Ellsworth Kelly
- Introduction
- Ellsworth Kelly (May 31, 1923 – December 27, 2015) 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.
- Wikidata
- Q544899
- Introduction
- American abstract painter worked with large forms of luminous color, often on shaped canvases.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Roles
- Artist, Painter, Sculptor
- Name
- Ellsworth Kelly
- Ulan
- 500004975
Exhibitions
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Studio Visit: Selected Gifts from Agnes Gund
April 29–
July 22, 2018 MoMA
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The Long Run
November 11, 2017–
May 5, 2019 MoMA
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Sculpture from the Collection 1960–1969
June 25, 2016–
July 14, 2017 MoMA
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From the Collection: 1960–1969
March 26, 2016–
March 19, 2017 MoMA
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Transmissions: Art in Eastern Europe and Latin America, 1960–1980
September 5, 2015–
January 3, 2016 MoMA
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Ellsworth Kelly has 86 exhibitionsonline.
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Ellsworth Kelly Apples Paris, 1949
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Ellsworth Kelly Untitled 1949
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for Window, Museum of Modern Art, Paris 1949
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Ellsworth Kelly Tuileries 1949
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Ellsworth Kelly Awnings, Avenue Matignon 1950
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Ellsworth Kelly Automatic Drawing: Pine Branches VI 1950
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for "La Combe II" 1950
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Ellsworth Kelly Relief with Blue 1950
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Ellsworth Kelly Light Reflection on Water 1950
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Ellsworth Kelly Smoke from Chimneys, Automatic Drawing from Rue de Blainville 1950
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Ellsworth Kelly Colors for a Large Wall 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Brushstrokes Cut into Forty-Nine Squares and Arranged by Chance 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance II 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for White Plaque: Bridge Arch and Reflection 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Meschers 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance VI 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Horizontal Line 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Vertical Line from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Vertical Lines from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Horizontal and Vertical Lines 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Grid Lines from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Diagonal 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Diagonal Lines 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Curve 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Circle Line 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Circle Form 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Mandorla Form 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Triangle Form 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Square Form 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Vertical Band from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Rectangle from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Horizontal Band 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly White and Black 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Black and White from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Black 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly White 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Red from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Yellow from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Blue from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Green 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Red, Yellow, Blue 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Red, Blue, Yellow 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Red and Yellow 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Blue and Red 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Yellow and Blue 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Nine Colors 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Red and Blue from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Blue and Red from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Purple and Orange from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Black and Yellow from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Black, Brown, White 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Pink and Orange from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Blue and White 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Green Curves from the series Line Form Color 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly White on White 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Black on Black 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Red and White 1952
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Ellsworth Kelly White and Black 1952
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for Fête à Torcy 1952
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Ellsworth Kelly Fête à Torcy 1952
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for Black Ripe 1954
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Ellsworth Kelly White Plaque: Bridge Arch and Reflection 1952-55
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for Rebound 1955
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Ellsworth Kelly Two Blacks, White and Blue 1955
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for Sculpture for a Large Wall 1956
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for Sculpture for a Large Wall 1956
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for Sculpture for a Large Wall 1956
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Ellsworth Kelly Sculpture for a Large Wall 1956-57
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for White Sculpture (1958)
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Ellsworth Kelly Running White 1959
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Ellsworth Kelly Wild Grape (1960)
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Ellsworth Kelly Study for Meschers 1951
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Ellsworth Kelly Brooklyn Bridge VII 1962
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Various Artists, Ad Reinhardt, Robert Indiana, Larry Poons, Roy Lichtenstein, Stuart Davis, Robert Motherwell, Ellsworth Kelly, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol, George Ortman X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters) 1964
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Ellsworth Kelly Red Blue from X + X (Ten Works by Ten Painters) 1964
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Ellsworth Kelly Woodland Plant, Lake George (1964)
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Ellsworth Kelly Untitled 1964
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Ellsworth Kelly Orange Green 1964
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Ellsworth Kelly Black (Noir) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Yellow (Jaune) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Red-Orange (Rouge-Orange) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Green (Vert) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Blue and Orange (Bleu et orange) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Black with White (Noir avec blanc) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Dark Blue with Red (Bleu foncé avec rouge) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Green with Red (Vert avec rouge) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Orange with Blue (Orange avec bleu) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Orange with Green (Orange avec vert) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Light Blue with Orange (Bleu clair avec orange) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Yellow with Dark Blue (Jaune avec bleu foncé) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Blue and Orange and Green (Bleu et orange et vert) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Blue and Yellow and Red-Orange (Bleu et jaune et rouge-orange) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Dark Blue and Red (Bleu foncé et rouge) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Red over Yellow (Rouge sur jaune) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Red-Orange over Blue (Rouge-orange sur bleu) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Blue over Orange (Bleu sur orange) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Yellow over Dark Blue (Jaune sur bleu foncé) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Yellow over Black (Jaune sur noir) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Black over Yellow (Noir sur jaune) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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Ellsworth Kelly Yellow over Yellow (Jaune sur jaune) from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs 1964–65
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