Colored Paper Image IX (Four Grays with Black I)

1976

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Tyler Graphics Ltd.

Publisher

The image shows a series of vertical rectangles arranged in parallel, each separated by thin white lines. The composition consists of five main strips: two light grey outer strips, two medium grey inner strips, and a central black strip. The rectangles are arranged in a pattern that resembles a barcode or a stripe-patterned fabric. The varying shades of grey create depth in the composition, reminiscent of minimalistic art or design.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored and pressed paper pulp

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professional Art Group I

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irregular): 117.48 x 82.87 cm (46 1/4 x 32 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.72.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 149

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1981

  • Contemporary American Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1981, unnumbered brochure.

2012

  • Ellsworth Kelly: Colored Paper Images, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, December 16, 2012-December 1, 2013.

Bibliography

2012

  • Axsom, Richard H. The Prints of Ellsworth Kelly: A Catalogue Raisonné. Portland, Oregon: Jordan Schnitzer Family Foundation, 2012, no. 149.

Markings

blind stamps: EK [chop of the artist]; [chop of Tyler Graphics Ltd.]

Wikidata ID

Q74034575

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