Ellsworth Kelly at 100

The Pavilions, Room 2

To mark the centennial of American artist Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923, d. 2015), Glenstone presents Ellsworth Kelly at 100, a major survey of the artist’s work charting his career and contributions to American abstraction. Kelly frequently revisited shapes and motifs he observed from his own lived experience throughout his seven-decade career, exploring form, color, line, and space through painting, sculpture, collage, drawing, and photography. Works on view include seminal early paintings Painting for a White Wall, (1952) and Painting in Three Panels (1956), as well as examples from the iconic Chatham and Spectrum series. Yellow Curve (1990), a monumental floor painting installation that spans nearly 1000 square feet will be on view for the first time in more than thirty years since it was conceived for an exhibition at Portikus am Main in Frankfurt .

Ellsworth Kelly at 100 will be on view from May 4, 2023 to March of 2024 and will travel to international venues following its presentation at Glenstone.

 

 

Exhibition Preview

    • Spectrum IX
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Spectrum IX, 2014
      On View Kelly 2014
    • Blue Relief with Black
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Blue Relief with Black, 2011
      On View Kelly 2011
    • Cyclamen
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Cyclamen, 2000
      On View Kelly 2000
    • Untitled
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Untitled, 1996
      On View Kelly 1996
    • Blue Curve
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Blue Curve, 1996
      On View Kelly 1996
    • White Relief with Black III
      Ellsworth Kelly
      White Relief with Black III, 1993
      On View Kelly 1993
    • Yellow Curve
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Yellow Curve, 1990
      On View Kelly 1990
    • Sidewalk, Los Angeles
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1978
      On View Kelly 1978
    • Arch, Pont Neuf, Paris
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Arch, Pont Neuf, Paris, 1978
      On View Kelly 1978
    • White Curves II
      Ellsworth Kelly
      White Curves II, 1978
      On View Kelly 1978
    • Doorway, Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Doorway, Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1977
      On View Kelly 1977
    • Shadows on a Stairway, St. Martin
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Shadows on a Stairway, St. Martin, 1977
      On View Kelly 1977
    • Window, St. Martin
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Window, St. Martin, 1975
      On View Kelly 1975
    • Highway Marker, Hudson
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Highway Marker, Hudson, 1972
      On View Kelly 1972
    • Roof, Ghent
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Roof, Ghent, 1972
      On View Kelly 1972
    • Chatham V: Red Blue
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Chatham V: Red Blue, 1971
      On View Kelly 1971
    • Curve seen from a Highway, Austerlitz
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Curve seen from a Highway, Austerlitz, 1970
      On View Kelly 1970
    • Sidewalk, New York City
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Sidewalk, New York City, 1970
      On View Kelly 1970
    • Black Green
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Black Green, 1970
      On View Kelly 1970
    • Barn, Southampton
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Barn, Southampton, 1968
      On View Kelly 1968
    • Black White
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Black White, 1968
      On View Kelly 1968
    • White Red
      Ellsworth Kelly
      White Red, 1963
      On View Kelly 1963
    • Corn
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Corn, 1959
      Kelly 1959
    • Painting in Three Panels
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Painting in Three Panels, 1956
      On View Kelly 1956
    • Painting for a White Wall
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Painting for a White Wall, 1952
      On View Kelly 1952
    • Shadows from Balcony, Villa La Combe, Meschers
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Shadows from Balcony, Villa La Combe, Meschers, 1950
      On View Kelly 1950
    • Bricks, Meschers
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Bricks, Meschers, 1950
      On View Kelly 1950
    • Trapeze Swings, Meschers
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Trapeze Swings, Meschers, 1950
      On View Kelly 1950
    • Beach Cabana III, Meschers
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Beach Cabana III, Meschers, 1950
      On View Kelly 1950
    • Pine Branch and Shadow, Meschers
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Pine Branch and Shadow, Meschers, 1950
      On View Kelly 1950
    • Cut Up Drawing Rearranged by Chance
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Cut Up Drawing Rearranged by Chance, 1950
      On View Kelly 1950
    • Apples
      Ellsworth Kelly
      Apples, 1949
      On View Kelly 1949