Green Black

started 1970, published 1972

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Ron Olds

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Ron Adams

Printer, American, born 1934

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image depicts a large slanted rectangle divided horizontally into two sections. The top section is vibrant green and the bottom section is dark black. The geometric form is set against a plain white background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in green and black on Special Arjomari wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 103 x 76.9 cm (40 9/16 x 30 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.65

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 78

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 337.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 28.5. 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. 78.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 7/50; lower right in graphite: Kelly; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: EK70-334

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74067912

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