$770
Ellsworth Kelly (American, b. 1923) Vivian Beaumont Theater, Lincoln Center, 1965, edition of 100 before lettering (Axsom, IIe). Numbered and signed "13/100 Kelly" in pencil l.r. Color lithograph on paper, image size 30 3/4 x 23 1/4 in. (78.0 x 59.0 cm), framed. Condition: Fox marks, soiling and/or staining, not examined out of frame. Provenance: Estate of an arts benefactor, New York. Sheet size is 34 x 25 3/4. Framers notation on the reverse indicated that the sheet was trimmed to the artist's signature. Foxing particularly in the l.c. and l.r., scattered handling creases including c.r. beneath the yellow rectangle, l.c. beneath the lower right corner of the green rectangle, and a small crease in the blue rectangle. spotting and soiling in the yellow rectangle. On the reverse, very subtle rippling across the center, with mild soiling , and framers notations in pencil in the u.r. corner.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2011-05-20
