Ellsworth Kelly

Feuilles

Maker

Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923 - 2015

Title

Feuilles

Year

1964

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Materials

lithograph

Supports

Dimensions

64.5 x 48.4 cm (25 3/8 x 19 1/16 inches) (plate)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Original--Recto:numbered in pencil in LL:61/75; signed in LL:Kelly verso:in pencil in LL:A-8 3/24/70/Brooke Alexander

Marks: Watermarks:BFK and RIVES

Identification

Edition

67/75

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Twentieth Century Graphic Arts Fund

Object Number

70.038

Type

Publications

Exhibition History

Drawing the Line
Mar 30, 2001 – Jun 10, 2001

Label copy

At first glance, Ellsworth Kelly's image seems similar in its spareness to Egon Schiele's drawing nearby. On closer inspection, however, it may be seen that they use quite different types of line. Where Schiele's line appears to have been drawn with considerable pressure, Kelly's crayon line glides continuously across the surface, propelled by movement of the arm rather than the tight wrist work of Schiele.

A Special Genius
Contemporary American Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Sep 01, 1976 – Oct 03, 1976
Selection III
Contemporary Graphics from the Museum's Collection
Apr 05, 1973 – May 06, 1973

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Tombstone

Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923 - 2015
31.5.1923 - 27.12.2015), printmaker
Feuilles, 1964
Crayon transfer lithograph
64.5 x 48.4 cm (25 3/8 x 19 1/16 inches) (plate)
Twentieth Century Graphic Arts Fund 70.038

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