Robert Kelly Furniture

American, b. 1956

Drawing on his extensive travels, Robert Kelly’s painted collages contain found print and material from around the world. Kelly has included antique botanical drawings, handwritten notes, small sketches, vintage posters, and signs in his work. To create the ground for his paintings, he lays the re-appropriated paper in long strips to form irregular grids, small squares, and triangles. The repeated application often obscures the printed content beyond recognition. His play of edges, angles, and cuts creates a tension and an intuitive logic to the placement of line and form. These explorations, communicated through a skilled technique, refined over a 20-year career, achieve a mature balance that is both formally rigorous and visually exciting. Robert W. Kelly was born in Santa Fe, New Mexico and graduated from Harvard University, Cambridge with a MA in 1978. Throughout his career he has received positive reviews in many prestigious publications including Art in America, ARTnews and the Los Angeles Times. He is represented in both private and public collections including the Dallas Museum of Fine Art, IBM, New York and the Museum of Fine Art, Santa Fe. Although frequently returning to the Southwest, Kelly resides in New York City.

(Biography provided by Bentley Gallery)

Creator: Robert Kelly

Robert Kelly Kalasa V Signed Modern Abstract Aquatint Etching 5/50 Framed, 1985

By Robert Kelly

Located in Keego Harbor, MI

A bold and graphic modern aquatint etching in colors titled "Kalasa V" by Robert Kelly. Hand signed in pencil on the bottom right with an annotation of 5/50 on the bottom left. Published in 1985. Kelly's work intricately combines influences of the Bauhaus from Van Doesburg to Mondrian, with those of Schwitters and Klee, Kelly weds hints of the historical with the contemporary. His play of edges, angles, and cuts creates a tension and an intuitive logic to the placement of line and form. Kelly's work investigates the idea of doubleness through images that reflect, oppose, or mimic each other. Dimensions: 32"w x 1.5"d x 37"h (framed). In very good vintage condition. Robert Kelly (1956- ) paintings have been acquired by public and private collections in Europe and the United States, including The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Brooklyn Museum, New Mexico Museum of Art, Milwaukee Art Museum, Smith College Art Museum, Jane Voorhees Zimmerli Art Museum, Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, The Fogg Museum, The Margulies Collection, and the McNay Art Museum. Kelly has traveled throughout the United States, Europe, North Africa, the Near East, and Nepal. His work often incorporates unusual materials from his journeys, among them vintage posters and printed antique...

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1980s Vintage Robert Kelly Furniture

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Paper

Robert Kelly Kalasa V Signed Modern Abstract Aquatint Etching 5/50 Framed, 1985

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1970s Italian Modern Vintage Robert Kelly Furniture

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Metal

Italian Modern Abstract Mixed Media Painting on Paper and Metal Frame, 1972

H 26.38 in W 17.72 in D 0.79 in

Andre Derain Etching signed in pencil

By Andre Darin

Located in Hudson, NY

Andre Derain was born in Chatou France in 1880. He met Matisse early in his life but was conscripted into the French army in 1901. After his service and when released Matisse convinced his parents to allow him to stop training as an engineering student to develop his artistic talents. He devoted himself full time to painting and attended the Academie Julian. He developed his early important style with close friends Maurice de Vlaminck and Henri Matisse. This became known as Fauvism and helped to usher in the other modern movements in art throughout the 20th century. The notable art dealer Ambroise Vollard sent Derain to London to work on a series of city-themed paintings that cemented his career as an important world-class artist. In 1907 his entire studios...

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1950s French Vintage Robert Kelly Furniture

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Paper

H 14.25 in W 17.25 in D 2 in

Set of 3 Signed Dorothy Griffiths Etchings of London Scenes

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

Set of 3 Signed Dorothy Griffiths Etchings of London Scenes, Framed Signed and numbered etchings from Dorothy Griffiths, a well-known London artist. Her drawings encompass frequente...

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Late 20th Century British Robert Kelly Furniture

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Paper

Set of 3 Signed Dorothy Griffiths Etchings of London Scenes

H 18 in W 20.6 in D 0.5 in

H 22 in W 7.38 in D 0.4 in

Rembrandt St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer Signed Etching Framed, Early 17th C

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Haddonfield, NJ

St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer, Looking Down Signed Etching on Paper Classic Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn framed etching signed and dated in plate. St. Jerome was one of the early ...

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Early 17th Century Dutch Baroque Antique Robert Kelly Furniture

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Rembrandt St. Jerome Kneeling in Prayer Signed Etching Framed, Early 17th C

H 21.25 in W 19.25 in D 1.25 in

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