Ellsworth Kelly, American, 1923–2015; Spectrum II (detail), 1966–1967; oil on canvas; 80 inches x 22 feet, 9 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Funds given by the Shoenberg Foundation, Inc. 4:1967a–m; © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Ellsworth Kelly
October 20, 2023–April 7, 2024- Location
- South Terrace, Gallery 258, and Roxanne H. Frank Galleries 255 and 257
- Cost
- Free
A special display of the work of artist Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923–2015) celebrates this year’s centennial of the artist’s birth. The exhibition will include Kelly’s work in a wide range of media—including paintings, sculpture, drawings, and prints—to showcase his experimentalism over the course of his long career. Works on view will cover six decades of his practice.
This exhibition showcases the strength of Kelly’s work in St. Louis private collections. It includes Emily Rauh Pulitzer’s promised gifts of the painting Purple Panel (1988) and the graphite drawing Briar (1960) to the Saint Louis Art Museum. In addition, the exhibition highlights the recent gift of the monumental sculpture Untitled, from the Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, which will be on display on the Museum’s South Terrace and can be seen through the window of the exhibition space.
The exhibition will provide fresh context for the Museum’s well-known multipanel painting Spectrum II (1966–1967) and a range of works on paper from the Museum’s collection.
Ellsworth Kelly is curated by Simon Kelly, curator of modern and contemporary art.
Ellsworth Kelly, American, 1923–2015; Purple Panel, 1988; oil on canvas; 110 1/2 x 110 1/2 inches; Promised gift, Collection of Emily Rauh Pulitzer and Joseph Pulitzer Jr. 2021.611; © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery
Ellsworth Kelly, American, 1923–2015; Spectrum II (detail), 1966–1967; oil on canvas; 80 inches x 22 feet, 9 inches; Saint Louis Art Museum, Funds given by the Shoenberg Foundation, Inc. 4:1967a–m; © Ellsworth Kelly Foundation, Courtesy Matthew Marks Gallery