White Panel
1981 - 1982
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View on museum website →Medium
painted aluminum
Dimensions
overall (irregular): 93.03 × 92.39 × 0.48 cm (36 5/8 × 36 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Classification
Sculpture
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist
Accession Number
2015.139.17
Art Historical Context
Ellsworth Kelly's *White Panel* (1981–1982) is a striking example of minimalist sculpture, crafted from painted aluminum to create a sleek, monochromatic form. Measuring approximately 93 × 92 cm and just under half a centimeter thick, this irregular wall-mounted piece hangs like a luminous void, drawing the eye to its precise edges and subtle irregularities. Acquired as a gift from Gemini G.E.L.—a renowned print workshop—and the artist himself, it now graces the National Gallery of Art, inviting visitors to contemplate pure form in a quiet, contemplative space. Kelly, a pivotal figure in post...
About the Artist
Ellsworth Kelly
Ellsworth Kelly (1923–2015) was a pioneering American painter, sculptor, and printmaker whose career reshaped abstract art through precise geometry, bold color, and innovative forms. Born in Newburgh, New York, as the second of three sons to an insurance executive father and schoolteacher mother, Kelly developed an early fascination with nature's patterns, sparked by his paternal grandmother's int...