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Ellsworth Kelly
Fontenay, from Third Curve Series (G. 680, A. 124)
Estimate
$4,000–6,000
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1973-76
Lithograph with debossing, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
I. 22 x 29 in. (55.9 x 73.7 cm)
S. 34 x 41 in. (86.4 x 104.1 cm)
S. 34 x 41 in. (86.4 x 104.1 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 9/16 in pencil (there were also 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, 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