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Ellsworth Kelly
Untitled (Red State II) (G. 1371, A. 229)
- Estimate
- $8,000 - 12,000
$25,400
Lot Details
Lithograph in red, on Arches 88 paper, with full margins.
1988
I. 34 1/2 x 30 3/4 in. (87.6 x 78.1 cm)
S. 44 3/4 x 40 3/4 in. (113.7 x 103.5 cm)
S. 44 3/4 x 40 3/4 in. (113.7 x 103.5 cm)
Signed and numbered 17/18 in pencil (there were also 6 artist's proofs), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamp 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