Ellsworth Kelly
1923
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2015
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
movement: minimalism, abstract art, hard-edge painting
genre: hard-edge painting, shaped canvas, abstract art
country of citizenship: United States of America
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: Beaux-Arts de Paris, Pratt Institute
occupation: sculptor, painter, designer, graphic artist, printmaker, drawer
award received: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Praemium Imperiale, National Medal of Arts, The James Smithson Bicentennial Medal, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
influenced by: Henri Matisse
official website: ellsworthkelly.org
Ellsworth Kelly (May 31, 1923 – December 27, 2015) was an American painter, sculptor, and printmaker associated with hard-edge painting, Color Field painting and minimalism. His works demonstrate unassuming techniques emphasizing line, color and form, similar to the work of John McLaughlin and Kenneth Noland. Kelly often employed bright colors. He lived and worked in Spencertown, New York. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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