
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,
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
April 25, 2016
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