Ellsworth Kelly

Ellsworth Kelly is best known for his abstract paintings and sculptures consisting of deeply saturated colors and drastically simplified forms. His work marked a significant departure from the gestural, surface-oriented paintings of abstract expressionism, paving a path for a more diverse, expansive canon of nonfigural art in the United States. Although Kelly’s forms are highly distilled, they are rooted in the artist’s observation of nature, from the curve of a leaf to a shadow cast on the ground.

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Ellsworth Kelly, Leaves, Lithograph, Overall: 38 x 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (96.5 x 78.1 x 3.8 cm), Courtesy of the artist and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Ellsworth Kelly, Leaves, Transfer lithograph, Overall: 36 1/2 x 29 1/2in. (92.7 x 74.9cm), Gift of the artist, Gemini G.E.L., and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Ellsworth Kelly, Blue/White/Red, Lithograph, 42 1/2 x 30 in. (108 x 76.2 cm), Courtesy of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, Wasington, D.C.

Ellsworth Kelly, Black Ripe Study, Oil on wood, Overall: 30 x 29in. (76.2 x 73.7cm) framed, Courtesy of Agnes Gund, New York, New York

Ellsworth Kelly, Sunflower II, One color lithograph, 37 x 29 in. (94.0 x 73.7 cm), Collection of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California; Gift of Gemini, G.E.L.

Ellsworth Kelly, Daffodil, One color lithograph, 31 1/8 x 29 in. (79.1 x 73.7 cm), Collection of the UCLA Grunwald Center for the Graphic Arts, Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California; Gift of Gemini, G.E.L.

Ellsworth Kelly, Untitled (Red and Blue), Screenprint, 30 1/2 x 26 1/4 x 1 1/4 in. (77.5 x 66.7 x 3.2cm), Collection of Art in Embassies, Washington, D.C.; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip Berman

Ellsworth Kelly, Red-Orange, Oil on canvas, 91 x 113 in. (231.1 x 287.0 cm), Courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles; Gift of Douglas S. Cramer

Ellsworth Kelly, Philodendron II, Lithograph, Overall: 36 5/8 x 47 5/8 x 1 1/4 in. (93 x 121 x 3.2 cm), Courtesy of the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, Washington, D.C.

Ellsworth Kelly, Leaves, Lithograph, Overall: 38 x 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (96.5 x 78.1 x 3.8 cm), Courtesy of the artist and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Ellsworth Kelly, Leaves, Lithograph, Overall: 38 x 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (96.5 x 78.1 x 3.8 cm), Courtesy of the artist and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Ellsworth Kelly, Leaves, Lithograph, Overall: 38 x 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (96.5 x 78.1 x 3.8 cm), Courtesy of the artist and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Ellsworth Kelly, Leaves, Lithograph, Overall: 38 x 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (96.5 x 78.1 x 3.8 cm), Courtesy of the artist and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies

Ellsworth Kelly, Color Squares 1, Lithograph, Overall: 23 × 79in. (58.4 × 200.7cm), Courtesy of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly, Orange (Axsom 300), Lithograph, Overall: 43 1/2 × 42 7/8in. (110.5 × 108.9cm), Courtesy of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly, Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs: Blue and Orange (Axsom 8), Lithograph, Overall: 26 1/8 × 37 7/8in. (66.4 × 96.2cm), Courtesy of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly, Red (Axsom 327), Lithograph, Overall: 36 1/4 × 32 7/8in. (92.1 × 83.5cm), Courtesy of Jordan D. Schnitzer and His Family Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly, Leaves, Lithograph, Overall: 38 x 30 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (96.5 x 78.1 x 3.8 cm), Courtesy of the artist and the Foundation for Art and Preservation in Embassies, Washington, DC

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