Leaf I

1978

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Mark Stock

Printer, American, 1951-2014

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image depicts a line drawing of a single large leaf with gently curving edges and a stem. The color palette is primarily black outlines on a light beige background. The stem starts at the lower left side, curves upward, and holds the leaf, which dominates most of the upper two-thirds of the image. The leaf's right edge extends towards the middle right of the canvas.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 76.2 x 106.7 cm (30 x 42 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.102

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 166

  • Series Title

    Twelve Leaves

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 803.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 28.78. 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. 166.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Leaf I 5/20 Kelly; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: EK78-863

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L. 1978

Wikidata ID

Q74068185

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