ELLSWORTH KELLY "LEAVES (FEUILLES)" LITHOGRAPH, 1964 Caviar20 General Idea art he helped topple Abstract Expressionism

he helped topple Abstract Expressionism and ushered in a new style and approach to art-making

24”H 16”W (sheet)

bold saturated fields of monochromatic color

engaging with feminist dialogue in subject matter and medium

This work is included in the collection at MoMA

ELLSWORTH KELLY "LEAVES (FEUILLES)" LITHOGRAPH, 1964 Caviar20 General Idea art he helped topple Abstract ExpressionismEllsworth Kelly (1923 2015) is one of the masters of American minimalism. He is collected internationally and renowned for his signature hypnotic shapes realized in bold saturated colors. Like many artists who had served in the US military during WWII, Kelly took advantage of the G. I. Bill and moved to Paris in the late 1940s returning to the US in 1954. By the end of the decade, he had established his reputation as part of the new wave of artists