Big Red X, 1958

ArtistEllsworth Kelly, Newburgh 1923–2015 Spencertown

Lithograph

(H x W)38 x 28 cm

Status

not on display

About the workEllsworth Kelly’s art is characterised by its reduced visual language and stands out due to the clarity of its geometric forms. The outlines originate from his observations of the environment. The American artist created these prints for two editions of the artist's edition “Derrière le miroir”, in which works by contemporary artists were published between 1946 and 1982. This gave a wide audience affordable access to originals. The embedding in the magazine format allows individual graphics to enter into a direct dialogue with each other on double pages.

AccessionKemp Collection Foundation 2016

Provenanceca. 1970 Willi Kemp (Cologne 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf) acquired from the Paris book trade; 2016 Kemp Collection Foundation in the Kunstpalast acquired by gift of Willi Kemp

Inventory numberKemp 1425

Post-War Modernism

Contact

sammlung@kunstpalast.de

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