Kelly

Orange et Vert

1964

ARTIST:

Kelly, Ellsworth b.1923 Newburgh, New York d. Spencertown, New York, 2015


Title:

“Orange et vert” exhibition poster for Galerie Maeght, 1964


Technique:

Lithograph in three colours Paper: Wove 66x 51 cm Condition:


Excellent

Realisation / Publication:


published by Galerie Maeght, on the occasion of Kelly’s 2nd solo show in Paris at Galerie Maeght, 1964

Reference / Literature:


see The Prints of Ellsworth Kelly, p. 181, Ref. IIC see also, https://www.artspace.com/magazine/interviews_features/qa/ellsworth-kelly-final-interview-53394

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This is the much favoured of the three exhibition posters, however, its importance as an image that defined the nature of art in the US in the 1960’s is often overlooked, ignored or missed altogether. With the rise of consumer culture in world’s richest country, came the urge to escape the monolith that grew out of victory. Minimalism was born to redress the chaos created with economic prosperity and the nature of a throwaway society. This ephemeral attitude is eliminated with the starkness of Kelly’s artistic representation.