LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

107.99 in. (274.30 cm.) (height) by 95.75 in. (243.20 cm.) (width)

Markings:

signed with initials and numbered 461A on the stretcher

Literature:

Hilton Kramer, "Color Lures the Eye to Kelly's Paintings," The New York Times, July 26, 1972, p. 22; Exh. Cat., Düsseldorf, Museum Kunst Palast, Die Sammlung Ingrid und Willi Kemp: Fokus Farbe: informel - konkret - figurativ, 2001, p. 314 (text reference)

Provenance:

The Artist (EK461); Leo Castelli Gallery, New York (LC# EK-3); Galerie Alfred Schmela, Düsseldorf (acquired in 1972); Teheran Museum, Iran; Blum Helman Gallery, New York; Leo Castelli Gallery, New York; Private Collection; Raymond Learsey, Connecticut; Christie's, London, December 7, 1977, Lot 233; Gordon Locksley, Minneapolis; Grant Selwyn Fine Art, New York; Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1999