Black White (Noir Blanc)
1988
Black White
(Noir Blanc)
1988
"The panels play the role of the specific shapes that I see. They don't represent them." (Kelly)
Ellsworth Kelly developed multiple variants of his monochrome panels: single or multiple, isolated or juxtaposed, traditional or unusual formats. He explored the potentialities of black and white as a colour pair around a diagonal axis. ln this almost square painting, the use of two adjoining panels allowed him to eliminate any risk of "representation". Any separation of the two colour fields by a painted line - leading to one colour dominating the other - is consequently removed, as is the distinction between external edges and internal division.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 224 x 231,5 cm |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste, 1992 |
| Inventory no. | AM 1992-362 |
Currently at
Musée d'arts de Nantes, Nantes (France)
as part of Prêts longue durée - Dialogue des collections, 01 April 2025 - 01 January 2030
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Detailed description
| Artist |
Ellsworth Kelly
(1923, États-Unis - 2015, États-Unis) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Black White (Noir Blanc) |
| Creation date | 1988 |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Description | Deux châssis accolés |
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 224 x 231,5 cm |
| Inscriptions | S.D.R. sur la protection H.DR. : Kelly/1988 |
| Acquisition | Don de l'artiste, 1992 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Contemporain |
| Inventory no. | AM 1992-362 |
Bibliography
La Collection du Musée national d''art moderne : acquisitions 1986-1996. - Paris : éd. du Centre Pompidou, 1996 (sous la dir. d''Agnès de la Beaumelle et Nadine Pouillon) (cit. et reprod. coul. p. 197) . N° isbn 2-85850-908-5
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
Ellsworth Kelly : Black & White : Haus der Kunst, Munich, 2011.- Ostfildern : Hatje Cantz, 2011 (cat. n° 39, repr. p. 111) . N° isbn 978-3-7757-3217-8
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky