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Ellsworth Kelly
Blue, from Fourth Curve Series (G. 1988, A. 304)
2003
Lithograph in blue, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
I. 19 7/8 x 12 7/8 in. (50.5 x 32.7 cm)
S. 28 7/8 x 22 3/8 in. (73.3 x 56.8 cm)
S. 28 7/8 x 22 3/8 in. (73.3 x 56.8 cm)
Signed, and numbered 18/45 in pencil (there were also 12 artist's proofs), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamps), 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