Ellsworth Kelly at 100
The Pavilions, Room 2
Spectrum IX, 2014
acrylic on canvas, twelve joined panels
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
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
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Ellsworth Kelly
Spectrum IX, 2014
On View Kelly 2014Spectrum IX, 2014
acrylic on canvas
107 ¾ x 96 inches (274 x 244 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
On View Ron Amstutz Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/KELLe_GF_Spectrum_update-600x800.jpg -
Ellsworth Kelly
Blue Relief with Black, 2011
On View Kelly 2011Blue 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
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Cyclamen, 2000
On View Kelly 2000Cyclamen, 2000
set of five drawings pencil on paper
16 x 14 inches (41 x 36 cm) each
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Untitled, 1996
On View Kelly 1996Untitled, 1996
redwood
176 ½ x 25 ½ x 4 ½ inches (447 x 65 x 12 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
On View Ron Amstutz Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/KELLe_GF_Untitled_update-600x800.jpg -
Ellsworth Kelly
Blue Curve, 1996
On View Kelly 1996Blue Curve, 1996
oil on canvas
120 x 108 ¼ inches (305 x 275 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
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Ellsworth Kelly
White Relief with Black III, 1993
On View Kelly 1993White 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
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Yellow Curve, 1990
On View Kelly 1990Yellow 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
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1978
On View Kelly 1978Sidewalk, Los Angeles, 1978
gelatin silver print
8 ½ x 13 inches (22 x 33 cm)
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On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Arch, Pont Neuf, Paris, 1978
On View Kelly 1978Arch, Pont Neuf, Paris, 1978
gelatin silver print
8 ⅝ x 12 ⅞ inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
White Curves II, 1978
On View Kelly 1978White 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
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Doorway, Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1977
On View Kelly 1977Doorway, Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer, 1977
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ½ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Shadows on a Stairway, St. Martin, 1977
On View Kelly 1977Shadows on a Stairway, St. Martin, 1977
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ⅝ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Window, St. Martin, 1975
On View Kelly 1975Window, St. Martin, 1975
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ⅝ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Highway Marker, Hudson, 1972
On View Kelly 1972Highway Marker, Hudson, 1972
gelatin silver print
8 ⅝ x 12 ⅞ inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Roof, Ghent, 1972
On View Kelly 1972Roof, Ghent, 1972
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ⅝ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Chatham V: Red Blue, 1971
On View Kelly 1971Chatham 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
On View Tim Nighswander/Imaging4Art.com Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/kelley_Chatham-V-Red-Blue-737x800.jpg -
Ellsworth Kelly
Curve seen from a Highway, Austerlitz, 1970
On View Kelly 1970Curve seen from a Highway, Austerlitz, 1970
gelatin silver print
8 ½ x 12 ¾ inches (22 x 32 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Sidewalk, New York City, 1970
On View Kelly 1970Sidewalk, New York City, 1970
gelatin silver print
8 ½ x 12 ⅞ inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Black Green, 1970
On View Kelly 1970Black Green, 1970
oil on canvas, two joined panels
110 x 84 inches (279 x 213 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Barn, Southampton, 1968
On View Kelly 1968Barn, Southampton, 1968
gelatin silver print
8 ½ x 13 inches (22 x 33 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Black White, 1968
On View Kelly 1968Black White, 1968
oil on panel, two joined panels
96 x 96 inches (244 x 244 cm) overall
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
On View Ron Amstutz Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KELLe_GF_BlackWhite_Amstutz-800x800.jpg -
Ellsworth Kelly
White Red, 1963
On View Kelly 1963White Red, 1963
oil on canvas
69 x 86 ¾ inches (175 x 220 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Photo: Ron Amstutz
On View Ron Amstutz Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/KELLe_GF_WhiteRed_Amstutz-1067x800.jpg -
Ellsworth Kelly
Corn, 1959
Kelly 1959Corn, 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 -
Ellsworth Kelly
Painting in Three Panels, 1956
On View Kelly 1956Painting 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
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Painting for a White Wall, 1952
On View Kelly 1952Painting 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
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Ellsworth Kelly
Shadows from Balcony, Villa La Combe, Meschers, 1950
On View Kelly 1950Shadows from Balcony, Villa La Combe, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
8 ⅜ x 12 ½ inches (21 x 32 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Bricks, Meschers, 1950
On View Kelly 1950Bricks, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
12 ¾ x 8 ⅝ inches (32 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Trapeze Swings, Meschers, 1950
On View Kelly 1950Trapeze Swings, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
9 ⅛ x 12 ⅜ inches (23 x 31 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Beach Cabana III, Meschers, 1950
On View Kelly 1950Beach Cabana III, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
12 ¾ x 8 ½ inches (32 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
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Ellsworth Kelly
Pine Branch and Shadow, Meschers, 1950
On View Kelly 1950Pine Branch and Shadow, Meschers, 1950
gelatin silver print
9 x 12 ⅝ inches (23x 32 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
On View 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. -
Ellsworth Kelly
Cut Up Drawing Rearranged by Chance, 1950
On View Kelly 1950Cut 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
On View Ellsworth Kelly https://www.glenstone.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/KELL_e_Cut-Up-Drawing-Rearranged-by-Chance_1950_web-600x800.jpg -
Ellsworth Kelly
Apples, 1949
On View Kelly 1949Apples, 1949
watercolor and graphite on paper
24 ¾ x 19 ⅜ inches (63 x 49 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
On View 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.