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Ellsworth Kelly
Leaf II, from Twelve Leaves (G. 804, A. 167)
Estimate
$5,000 - 8,000
Live 23 April, 10 AM ET
Lot Details
1978
Lithograph, on Arches 88 paper, with full margins.
I. 14 7/8 x 21 in. (37.8 x 53.3 cm)
S. 30 1/8 x 42 1/2 in. (76.5 x 108 cm)
S. 30 1/8 x 42 1/2 in. (76.5 x 108 cm)
Signed, titled, and numbered 'PP II' in pencil (a printer's proof, the edition was 20 and 9 artist's proofs), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamps and inkstamp on the reverse), printed in the United States, 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