Leaf X

1978

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Edward Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows a line drawing of an abstract leaf with black lines on an off-white background. The leaf's outline is on the left side of the image, with the stem curving up from the lower right corner and the main body of the leaf extending to the left and slightly upward.
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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

    1985.47.109

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 175

  • 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 812.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 28.87. 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. 175.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Leaf X 17/20 Kelly; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: EK78-872

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74068267

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