Artist Monograph

Ellsworth Kelly, American

American, 1923–2015

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Medium Breakdown

Medium Works at MoMA Share
Drawing 1139 51.8%
Watercolor 582 26.5%
Gouache 187 8.5%
Lithography 120 5.5%
Oil Painting 84 3.8%
Other Media 67 3%
Screenprint 13 0.6%
Printmaking 2 0.1%

Department Distribution

Department Works Share
Drawings & Prints 2165 98.5%
Painting & Sculpture 18 0.8%
Architecture & Design 16 0.7%

Production by Decade

357
1940s
1163
1950s
322
1960s
268
1970s
60
1980s
18
1990s
9
2000s
2
2010s

Classification Types

  • Notebook — 1929
  • Print — 139
  • Drawing — 95
  • Design — 16
  • Painting — 12
  • Sculpture — 6
  • Illustrated Book — 1
  • Periodical — 1

Physical Scale

Scale bracketWorksShare
Small (< 30 cm)124256.6%
Medium (30–100 cm)89540.8%
Large (1–3 m)532.4%
Monumental (> 3 m)60.3%

Range: 13.3 cm → 1,993.9 cm (largest side)

Acquisition Timeline

Year acquiredWorks
19601
196529
196612
19672
196817
19691
19718
19743
19751
19764
197742
19791
19801
19811
19822
19841
19873
19891
19901
19923
19932
19955
19961
199712
19983

Currently On View

  • "MoMA, Floor 1, 1 North" — 1

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