Untitled (Original Leaf Drawing) 1998 20x17

Year1998

Hand SignedLower Right in Pen 

Condition Excellent 

Framed with PlexiglassBlack Frame w/ White Mat 

Purchased fromAuction House 

Provenance / HistoryForum Auctions, London, 31 Oct 2018, Lot 149. 

Story / Additional InfoSigned and dated June 1998. This elegant vertical drawing of a leaf illustrates Kelly's mystical love of nature. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

Additional InformationMotivated 

LID170357

Ellsworth Kelly - United States

Art Brokerage: Ellsworth Kelly American Artist: b. 1923-2015. Ellsworth Kelly was leading artist in the Hard Edge movement, a reaction against the Abstract Expressionist movement of the 1950's. His paintings are very concise and simple, often consisting of several panels, each of a different color. Kelly was also one of the first artists to use a shaped canvas. Minimalist painter and sculptor, Ellsworth Kelly explains, "By removing the content from my work I shifted the visual reality of painting to include the space around it." Kelly was born May 31, 1923 in Newburgh, New York. He studied at Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, from 1941 to 1943. After military service from 1943 to 1945, he attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, from 1946 to 1947. Listings wanted.