Ellsworth Kelly Grapefruit Lithograph 1965-66

Ellsworth Kelly (American, 1923-2015). Lithograph on Rives/BFK paper titled “Grapefruit (Pampelmousse)” depicting a grapefruit on a stem from the “Suite of Plant Lithographs,” 1965-66. Pencil signed and numbered 26/75 along the lower right. This work is executed as a clean contour drawing with no shading, characteristic of his depictions of plants. The volume of the juicy grapefruit and the graceful drape of the leaves is indicated by the precise placement and quality of lines. Reference: Axsom 33 Provenance: Dayton’s Gallery 12, Minneapolis, MN; The collection of Bruce Dayton and Ruth Stricker Dayton – Selections from The Marsh, Minnetonka, Minnesota. Unframed; height: 35 in x width: 24 in. Framed; height: 37 1/2 in x width: 26 3/4 in.

$6,000