Ellsworth Kelly

Study for Three Color Panels, 1953
collage on paper
17 ⅝ x 17 ⅝ inches (45 x 45 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/KELLe_GF_Study-for-Three-Color-Panels-600x800.jpg A framed collage is made of a square of three bands of color: orange, red, and yellow.

Grass, 1961
pencil on paper
28 ½ x 22 ½ inches (72 x 57 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/KELLe_GF_Grass-600x800.jpg A line drawing of grass on paper is famed in a white frame.

White Relief with Black III, 1993
oil on canvas, two joined panels
120 x 98 x 2 ¾ inches (305 x 249 x 7 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/KELLe_GF_WhiteReliefWithBlackIII_1993-532x800.jpg White and black rectangular canvases are affixed to each other on a white wall.

Shadows from Balcony, Villa La Combe, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
8 ⅜ x 12 ½ inches (21 x 32 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1950_Shadows-from-Balcony-Meschers_SM.jpg A shadows from a balcony cast parallel lines of light and shade on a building.

Sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1978
gelatin silver print
8 ½ x 13 inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1978_Sidewalk-Los-Angeles_SM.jpg A pole casts a shadow that runs up a wall.

Bricks, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
12 ¾ x 8 ⅝ inches (32 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1950_Bricks-Meschers_SM-535x800.jpg A stack of bricks is piled alongside a building. A small dog stands beside the bricks in their shadow.

Arch, Pont Neuf, Paris, 1978
gelatin silver print
8 ⅝ x 12 ⅞ inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1978_Arch-Pont-Neuf_SM.jpg A bridge arch is partially cloaked in shadow.

Trapeze Swings, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
9 ⅛ x 12 ⅜ inches (23 x 31 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1950_Trapeze-Swings-Meschers_SM.jpg Two rope swings hang from a bar with two floodlights at either side.

Highway Marker, Hudson, 1972
gelatin silver print
8 ⅝ x 12 ⅞ inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1972_Highway-Marker-hudson_SM.jpg A white highway line crosses the frame from the lower left to upper right.

Doorway, Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1977
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ½ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1977_Doorway-Belle-Ile-en-Mer_SM-530x800.jpg A recessed doorway is struck by sunlight, casting a triangular shadow.

Window, St. Martin, 1975
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ⅝ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1975_Window-St-Martin_SM-529x800.jpg A partially boarded up window has a black void at the top where the board is broken.

Curve seen from a Highway, Austerlitz, 1970
gelatin silver print
8 ½ x 12 ¾ inches (22 x 32 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1970_Curve-seen-from-a-Highway-Austerlitz_SM.jpg A white hillside blanketed in snow stands against a grey line of trees.

Barn, Southampton, 1968
gelatin silver print
8 ½ x 13 inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1968_Barn-Southampton_SM.jpg A barn stands in a wheat field, open at one side with a black void, with a white painted square on the left.

Roof, Ghent, 1972
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ⅝ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1972_Roof-Ghent_SM-535x800.jpg A black-and-white photograph of a roof gable and strip of black shingles.

Shadows on a Stairway, St. Martin, 1977
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ⅝ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1977_Stairway-St-Martin_SM-533x800.jpg A black-and-white photograph of shadows disjointedly crossing stair-steps.

Sidewalk, New York City, 1970
gelatin silver print
8 ½ x 12 ⅞ inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1970_Sidewalk-New-York-City_SM.jpg A black and white image of a newly poured square of sidewalk.

Beach Cabana III, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
12 ¾ x 8 ½ inches (32 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/KELLe_Beach-Cabana-III_02-533x800.jpg

Pine Branch and Shadow, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
9 x 12 ⅝ inches (23x 32 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/1950_Pine-Branch-and-Shadow-Meschers_SM.jpg A pine branch is silhouetted against a grey sky in black and white.

Blue Relief with Black, 2011
oil on canvas, two joined panels
70 x 55 x 3 inches (178 x 139 x 7 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/KELLe_GF_Blue-Relief-w-Black_Amstutz-600x800.jpg A blue, curved canvas sits atop a black, rectangular canvas on a white wall.

Cyclamen, 2000
set of five drawings pencil on paper
16 x 14 inches (41 x 36 cm) each
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/KELLe_GF_Cyclamen_Amstutz-1067x800.jpg Five framed drawings of a cyclamen flower from different angles are hung on a white wall.

White Curves II, 1978
painted 1 1/8” honeycombed aluminum panels; 2 parts
120 x 86 x 10 inches (305 x 218 x 26 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/KELLe_GF_WhiteCurvesII_Amstutz-600x800.jpg A white circle sits on a white wall, with a panel on its left appearing to be folded over.

Yellow Curve, 1990
acrylic on canvas on wood
25 feet x 24 feet x 1 inch (777 x 742 x 2.54 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/RS43980_GF2012.051_SHOT_06_PS-lpr-1067x800.jpg A large wedge of yellow sits on the floor of a white room, lit from above by a white lightwell.

Apples, 1949
watercolor and graphite on paper
24 ¾ x 19 ⅜ inches (63 x 49 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KELLe_Apples_1949-600x800.jpg A framed watercolor of 9 red apples hangs on a wall.

Painting in Three Panels, 1956
oil on canvas, three panels
80 x 139 inches (203 x 353 cm) overall display
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KELLe_Painting-in-Three-Panels_1956-1200x800.jpg Three paintings hang on a wall; on the left, a yellow painting with a red curve, center a blue a green rectangle, and right a large rectangular panel with a black circle.

Black Green, 1970
oil on canvas, two joined panels
110 x 84 inches (279 x 213 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KELLe_Black-Green_1970-618x800.jpg A painting comprised of a black panel and green panel hangs on a gallery wall.

Cut Up Drawing Rearranged by Chance, 1950
ink and collage on paper
25 ½ x 19 ½ inches (65 x 50 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz

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Untitled, 1996
redwood
176 ½ x 25 ½ x 4 ½ inches (447 x 65 x 12 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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Spectrum IX, 2014
acrylic on canvas
107 ¾ x 96 inches (274 x 244 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/KELLe_GF_Spectrum_update-600x800.jpg

Corn, 1959
watercolor on paper
28 ½ x 22 ½ inches (72 x 57 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery
courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/KELLe_GF_Corn-640x800.jpg

Blue Curve, 1996
oil on canvas
120 x 108 ¼ inches (305 x 275 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KELLe_GF_BlueCurve_Amstutz-600x800.jpg

White Red, 1963
oil on canvas
69 x 86 ¾ inches (175 x 220 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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Black White, 1968
oil on panel, two joined panels
96 x 96 inches (244 x 244 cm) overall
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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Painting for a White Wall, 1952
oil on canvas, five joined panels
23 ⅝ x 71 ¼ inches (60 x 181 cm) overall
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KELLe_GF_PaintingWhiteWall_Amstutz-1067x800.jpg

Spectrum Colors Arranged by Chance VII, 1951
collage on paper
39 x 39 ⅜ inches (99 x 100 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/kelle_Spectrum-Colors-Arranged-by-Chance-VII-805x800.jpg

Chatham V: Red Blue, 1971
oil on canvas, two joined panels
108 ¼ x 99 ¼ inches (275 x 252 cm) overall
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com
Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com

Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/kelley_Chatham-V-Red-Blue-737x800.jpg

Study for “Window I”, 1949
ink and gouache on paper
7 ⅞ x 5 ⅜ inches (20 x 14 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Ron Amstutz

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