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Ellsworth Kelly
Blue with Black I (G. 533, A. 97)
1974
Screenprint in colors, on Arjomari paper, with full margins.
I. 28 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. (73 x 60.3 cm)
S. 42 1/4 x 37 1/2 in. (107.3 x 95.3 cm)
S. 42 1/4 x 37 1/2 in. (107.3 x 95.3 cm)
Signed and numbered 37/50 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), 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