White Bar with Black

1973

Ellsworth Kelly

Associated Names
Ellsworth Kelly

Artist, American, 1923 - 2015

Donna Rae Hirt

Printer, American, active late 20th century

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows two rectangles of different sizes and colors. The larger rectangle is lighter and placed on top of the smaller, darker rectangle. The composition creates an abstract look resembling a minimalist representation of a table. The clean lines and contrast between the shapes highlight their simplicity and form. The offset positioning hints at a variation of everyday objects in an abstract setting.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph with graphite additions on Special Arjomari wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 74.5 x 106.8 cm (29 5/16 x 42 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1985.47.74

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Axsom 2012, no. 89

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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 464.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 28.31. 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. 89.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 2/50; lower right in graphite: Kelly; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: EK73-574

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74067995

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