Red Curve VI
Ellsworth Kelly
American,1923–2015
Details
Title
Red Curve VI
Artist/Maker
Ellsworth Kelly (American,1923–2015)
Date
1982
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
74 1/4 x 140 1/2 inches
Credit
Purchase with funds from Alfred Austell Thornton in memory of Leila Austell Thornton and Albert Edward Thornton, Sr., and Sarah Miller Venable and William Hoyt Venable and High Museum of Art Enhancement Fund
Accession #
2002.3
Red Curve VI continues Kelly’s thematic pursuits in the realms of color, shape, and space, but this time as they apply to the color red. This primary color, uniformly applied to its boldly-shaped canvas, furthers Kelly’s presentation of the atmospheric effects of color within a room.
Image Copyright
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
