Matthew marks is pleased to announce ellsworth kelly photographs, the next exhibition in his gallery at 523 west 24th street. Ellsworth kelly photographs february 26 april 30, 2016 523 w 24 street opening thursday, february 25, 6. The prints of ellsworth kelly for more than sixty years, ellsworth kelly made prints that are integral to his art as a whole. The prints of ellsworth kelly by axsom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Beginning in the late 1940s, he established himself through his drawings, paintings, sculptures, and prints as one of the most important artists of. Ellsworth kelly red, yellow, blue, 1963 offset lithograph. Ellsworth kelly may 31, 1923 december 27, 2015 was an american artist associated with hardedge and colorfield painting, and his works were significant precursors to minimalism. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Ellsworth kelly, colors for a large wall, 1951, oil on canvas, 64 joined panels, 94 12 x 94 12 in, 240 x 240 cm. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. This second edition of the catalogue raisonne of ellsworth kellys prints, as noted in the authors preface, took on a life of its own and became. He is the only person in the world with a tattoo designed by ellsworth kelly. Red green blue, paintings and studies 19581965 at the museum of contemporary art san diego travels to museum of fine arts, houston and whitney museum of american art, new york.
Ellsworth kelly was born in newburgh, new york in 1923. Widely known for his brightly colored geometric compositions, he was among the first artists, alongside his contemporary frank stella, to use irregularly shaped canvases. Though best known as a painter of scrupulous hardedge abstractions, ellsworth kelly 19232015 saw drawing plants as playing a central role in his art. Kelly was closely involved in all aspects of the book, the first to be published on his photographs.
This book, the last created in close collaboration with the artist, maps his prolific and diverse oeuvre from the 1940s to his final projects before his death in late. Prints and paintings brings together 99 prints, 16 sketches, three paintings and one sculpture by the 88yearold new york artist. Ellsworth kellys art had been the subject of major exhibitions at the moma, the whitney museum of american art and the guggenheim. Two volumes with 866 pages, including 330 color plates.
Ellsworth kelly the prints of ellsworth kelly a catalogue. For more than sixty years, ellsworth kelly has been making printsprints that are integral to his art as a. Mar 15, 2014 study contour drawing using plants and flowers. His book of drawings and watercolors now available as a softcover reprint first. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Catalogue raisonne of paintings, reliefs, and sculpture, volume one, 19401953. Customize your ellsworth kelly print with hundreds of different frames and mats, if desired.
A well renowned american painter, sculptor, and print maker, kelly is known for his simplicity of form and hardedged painting. The abstract lithographs, screen prints, and etchings celebrate, as do kelly s paintings and sculptures, the sensuous primacy of vibrant color merged with emphatic shape. A catalogue raisonne, 19451985 by phylis floyd and richard h. Make offer ellsworth kelly lithograph original 1964 redblue limited ed. Ellsworth kelly will forever be remembered as one of the most distinctive and influential artists of our time. Known for his pristine works with simple forms in unmodulated, saturated colors rendered with reductive clarity, kelly has redefined abstraction in art with. View prints by ellsworth kelly on, a worldwide network of dealers specialising in original prints by leading artists. Ellsworth kelly photographs is on view at 523 west 24th street from february 26 to april 30, 2016, tuesday through saturday, from 10. In addition, two essaysone on his work before 1987 and one on his work since thenelucidate the artists sources, working methods, stylistic evolution, and allimportant collaborations with printers and printmaking workshops. Published by phaidon, a new book traces american painter and sculptor ellsworth kellys mastery of colour, shape and space, from paris to new york a new monograph chronicles the pioneering american painter, printmaker and sculptor ellsworth kelly, from the wartorn 1940s to the final work before his death in 2015, and every colourclad note i. Now kellys complete oeuvre in prints is gathered into a twovolume catalogue raisonne, each of the more than three hundred works reproduced in color with full documentation. Ellsworth kelly 19232015 lemon branch print on paper book plate page 12 x 9 signed in pen.
I have worked to free shape from its ground, and then to work the shape so that it has a definite relationship to the space around it, he once. A major influence on pop art, minimalism, hardedge and color field painting, ellsworth kellys bestknown works are distinguished by sharply delineated shapes flatly painted in vivid color, such as colors for a large wall 1951. The abstract lithographs, screenprints, and etchings celebrate, as do kellys paintings and sculptures, the sensuous primacy of. American prints, prints, american, exhibitions, our. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing line, color and form, similar to the work of john mclaughlin and kenneth noland. Anticipating an ellsworth kelly masterpiece with a print. Buy online, view images and see past prices for the prints of ellsworth kelly a catalogue raisonne 19491985 1987.
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His abstract paintings are inspired by the interplay of light, space, and color in the architecture around him. For more than sixty years, ellsworth kelly has been making prints, prints that are. The drawings from plant life seem to be the bridge to the way of seeing that brought about the paintings in 1949, kelly wrote in 1969. See more ideas about ellsworth kelly, liquitex and painting. The metropolitan museum of art, new york, april 26june 24, 1979 by ellsworth kelly 0. Eight by eight to celebrate the temporary contemporary was a portfolio consisting of prints created by eight artists as a fundraising vehicle for moca. Invaluable is the worlds largest marketplace for art, antiques, and collectibles. Schnitzer and his family foundation, the sharply focused show has been organized by curators stephanie.
Ellsworth kelly prints ellsworth kelly prints for sale. Each ellsworth kelly art print is produced using archival inks, ships within 48 hours, and comes with a 30day money back guarantee. He first rose to critical acclaim in the 1950s with his bright, multipaneled and largely monochromatic canvases. Ellsworth kelly in a career spanning almost seventy years, ellsworth kelly redefined abstraction in art, evading critical attempts to classify him as a color field, hardedge, or minimalist painter. See available prints and multiples, works on paper, and paintings for sale and learn about the artist. Ellsworth kelly s art had been the subject of major exhibitions at the moma, the whitney museum of american art and the guggenheim.
Ellsworth kelly has been a widely influential force in the postwar art world. Lora reynolds is pleased to announce ellsworth kelly. Untitled, 1983 by ellsworth kelly is a handsigned lithograph that was included in the eight by eight suite. Starting in the 1940s, ellsworth kelly made paintings, sculptures, and prints of precise, simplified shapes in vibrant coloralone or in concert with othersand contour drawings in pencil or lithographic crayon of plants. Ellsworth kelly was one of the key figures in postwar american art, exercising major influence on the fields of pop art, minimalism, colorfield, and hardedge painting. Ellsworth kelly paintings for sale ellsworth kelly art. Make newsprint cutouts in organic shapes, and screen print with different colors and multiple layers. Ellsworth kelly was an eminent american artist known for his abstract paintings.
For sale on 1stdibs the prints of ellsworth kelly a catalogue raisonne 1949198512 x 9 book 1987, paper by ellsworth kelly. Self portrait drawings from 19441992 at matthew marks gallery, new york. Portland, jordan schnitzer family foundation, 2012. See more ideas about ellsworth kelly, prints and plant. A catalogue raisonne and letters to ellsworth, of 2012 and 2011, respectively. Ellsworth kelly is credited with inventing a new kind of painting, one inspired by nature but also by the chance compositions he encountered in the world. Although highly abstract, kellys paintings are precise. That way of seeing, he said, was the basis for all my later work. And while the unveiling of austin the artists final work will invariably spawn more kelly scholarship, foster, the blantons deputy director of curatorial affairs and curator of prints and drawings, can still make a singular claim.
Maintaining a persistent focus on the dynamic relationships between shape, form and color, kelly was one of the first artists to create irregularly. Dark bluedark green, 2001 ek011474 2 panel, 2 color lithograph, each panel 41 14 x 40 104. Ellsworth kelly may 31, 1923 december 27, 2015 was an american painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hardedge painting, color field painting and minimalism. See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Ellsworth kelly paintings for sale heritage auctions. The prints of ellsworth kelly a catalogue raisonne 19491985.
The abstract lithographs, screenprints, and etchings celebrate, as do kellys paintings and sculptures, the sensuous primacy of vibrant color merged with emphatic shape. Featuring photographs spanning four decades, this is the first book ever published on kellys photography, and the artist was closely involved in all aspects of its. The prints of ellsworth kelly jordan schnitzer family. Accompanying the exhibition is a clothbound catalogue with duotone reproductions. Recognized by art enthusiasts and professionals the world over as one of the greatest artists of the twentieth century and a leader in minimalist art, his work has greatly influenced various postwar movements like hardedge painting, color field and pop art. Prints, an exhibition of lithographs made between 1966 and 2012. Featuring over thirty gelatin silver prints of photos taken between 1950 and 1982, this exhibition is the first ever devoted to kelly. For the consummate minimalist, heres a maximalist book on 92yearold artist ellsworth kellys lifetime of groundbreaking work. For more than sixty years, ellsworth kelly has been making prints, prints that are integral to his art as a whole. Yvealain bois is an author and professor of art history at the institute for.
The abstract lithographs, screen prints, and etchings celebrate, as do kellys paintings and sculptures, the sensuous primacy of vibrant color merged with emphatic shape. Distributed by paper hammer products for more than sixty years, ellsworth kelly has been making printsprints that are integral to his art as a whole. Prints, an exhibition of lithographs made between 1966 and 2012 starting in the 1940s, ellsworth kelly made paintings, sculptures, and prints of precise, simplified shapes in vibrant coloralone or in concert with othersand contour drawings in pencil or. February 16th, 68pm lora reynolds is pleased to announce ellsworth kelly. Jul 26, 2018 published by phaidon, a new book traces american painter and sculptor ellsworth kellys mastery of colour, shape and space, from paris to new york a new monograph chronicles the pioneering american painter, printmaker and sculptor ellsworth kelly, from the wartorn 1940s to the final work before his death in 2015, and every colourclad note i. His use of bright colors, and simple shapes, contributed to the discourse of 20thcentury painting. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Shop ellsworth kelly at chairish, home of the best vintage and used furniture, decor and art. Customize your ellsworth kelly print with hundreds of different frames and mats, if. Ellsworth kelly, an american postwar artist, was a highly influential pioneer in the world of modern art. Shop for ellsworth kelly art prints from our community of independent artists and iconic brands. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. Featuring photographs spanning four decades, this is the first book ever published on kellys photos.
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