Colored Paper Image XII (Blue Curve with Brown and Gray)

1976

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

The image includes a large, curved dark blue shape that divides it into two sections. To the left of the blue curve is a light gray area, while on the right is a reddish-brown section. The texture of the paper and the layered colors add depth and dimension to the abstract composition.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    colored and pressed paper pulp

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Professional Art Group I

  • Dimensions

    sheet (irregular): 118.43 x 82.87 cm (46 5/8 x 32 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1980.72.10

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 152


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1988

  • Graphic Survey Show, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C., 1988-1989.

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. 152.

Inscriptions

in graphite, lower left: AP IV; lower right: Kelly

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74034577

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