ellsworth kelly: black and white

ellsworth kelly - black & white
at haus der kunst: 07 oct 11 > 22 jan 12


la combe II 1950-51

window, museum of modern art, paris 1949







neuilly 1950







black ripe 1955







white over black 1963

black curve in relief 2009






photos:

broken window, paris 1978

shadow on stairs, villa la combe, meschers 1950







potato barn, long island II 1968






curve seen from a highway, austerlitz, new york 1970







hangar doorway, st. barts 1977

ellsworth kelly numbers amongst the most important protagonists of colour field painting. throughout all his creative periods, he tried out new ideas for paintings in black and white versions as well. the retrospective is devoted to about 50 black-and-white pictures and reliefs spanning the years 1948–2010 and is complemented by a concise selection of drawings, collages and photographs.
“black & white” is the first comprehensive retrospective of the black-and-white works by ellsworth kelly.

many thanks to haus der kunst for permission to use the images in this post!

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