Dartmouth
2011
Kelly's late lithograph exemplifies his lifelong exploration of pure color and form, rendered here in five distinct hues. Produced at Gemini G.E.L., the renowned Los Angeles print workshop where Kelly collaborated extensively throughout his career, this 2011 work demonstrates the artist's continued mastery of reduction and geometric precision well into his ninth decade. As the final impression of the edition, number 45/45 carries particular significance within Kelly's substantial printmaking oeuvre.
- Medium
- 5 color lithograph
- Dimensions
- Edition
- 45 of 45
- Signed
- Yes
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Artists in conversation
Josef Albers
German-American · b. 1888
Albers devoted his career to the interaction of pure flat color in precise geometric compositions, most famously in his Homage to the Square series, sharing Kelly's rigorous reduction of form and his deep investigation of how distinct hues relate and resonate against one another.
Kenneth Noland
American · b. 1924
Noland was a central figure in Color Field painting and produced bold lithographs featuring clean geometric shapes and vibrant, carefully chosen hues, reflecting the same commitment to pure color relationships and minimal formal structure seen in this Kelly work.
Frank Stella
American · b. 1936
Stella's early and mid career prints produced at Gemini G.E.L. share Kelly's precise geometric configurations and bold use of multiple flat colors within a lithographic framework, placing both artists firmly within American abstract minimalism and Color Field printmaking traditions.
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