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Ellsworth Kelly — Cyclamen II, from Suite of Plant Lithographs
Ellsworth Kelly

Cyclamen II, from Suite of Plant Lithographs

A masterful example of Kelly's keen observational eye, this lithograph captures the delicate, sweeping forms of a cyclamen plant with elegant economy of line. Kelly distills the organic subject to its essential contours, rendering the graceful leaves and blossoms in a spare, linear style that hovers between botanical study and pure abstraction. The work exemplifies his lifelong dialogue between the natural world and formal simplicity, printed with precision on the soft, textured surface of Rives BFK paper.

Medium
Lithograph, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins,

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Evening & Day Editions

April 25, 2016

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Ellsworth Kelly, Cyclamen II, from Suite of Plant Lithographs

A masterful example of Kelly's keen observational eye, this lithograph captures the delicate, sweeping forms of a cyclamen plant with elegant economy of line. Kelly distills the organic subject to its essential contours, rendering the graceful leaves and blossoms in a spare, linear style that hovers between botanical study and pure abstraction. The work exemplifies his lifelong dialogue between the natural world and formal simplicity, printed with precision on the soft, textured surface of Rives BFK paper.

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

Related themes

Abstract Art, 20th Century, Hard-Edge, Botanical Subject, Plant Series, Male Artist, American Artist, Print On Paper, Modern Master, Lithograph, Minimalism, Black and White

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Collected by

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