Book of the Week: The Prints of Ellsworth Kelly Catalogue Raisonné

Axsom, Richard H: The Prints of Ellsworth Kelly.  2 Volumes. Portland: 2012. 870pp., with 424 illustrations. Cloth in a slipcase, 32 x 29.5cms. Catalogue raisonné of the complete prints of American artist Ellsworth Kelly (b. 1923), who redefined abstract art through his bold colourful style. 

Drawn from observations of the world around him, the artist's vocabulary of shapes and silhouettes explores plants, architecture, shadows and spaces, and celebrates them through abstraction, producing uniquely vibrant forms. Includes two essays on Kelly's work pre and post 1987, and traces his stylistic evolution, sources, techniques and collaborations through a survey of over 300 prints, chronologically arranged, and reproduced in colour.£ 175.00

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Temkin, Ann: The Chatham Series.  Exhibition: New York, Museum of Modern Art, 2013. 45pp., with 48 illustrations. Wrappers, 27 x 23cms. An exhibition catalogue compiled by the Museum of Modern Art, New York, to celebrate the artist's 90th birthday this year. The Chatham Series consists of 14 paintings made by Ellsworth Kelly (b.1923) after leaving New York City for Spencertown in 1970; the paintings have not been exhibited together since they were presented at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, in 1972. Each work takes the form of an inverted ell, and is made of two joined canvases, with each canvas a monochrome of a different colour. They embody a key moment in Kelly's artistic career, and reflect an approach still practised by the artist today. The series will be on display at the MoMA from 23 May - 8 September, 2013.£ 14.95

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