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Ellsworth Kelly
Leaf XI, from Twelve Leaves series
1978
Lithograph, on Arches 88 paper, with full margins,
I. 19 x 25 in (48.3 x 63.5 cm)
S. 30 x 42 in (76.2 x 106.7 cm)
S. 30 x 42 in (76.2 x 106.7 cm)
signed, titled and numbered 5/20 in pencil (there were also 9 artist’s proofs), published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (with their blindstamps), in very good condition, 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