Colors for a Large Wall

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Colors for a Large Wall is a large-scale abstract painting by Ellsworth Kelly composed of a grid of vividly colored panels that exemplifies his minimalist, hard-edge approach to color and form.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf abstract painting
large-scale painting
painting
artHistoricalSignificance important example of postwar American abstraction
key work in Ellsworth Kelly’s exploration of color panels
artist Ellsworth Kelly
artStyle hard-edge
minimalist
belongsToSeriesType multi-panel color works
colorCharacteristic saturated hues
vivid colors
compositionCharacteristic geometric abstraction
modular grid
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Ellsworth Kelly
creatorNationality American
depicts grid of colored panels
emphasizes color
form
surface
formalQuality optical balance
rhythmic repetition
genre abstract art
hasArtisticGoal exploration of color relationships
reduction of form to essentials
hasPart colored panels
grid structure
influencedBy European modernism
geometric abstraction
movement post-painterly abstraction
surface form: Hard-edge painting

Minimalism
period postwar art
subjectMatter non-representational
pure color and form
surfaceCharacteristic flat color fields
sharp edges
usesMedium canvas
oil paint
usesTechnique hard-edge color application
visualEffect dynamic color interactions
overall field composition

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Ellsworth Kelly notableWork Colors for a Large Wall