Grand Case

started 1978, published 1980

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Edward Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image contains a large black parallelogram tilted at an angle and intersecting the center of the canvas. This creates an abstract composition with geometric shapes. The dark shape contrasts with the light background. Thin, precise lines frame the upper section of the black shape, enhancing the abstract and mathematical nature of the piece.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 76.2 x 87.6 cm (30 x 34 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.114

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 182

  • Series Title

    Seven Lithographs

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 856.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 28.91. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

2012

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Ellsworth Kelly: A Catalogue Raisonné. Portland, Oregon: Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, 2012, no. 182.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gemini II Kelly; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand: EK78-875

Markings

embossed lower left: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower right verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q74035500

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