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Ellsworth Kelly
Grape Leaves III (G. 532, A. 96)
1973-74
Lithograph, on Arches paper, with full margins.
I. 26 3/4 x 19 1/8 in. (67.9 x 48.6 cm)
S. 47 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (120.7 x 80 cm)
S. 47 1/2 x 31 1/2 in. (120.7 x 80 cm)
Signed and numbered 'AP XI' in pencil (one of 15 artist's proofs in Roman numerals, the edition was 50), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamps and inkstamp on the reverse), unframed.
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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