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Ellsworth Kelly
Wild Grape Leaves II (G. 2012, A. 312)
2004
Lithograph, on Somerset paper, with full margins.
I. 18 x 26 1/2 in. (45.7 x 67.3 cm)
S. 22 7/8 x 37 1/8 in. (58.1 x 94.3 cm)
S. 22 7/8 x 37 1/8 in. (58.1 x 94.3 cm)
Signed and numbered 'AP 12/12' in pencil (an artist's proof, the edition was 60), 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