Frank Stella, a leading figure in post-war American art, dies at 87

Frank Stella, a prominent figure in post-war American art, particularly renowned for his early minimalist pieces, died on May 4 at his home in Manhattan. He was 87. Photo: AP

Frank Stella, a painter, sculptor and printmaker whose constantly evolving works are hailed as landmarks of the minimalist and post-painterly abstraction art movements, died on Saturday at his home in Manhattan. He was 87.

Gallery owner Jeffrey Deitch, who spoke with Stella's family, confirmed his death to The Associated Press. Stella’s wife, Harriet McGurk, told the New York Times that he died of lymphoma.