Ellsworth KellyÉtats-Unis, 1923–2015Untitled
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À propos de la sculpture
This thin, slightly curving bronze rises to a height of more than twelve feet. At its tip and bottom, the piece is flat. A matte-black patina provides a smooth and neutral surface that emphasizes the form's sharp silhouette. In sunlight, the sculpture casts its own double--a dramatic and attenuated shadow. In the early 1970s, Ellsworth Kelly began creating totem-like sculptures in a variety of materials including wood, aluminum, and weathering steel. This work is one of a handful of "totems" Kelly executed in bronze. The artist used a source from antiquity--the rigid, upright statues of young men known as *kouroi* .
J. Paul Getty Museum
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- Numéro d’inventaire
- 2005.109
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- J. Paul Getty Museum
- Image : J. Paul Getty Museum — ; In Copyright
