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Ellsworth Kelly — [Color variant in yellow] of Black with White (Noir avec Blanc), from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs
Ellsworth Kelly

[Color variant in yellow] of Black with White (Noir avec Blanc), from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs

A bold lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly presents a striking composition of a yellow form set against the stark simplicity of the page, reinterpreting his original Black with White in a vibrant chromatic variation. True to Kelly's signature minimalist aesthetic, the work reduces visual language to its purest elements, allowing the interplay between color, shape, and negative space to command the viewer's attention. Printed on Rives BFK paper with full margins, the composition breathes within its generous white borders, emphasizing Kelly's enduring exploration of color and form.

Medium
Lithograph in yellow, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.

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Editions and Works on Paper Including Works from the Piero Crommelynck Collection

April 18, 2017

Estimate: $6,000$9,000

Sold: $10,000

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Ellsworth Kelly, [Color variant in yellow] of Black with White (Noir avec Blanc), from Suite of Twenty-Seven Color Lithographs

A bold lithograph by Ellsworth Kelly presents a striking composition of a yellow form set against the stark simplicity of the page, reinterpreting his original Black with White in a vibrant chromatic variation. True to Kelly's signature minimalist aesthetic, the work reduces visual language to its purest elements, allowing the interplay between color, shape, and negative space to command the viewer's attention. Printed on Rives BFK paper with full margins, the composition breathes within its generous white borders, emphasizing Kelly's enduring exploration of color and form.

Medium
Lithograph in yellow, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Yellow And Black, Abstract Art, 20th Century, Male Artist, Hard-Edge Painting, American Artist, Abstract Expressionism, Color Field, Geometric Abstraction, Established Artist, Lithograph, Print Series, Minimalism

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Collected by

Alex Capecelatro, Sebastián In Situ, Melissa Avery, Hamilton Selway Gallery, Carolyn Lynx, Sharrissa Iqbal, Art Institute of Chicago