Artwork by Ellsworth Kelly, , dated 1962
Artwork by Ellsworth Kelly, , dated 1962

Study for Blue White, 1959–62
Collage
8½ × 8⅞ inches; 22 × 23 cm
Signed and dated in graphite (lower right verso): Kelly 1959–1962

In Study for Blue White, two round forms occupy most of the composition, connecting ever so slightly, like overlapping leaves or pieces of fruit arranged together. This motif first appeared in Kelly’s 1955 collage Study for Rebound.

<p><em>Study for Rebound</em>, 1955<br />Ink on paper<br />The Museum of Modern Art, New York</p>

Study for Rebound, 1955
Ink on paper
The Museum of Modern Art, New York

<p><em>Blue White</em>, 1962<br />Oil on canvas<br />Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA</p>

Blue White, 1962
Oil on canvas
Rose Art Museum at Brandeis University, Waltham, MA

<p><em>Oranges</em>, 1966<br />Lithograph</p>

Oranges, 1966
Lithograph