Ellsworth Kelly at 100

Spectrum IX, 2014
acrylic on canvas, twelve joined panels
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
Courtesy: Matthew Marks Gallery
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
Kelly 2014Spectrum IX, 2014
acrylic on canvas
107 ¾ x 96 inches (274 x 244 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
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Ellsworth Kelly
Untitled, 1996
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
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Ellsworth Kelly
Blue Curve, 1996
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
Chatham V: Red Blue, 1971
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
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Ellsworth Kelly
Black White, 1968
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
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Ellsworth Kelly
White Red, 1963
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
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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
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Ellsworth Kelly
Painting for a White Wall, 1952
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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