Sans Titre
2000
Sans Titre is a 2000 work on paper by American minimalist artist Ellsworth Kelly, demonstrating his signature use of color and geometric form. Kelly's spare aesthetic approach emphasizes the interaction between shapes and space.
- Medium
- work on paper
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Curated
March 21, 2023
Estimate: $7,000 to $10,000
Lot 58
Artists in conversation
Kenneth Noland
American · b. 1924
Noland similarly explored pure geometric abstraction on paper and canvas with a focus on color relationships and minimal compositional elements. His stripped down approach to form and vibrant color fields mirrors the spare aesthetic seen in Kelly's untitled work.
Frank Stella
American · b. 1936
Stella's early minimalist works on paper share Kelly's commitment to geometric precision and the deliberate interaction between shape and negative space. Both artists pursued a rigorous reduction of pictorial elements to their most essential formal qualities.
Carmen Herrera
Cuban · b. 1915
Herrera's geometric abstractions demonstrate the same disciplined use of flat color and hard edged shapes that define this Kelly work on paper. Her reductive compositions share an emphasis on the visual tension created between geometric forms and open space.
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