Leaf V

1978

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Mark Stock

Printer, American, 1951-2014

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a minimalistic line drawing of a leaf with a long stem and wavy edge on a white background. The drawing is in black, with the leaf and stem placed on the left side. The stem extends from the bottom to the top of the image, while the leaf's wavy edges stretch across the top third.
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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

    1985.47.105

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 170

  • 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 807.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 28.82. 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. 170.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Leaf V 10/20 Kelly; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: EK78-867

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74068252

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