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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Degree Zero: Drawing at Midcentury
Through Feb 6
MoMA
Last chance -
406A: In and Out of Paris
Ongoing
MoMA
Collection gallery
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Studio Visit: Selected Gifts from Agnes Gund
Apr 29–Jul 22, 2018
MoMA
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The Long Run
Nov 11, 2017–May 5, 2019
MoMA
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Sculpture from the Collection 1960–1969
Jun 25, 2016–Jul 14, 2017
MoMA
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Ellsworth Kelly has
88 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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