Ellsworth Kelly
Green Black

Green Black

© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

Green Black
Green Black
ArtistAmerican, 1923–2015
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Green Black
Date1988
PlaceUnited States
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsOverall: 96 × 132 in. (243.8 × 335.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number89.11
Not on view

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ProvenanceThe artist; [Blum Helman Gallery, Inc., New York]; purchased by MFAH, 1989.
Exhibition History"Ellsworth Kelly: New Work", Blum Helman Gallery, New York, November 2–December 3, 1988.

"Modern and Contemporary Art: Spotlight on the Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 7–August 27, 2000.

"After Abstract Expressionism," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 19–May 8, 2005.

"Constructing Abstraction: Selections from the Permanent Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.

"Modern and Contemporary Masterworks from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, December 8, 2007–March 2, 2008.

Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscribed on the center stretcher on the backside: HANG THIS BOARD / PARALLEL TO FLOOR

Inscribed on back: #775B KELLY

Inscribed on back: GREEN PANEL / BLACK PANEL

Gallery label on backboard: see images.

Other numerous numbering systems on back pertaining to frame.
Signed on the back, on the top stretcher: E.K. #775 © 1/88

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