Plate Two, from The Mallarmé Suite
<p>Four prints comprise Kelly’s <em>Mallarmé Suite</em>; they owe little visually to their poetic sources. Their simple design masks the complexity of their creation, which perhaps alludes to Mallarmé’s ultimate goal of aesthetic transcendence.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1992
- Dimensions
- 73.9 × 54.8 cm (29 1/8 × 21 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Ellsworth Kelly
Artist
Sculpture
Ellsworth Kelly was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color field painting and minimalism. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing line, color and form, similar to the work of John McLaughlin and Kenneth Noland. Kelly often employed bright colors. He lived and worked in Spencertown, New York.
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2008 · Lithograph
Red Diagonal
2007 · Oil on canvas, two joined panels
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- Ellsworth Kelly
- Year
- 1992
- Dimensions
- 73.9 × 54.8 cm (29 1/8 × 21 5/8 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1992-119835
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified