Ellsworth Kelly at 100
To mark the centennial of American artist Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923, d. 2015), Glenstone presents Ellsworth Kelly at 100, a major survey of the artist’s work charting his career and contributions to American abstraction. Kelly frequently revisited shapes and motifs he observed from his own lived experience throughout his seven-decade career, exploring form, color, line, and space through painting, sculpture, collage, drawing, and photography. Works on view include seminal early paintings Painting for a White Wall, (1952) and Painting in Three Panels (1956), as well as examples from the iconic Chatham and Spectrum series. Yellow Curve (1990), a monumental floor painting installation that spans nearly 1000 square feet will be on view for the first time in more than thirty years since it was conceived for an exhibition at Portikus am Main in Frankfurt .
acrylic on canvas
107 ¾ x 96 inches (274 x 244 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
oil on canvas, two joined panels
70 x 55 x 3 inches (178 x 139 x 7 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
redwood
176 ½ x 25 ½ x 4 ½ inches (447 x 65 x 12 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: Ron Amstutz
gelatin silver print
12 ⅞ x 8 ⅝ inches (33 x 22 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
watercolor on paper
28 ½ x 22 ½ inches (72 x 57 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo: courtesy of Matthew Marks Gallery
oil on canvas, two joined panels
110 x 84 inches (279 x 213 cm)
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Photo courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Ellsworth Kelly at 100 will be on view from May 4, 2023 to March of 2024 and will travel to international venues following its presentation at Glenstone.
Ellsworth Kelly at 100
May 4, 2023 to March 2024
at
GLENSTONE
12100 Glen Road
Potomac, Maryland 20854
