Large Black Curve

1974

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Jeff Wasserman

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gary Reams

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron McPherson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays a large black shape with a curved top edge and a straight bottom edge, positioned horizontally on a beige background. The black form resembles a stylized silhouette. Its sleek curve and the contrast between the black and beige elements draw the viewer's attention.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    screenprint with embossing on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

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

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 61.3 x 213.7 cm (24 1/8 x 84 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.74.110

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 102

  • Series Title

    First Curve

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1991 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 535.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 28.74. 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. 102.

Inscriptions

lower right in graphite: Gemini I Kelly; lower left in graphite by unknown hand: EK74-5085

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74889271

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