Early in his career, Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923) spent six formative years (1948-54) in France, where he discovered the late work of the Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926). Visits to the remote island of Belle-???le off the coast of Brittany in 1949 and a visit to Monet's house and studio in Giverny in 1952 inspired a series of drawings, as well as Kelly's first monochrome work, Tableau Vert. Kelly returned to France on subsequent journeys in 1965, 2000, and 2005, visiting Belle-???le again and Provence, ...
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Early in his career, Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923) spent six formative years (1948-54) in France, where he discovered the late work of the Impressionist painter Claude Monet (1840-1926). Visits to the remote island of Belle-???le off the coast of Brittany in 1949 and a visit to Monet's house and studio in Giverny in 1952 inspired a series of drawings, as well as Kelly's first monochrome work, Tableau Vert. Kelly returned to France on subsequent journeys in 1965, 2000, and 2005, visiting Belle-???le again and Provence, continuing to draw motifs depicted by Monet, as well as by C???zanne and Matisse. This publication includes two paintings and eighteen unpublished drawings by Kelly, bringing them together with nine paintings by Monet from his Belle-???le series and from his garden in Giverny. All the works have been selected by Ellsworth Kelly himself. Essays by Yve-Alain Bois and Sarah Lees explore the significance of Kelly's work from this key moment in his career and the significance of the later paintings of Monet. Distributed for the Clark Art Institute Exhibition Schedule: The Clark Art Institute (11/23/14-02/15/15)
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Near Fine. No Jacket, As Issued. Book 96 pages. Hardcover. Texts in English. Light bump to the lower right corner of the front cover. Else, the shelfwear is minimal, the binding solid, the interior clean and free of markings. Bound in illustrated paper covered boards, issued without a dustjacket, and published on the occasion of the exhibition held from November 23, 2014-February 15, 2015. Beautifully illustrated. It must have been a stunning exhibition.
