Peder Lund

Ellsworth Kelly

Plants – Forms, Lines and Curves

September 26, 2019 – November 9, 2019

Peder Lund is delighted to announce the exhibition Plants – Forms, Lines and Curves with fantastic works by the American artist Ellsworth Kelly (1923-2015). The exhibition opens on September 26 and continues through November 9, 2019. An opening reception will be held on September 26 from 6-8 pm.

Ellsworth Kelly is one of the most important figures in the history of modern art. His inventive practices as an abstract painter and sculptor were accompanied by a lifelong passion for objective drawing. Through his persistent interest in the perception of the natural world, the artist created an impressive and truly unique body of work.

Plants – Forms, Lines and Curves presents twelve of Kelly’s important plant drawings. With a span of nearly 50 years, the retrospective highlights how essential the study of nature and the act of drawing was for Kelly throughout his long career. Through a careful selection of refined pieces, which the estate of the artist made available exclusively for this exhibition, as well as loans from the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and renowned private collections, the show underlines how Kelly’s oeuvre was influenced by his outstanding ability to analyse structures and transform them into pure compositions of art. As the artist once said about his drawings, “My drawings are to meet the eye directly.”

Works

Tropical Plant, 1981

Tropical Plant, 1981

Ellsworth Kelly

Rubber Plant, 1964

Rubber Plant, 1964

Ellsworth Kelly

Poppy, 2010

Poppy, 2010

Ellsworth Kelly

Poppy, 2010

Poppy, 2010

Ellsworth Kelly

Chrysanthemum, 1965

Chrysanthemum, 1965

Ellsworth Kelly

Fig, 1982

Fig, 1982

Ellsworth Kelly

Avocado, 1967

Avocado, 1967

Ellsworth Kelly

Leaves, 1992

Leaves, 1992

Ellsworth Kelly

Beanstalk, 1999

Beanstalk, 1999

Ellsworth Kelly

Thistle, 1985

Thistle, 1985

Ellsworth Kelly

Leaves, St. Martin, 1984

Leaves, St. Martin, 1984

Ellsworth Kelly

Oak, 1969

Oak, 1969

Ellsworth Kelly