Dark Red-Violet Panel

1981 - 1982

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Peter Carlson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

John Carlson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Brent Kadlatz

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

A tilted quadrilateral with sleek edges is displayed on a neutral background. The abstract shape creates a visual tension as it seems to float against the wall. The dark color of the quadrilateral contrasts with the light surface it rests upon.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    painted aluminum

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Sonnabend

  • Dimensions

    overall (irregular): 76.2 × 79.7 × 0.48 cm (30 × 31 3/8 × 3/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1986.90.18

  • Series Title

    Painted Wall Sculptures


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Mr. and Mrs. Roger P. Sonnabend, Boston, Massachusetts; acquired 1986 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1984

  • Gemini G.E.L.: Art and Collaboration, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Seattle Art Museum, Washington; Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri; Terra Museum of American Art, Evanston, Illinois; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California; National Museum of Art, Osaka, Japan; Yonago City Museum, Japan; Machida City Museum of Graphics Art, Japan, 1984-1989, no. 55.

2009

  • Extended loan for use by President Barack Obama, The White House, Washington, D.C., 2009.

2015

  • The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L., National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, 2015-2017.

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 986.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 28.109. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Markings

printed lower center verso in black ink on adhered aluminum label: Kelly Dark Red-Violet Panel National / Gallery / © Ellsworth Kelly 1982 Published by Gemini G.E.L. [Gemini G.E.L.] 8365 Melrose Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90069 EK81-2069

Wikidata ID

Q63860823

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