Black Diagonal Relief
Ellsworth Kelly · 2006 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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This painting comprises two black and white panels joined in relief. Made in the final decade of Ellsworth Kelly’s life, Black Diagonal Relief (2006) distills the artist’s career-long commitment to creating stark abstract compositions that are animated by the nuances of form, perception, and space. These interests come to the fore when the bright palette for which Kelly is best-known is absent. Black Diagonal Relief represents Ellsworth Kelly’s ongoing exploration of black and white across mediums. Kelly could focus on the formal essence of a work, rooted in line, shape, and structure. Many of Kelly’s black and white abstract compositions were inspired by observations from his everyday life.
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Details
- Maker
- Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923–2015)
- Date
- 2006
- Medium
- oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- Overall: 213.4 x 120.7 x 7 cm (84 x 47 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.)
- Place of origin
- America
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · On view · 224A Contemporary Corridor
- Credit line
- Gift of Ellsworth Kelly Foundation and Jack Shear in honor of Agnes Gund