Ellsworth Kelly Artist

Ellsworth Kelly (born May 31, 1923) is an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and the minimalist school. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing simplicity of form, similar to the work of John McLaughlin and Kenneth Noland. Kelly often employs bright colors. He lives and works in Spencertown, New York.

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Ellsworth Kelly
Birth dateMay 31, 1933
Birth place
Newburgh (city) New York , New York

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Praemium Imperiale
Field of work
Sculpture
Printmaking
Painting
Influenced by
Surrealism
Romanesque art
De Stijl
Byzantine Empire
training at
School of the Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Pratt Institute
École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts

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External resources

  1. http://nga.gov.au/internationalprints/tyler/Default.cfm?MnuID=3&ArtistIRN=14969&List=True&CREIRN=14969&ORDER_SELECT=13&VIEW_SELECT=5&GrpNam=12&TNOTES=TRUE
  2. http://store.barnesfoundation.org/ItemShow.aspx?Dep=BUcbIJ9PULNHGwyyruPV7g==&Cat=rnIQqv9+hRc=&It=ti8vi5HQsI+0focZyT4Zbg==
  3. http://vernissage.tv/blog/2008/06/04/interview-with-ellsworth-kelly-art-39-basel-2008
  4. http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/100251?search_no=9&index=6
  5. http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/157156?search_no=11&index=25
  6. http://www.guggenheimcollection.org/site/artist_bio_72.html
  7. http://www.meyersonsymphonycenter.com/EllsworthKelly.cfm
  8. http://www.moma.org/collection/details.php?artist_id=3048
  9. http://www.tate.org.uk/stives/exhibitions/ellsworthkelly
  10. http://www.thewadsworth.org