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Inspired by the world around him, the clean lines and bold colors of Ellsworth Kelly's art combines precision and geo--metric form with the deep understanding of composition. Discover Ellsworth Kelly signed prints & paintings for sale at Guy Hepner, Kelly dealers since 2003.
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Ellsworth Kelly
Yellow Red-Orange, 1970Color lithograph on special Arjomari paper35 1/4 x 36 1/4 in
89.5 x 92.1 cmEdition of 75 plus 9 APsCopyright The ArtistEllsworth Kelly’s Yellow Red-Orange, 1970, is a quintessential example of his mastery in distilling visual art to its purest, most elemental form. Executed as a color lithograph on special Arjomari...Ellsworth Kelly’s Yellow Red-Orange, 1970, is a quintessential example of his mastery in distilling visual art to its purest, most elemental form. Executed as a color lithograph on special Arjomari paper, the work features a single, slightly tilted quadrilateral divided horizontally into two equal fields: a radiant yellow above and a bold red-orange below. The composition is stripped of texture, shading, or representational content, allowing the power of color and form to take center stage.
The yellow upper section exudes luminosity and openness, evoking warmth and light. Beneath it, the red-orange asserts a more grounded, energetic presence, carrying an intensity that balances and anchors the airy brightness above. The horizontal division between them is crisp and unwavering, establishing a direct dialogue between the two hues. Kelly’s choice of colors here is anything but arbitrary; the pairing creates a vibrant optical charge, each hue heightening the impact of the other through contrast.
The slightly skewed shape adds an understated dynamism to the work. Rather than presenting the composition as a static rectangle, Kelly tilts it, introducing a subtle sense of movement and visual tension. This off-axis orientation makes the form feel less like a framed “picture” and more like an autonomous object inhabiting the white field of the paper.
The surrounding white space plays a crucial role. Far from being empty, it serves as an active participant in the composition, isolating the color block and intensifying its chromatic force. Kelly often emphasized that the background in his work was not neutral—it was a deliberate spatial field that shaped the viewer’s perception of the form.
As with many of Kelly’s works from this period, the title Yellow Red-Orange is purely descriptive, reflecting his belief in presenting art without narrative or metaphor. The emphasis is on the direct sensory encounter: the viewer engages with the colors, proportions, and spatial relationships as they are, in the present moment.
The precision of the lithographic process on Arjomari paper ensures flawless execution, with flat, uniform color fields and razor-sharp edges that align with Kelly’s commitment to clarity and formal integrity. Created during a pivotal period in his career, Yellow Red-Orange stands as a testament to his ability to create depth, balance, and vitality using the simplest of means—two colors, one shape, and a perfectly measured tilt.
For more information about Ellsworth Kelly Yellow Red-Orange for sale, contact our galleries using the form below.Overview"When I see a white piece of paper, I feel I've got to draw. And drawing, for me, is the beginning of everything."
Across Ellsworth Kelly’s art there is a deep understanding, appreciation and knowledge of color, shape and form. One of the most important Post-War artist’s, Ellsworth Kelly worked across prints, paintings, sculpture and installations developing a unique geo-metric and abstract style that placed emotion and color at its heart.
Throughout his career, Kelly explored the relationship between color, shape, and space, often creating works that blurred the boundaries between painting and sculpture. His use of bold, flat colors and geometric shapes became his signature style, earning him a reputation as one of the pioneers of minimalist art.
Within Ellsworth Kelly prints and paintings there is a sense of timeless in his bold use of shape and form and, of undeniably, his masterful use of color. Paired back and evocative, his works focus o form and space combing in a thoughtful, erudite manner which expresses deep emotion and an even deeper understanding spatial fields influenced by his nuanced knowledge and enjoyment of Pop art, Minimalism, hard-edge and color field painting. Across Kelly’s prints, available for sale at Guy Hepner, there is a sense of an artist who is deeply confident in stripping back, both visually and metaphorically, to allow [ure expression to abound across his works.
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