Ellsworth Kelly

American, 1923–2015

Red-Orange over Black, 1970

Screenprint in colors on Special Arjomari paper
Image: 16.25 x 21 in. (41.28 x 53.34 cm.)
Sheet: 25.5 x 30 in. (64.77 x 76.2 cm.)
Frame: 30.5 x 35 x 2 in. (77.47 x 88.9 x 5.08 cm.)
Signed and numbered in pencil

Edition 168/250
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, pub.

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Red Orange Over Black is a 1970 screenprint by Ellsworth Kelly featuring his signature bold blocks of color. The work exemplifies his minimalist aesthetic and exploration of pure color and form, highlighting Kelly's departure from traditional representational art and lifelong fascination with the interplay of colors in the natural environment. Other impressions of this print can be found in the collections of the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.; the Buffalo AKG Museum, Buffalo, New York; and the Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands.

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Catalogue Raisonné: 71, Axsom
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The present work is in overall very good condition. Please see additional images.

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Provenance:
  • Private Collection, Sweden
  • Ships From: Sweden
  • Shipping Dimensions: 30.5 x 35 x 2 in. (77.47 x 88.9 x 5.08 cm.)
  • Frame Material: Wood
  • Framed Under: Plexi
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