Lot 184
  • 184

Ellsworth Kelly

Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description

  • Ellsworth Kelly
  • The Concorde Series: Three Prints (A. 195a, 197a and 200a)
  • Aquatint and etching with plate tone
  • largest plate: 404 by 402 mm 15 7/8 by 15 7/8 in
  • largest sheet: 858 by 740 mm 33 3/4 by 29 1/8 in
Three aquatints and etchings with plate tone, 1981-1982, each signed in pencil, inscribed 'State', numbered 16/18 (total editions include nine artist's proofs), on Arches Cover paper, with the blind- and ink stamps of the printer and publisher, Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, framed (3 prints)

Condition

Concorde V (State) is in good condition, the full sheet. Diagonal with Black (State) and Concorde II (State) are in generally good condition, the full sheets. Diagonal with Black (State) foxed and light-stained. Concorde II (State) unevenly discolored. All three with two hinge remnants on the verso.
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