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Ellsworth Kelly
Dracena II (G. 1208, A. 213)
- Estimate
- $7,000 - 10,000
$21,590
Lot Details
Lithograph, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
1983-85
I. 38 3/4 x 27 in. (98.4 x 68.6 cm)
S. 43 x 31 1/2 in. (109.2 x 80 cm)
S. 43 x 31 1/2 in. (109.2 x 80 cm)
Signed and numbered 'SP I' in pencil (one of 4 special proofs, the edition was 30 and 9 artist's proofs), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamps and inkstamp on the reverse), framed.
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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