Kelly, Ellsworth

Green Relief with Blue, 1993

Oil on canvas, two joined panels
304,8 x 249,6 cm


Acquired in 1997

Acquired by the Friends of the Kunstsammlung in 1997 © Ellsworth Kelly

Kelly’s works from the early 1990s are both paintings and reliefs. Green Relief with Blue consists of two panels that are not placed flush next to each other, but rather one on top of the other. Both rectangular panels have the same height but differ in width. The larger green panel tilts obliquely; the lower right corner is anchored to the lower right corner of the blue panel, while the upper right corner points to its left edge. The interaction of the two panels gives the impression of floating; gravity appears to have been suspended. The pictorial object was acquired for the Kunstsammlung by the Friends in 1997.