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Ellsworth Kelly
Concorde I, from The Concorde Series (G. 995, A. 196)
1981-1982
Etching and aquatint, on Arches paper, with full margins.
I. 26 3/4 x 19 in. (67.9 x 48.3 cm)
S. 41 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (104.8 x 74.9 cm)
S. 41 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (104.8 x 74.9 cm)
Signed and numbered 5/18 in pencil (there were also 9 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