Ellsworth Kelly
Green Black

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Artist Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923–2015)American, 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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Department

Modern and Contemporary Art

Object Type

PAINTING

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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