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Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923-), The Meschers, 1951, oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches, Museum of Modern Art. Kelly was a pioneer of hard-edge painting in the 1940s and 1950s. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image to illustrate the artist's unique style. Image by permission of the Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, which represents Ellsworth Kelly.

Barnes Foundation presenting Ellsworth Kelly show

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson
Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923-), The Meschers, 1951, oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches, Museum of Modern Art. Kelly was a pioneer of hard-edge painting in the 1940s and 1950s. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image to illustrate the artist's unique style. Image by permission of the Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, which represents Ellsworth Kelly.
Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923-), The Meschers, 1951, oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches, Museum of Modern Art. Kelly was a pioneer of hard-edge painting in the 1940s and 1950s. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image to illustrate the artist’s unique style. Image by permission of the Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, which represents Ellsworth Kelly.

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – The Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia is preparing to open its first-ever solo artist exhibition with a display of wall sculptures by Ellsworth Kelly.

The 90-year-old Kelly is expected to attend the sneak preview Tuesday at the Barnes.

The exhibition will be on view to the public from May 4 to Sept. 2.

It will mark a homecoming of sorts for one of Kelly’s early landmark works: “Sculpture for a Large Wall,” which was commissioned for a Philadelphia high-rise in 1957.

The huge sculpture of 104 anodized aluminum panels was removed in 1998 during building renovations and then sold, to the disbelief of many in the local arts community. It is now owned by the Museum of Modern Art in New York, which is loaning the piece to the Barnes.

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Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923-), The Meschers, 1951, oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches, Museum of Modern Art. Kelly was a pioneer of hard-edge painting in the 1940s and 1950s. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image to illustrate the artist's unique style. Image by permission of the Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, which represents Ellsworth Kelly.
Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923-), The Meschers, 1951, oil on canvas, 59 x 59 inches, Museum of Modern Art. Kelly was a pioneer of hard-edge painting in the 1940s and 1950s. Fair use of low-resolution copyrighted image to illustrate the artist’s unique style. Image by permission of the Matthew Marks Gallery, New York, which represents Ellsworth Kelly.