Ellsworth Kelly
Brushstrokes on a Grid

Brushstrokes on a Grid

© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery

Brushstrokes on a Grid
Brushstrokes on a Grid
ArtistAmerican, 1923–2015
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Brushstrokes on a Grid
Date1951
MediumGraphite and ink on wove paper
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/16 × 20 1/8 in. (35.7 × 51.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jack Shear in honor of the Ellsworth Kelly Centennial
Object number2023.216
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Department
Prints and Drawings
Object Type
ProvenanceThe artist, 1951-2015; Ellsworth Kelly Foundation and Jack Shear, spouse of the artist, 2015-2023; given to MFAH through the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation and Jack Shear, 2023.
Exhibition HistoryNone known
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: [none]
Verso: [inaccessible]

Catalogue raisonnéFig. 2 on p. 241 of Bois, Ellsworth Kelly: Catalogue Raisonné of Paintings, Reliefs, and Sculpture, vol. 1 (Paris: Cahiers d’Art, 2015), as supporting illustration for cat. no. 114, Cité

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