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Fourteen Projects

1955

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names

Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

The image displays a grid-like pattern of rectangular shapes and lines. Each rectangle contains various abstract compositions of colors and forms. Some rectangles have horizontal stripes in colors like black, orange, yellow, and blue. Others feature geometric shapes such as ovals or arcs. The design evokes a sense of flags or banners with its repetitive structure and use of contrasting colors.

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Artwork overview

Medium

transparent and opaque watercolor, ink, and graphite with cut-and-pasted colored paper on wove paper
Credit Line

In honor of the Ellsworth Kellv Centennial, Gift of Jack Shear
Dimensions

sheet: 27.9 × 21.6 cm (11 × 8 1/2 in.)
Accession Number

2023.42.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, the artist's estate

Associated Names

Ellsworth Kelly Studio

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "55.87" verso, lower center margin, graphite, unknown hand. "1955" verso, lower right margin, graphite, unknown hand.

Markings

None.

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