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Ellsworth Kelly: Ferus Gallery (Gate) Poster /// Abstract Geometric Minimalism

1966

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Artist: (after) Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015) Title: "Ellsworth Kelly: Ferus Gallery (Gate)" Year: 1966 Medium: Original Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on cream wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA Framing: Recently framed, the work is floated over a black 100% cotton rag mat in a contemporary white maple moulding with Museum Glass Framed size: 16.25" x 13.25" Sheet size: 13.25" x 10" Image size: 8.13" x 6.88" Condition: Creasing to sheet from being previously folded. One other faint crease lower right corner. Five pinholes and a small area of minor soiling at top center. In otherwise good condition with strong colors Extremely rare. An important poster of Color Field/Minimalism art history Notes: Provenance: private collection - American glass artist Marvin Lipofsky, Berkeley, CA; likely acquired directly from the exhibition at Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA in 1966. Printed in two colors: orange and black. Poster produced for a special exhibition of Kelly's work "New Work by Ellsworth Kelly" at Ferus Gallery, Los Angeles, CA from March 15 - April 20, 1966. The image featured on this poster is Kelly's 1959, 67" x 63" x 17", painted aluminum sculpture "Gate", (EK No. 228; Waldman No. 39; Paik page 150-151). The work is today within the permanent collection of the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN. Bottom edge of sheet is deckled. "New Work by Ellsworth Kelly" was presented by Ferus Gallery in his first ever solo show in Los Angeles, CA. The exhibition included four paintings and a sculpture including the expansive "Green Red Yellow Blue", (EK No. 351), spanning twenty-one feet wide with four separate panels. The other four works exhibited were "Blue Red", (EK No. 333), "Red Green Blue", (EK No. 332), "Dark Blue Red", (EK No. 346), and "Gate", (EK No. 228). GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: Ellsworth Kelly (May 31, 1923 – December 27, 2015) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and minimalism. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing simplicity of form, similar to the work of John McLaughlin and Kenneth Noland. Kelly often employed bright colors. He lived and worked in Spencertown, New York.
  • Creation Year:
    1966
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 16.25 in (41.28 cm)Width: 13.25 in (33.66 cm)
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  • After:
    Ellsworth Kelly (1923, American)
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  • Gallery Location:
    Saint Augustine, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU121213785952
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