and documentation of the works that helped establish Stella as a central figure in the emergence of Minimalism.
An important historical publication for collectors interested in postwar American art, geometric abstraction, and the origins of Minimalism.
Book Details
Artist: Frank Stella
Title: Frank Stella: The Black Paintings
Author: Brenda Richardson
Contributor: Mary Martha Ward
Publisher: Baltimore Museum of Art
Year: 1976
Edition: First edition
Print Run: 3,000 copies
Format: Illustrated softcover
Pages: 90
Language: English
ISBN: 9780912298412
Category: Minimalism / Abstract Art / American Art / Exhibition Catalogues
