191
Ellsworth Kelly
St. Martin Tropical Plant, from Eight Lithographs to Benefit the Foundation for Contemporary Performance Arts, Inc. (G. 957, A. 192)
- Estimate
- $6,000 - 9,000
$9,450
Lot Details
Lithograph, on Arches paper, with full margins.
1981
I. 20 x 20 1/2 in. (50.8 x 52.1 cm)
S. 26 x 34 in. (66 x 86.4 cm)
S. 26 x 34 in. (66 x 86.4 cm)
Signed and numbered 32/50 in pencil (there were also 11 artist's proofs), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamp), unframed.
Specialist
Full-Cataloguing
Provenance
Literature
Ellsworth Kelly
American | B. 1923 D. 2015Acting as a vital contributor to the Abstract movement, Ellsworth Kelly focused on color and composition. Becoming inspired by ornithology and the bold coloring of birds, Kelly used a two or three pigment color palette — painted flatly and geometrically — on his canvases. While living in Paris, the artist used Monet's late works as a base for experimenting with expressionism and serial work
Browse Artist