Contour drawing of a pair of leaves on a stem, one pointing left and one pointing right
Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College
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Photo © President and Fellows of Harvard College

Against a blank white background, two single continuous thin black lines trace the contour of a pair of leaves attached at the stem at lower center. The outline of the leaf at left begins at the stem, and at about one third the way up the page, the stem curves to the left before opening up into an irregular oval shape. At the left-most edge there is a slight inward dimple. The outline of the leaf at right begins just below the bend in the stem, and traces a flatter oval shape, also with a dimple at the opposite end.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
M23464
People
Ellsworth Kelly, American (Newburgh, NY 1923 - 2015 Spencertown, NY)
Title
Locust
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Acacia
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
1965-1966
Culture
American
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/253849

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Lithograph
Dimensions
sheet: 60.5 x 89.5 cm (23 13/16 x 35 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[G. W. Einstein Company, Inc., New York, New York], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, February 11, 1997.

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
A. 52

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Margaret Fisher Fund
Copyright
© Ellsworth Kelly Foundation
Accession Year
1997
Object Number
M23464
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • Touchstone: 200 Years of Artists' Lithographs, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/15/1998 - 11/01/1998; University of Michigan Museum of Art, Ann Arbor, 07/17/1999 - 09/26/1999; Agnes Etherington Art Centre, Kingston, 09/30/1999 - 12/10/2000; William Hayes Ackland Memorial Art Museum, Chapel Hill, 02/04/2001 - 05/13/2001
  • 32Q: 1110 , Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 04/07/2017 - 10/12/2017

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