Irregular Polygons series

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The Irregular Polygons series is a group of large, shaped abstract paintings by Frank Stella that helped redefine the boundaries of modern geometric abstraction in the 1960s.

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Irregular Polygon series 1
Irregular Polygons series canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract art series
painting series
basedOn geometric constructions
countryOfOrigin United States
creator Frank Stella
describedAs boundary‑breaking for modern abstraction
followedBy Protractor series
linked to: Protractor Series
genre geometric abstraction
hasPart Chocorua IV
Effingham I
Effingham II
Flin Flon
Harran II
Shards I
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inception 1965
1966
influenced later geometric abstraction
shaped‑canvas painting
locationOfExhibition Metropolitan Museum of Art
Museum of Modern Art
Tate Modern
Whitney Museum of American Art
mainSubject irregular polygons
materialUsed acrylic paint
canvas
movement Minimalism
Post‑Painterly Abstraction
notableFor large scale
shaped canvases
use of flat, unmodulated color
notableWork Harran II
partOf Frank Stella’s early abstract work

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Frank Stella notableWork Irregular Polygons series
Protractor Series follows Irregular Polygon series
linked to: Irregular Polygons series