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Ellsworth Kelly's 1971 Painting 'Chatham VI: Red Blue' Featured in Museum Collection

artist · 2026-04-22

Ellsworth Kelly's 1971 painting 'Chatham VI: Red Blue' is held in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York. The artwork, created with oil on canvas across two panels, measures 9 feet 6 1/2 inches by 8 feet 6 1/4 inches. It was gifted to the museum by the Douglas S. Cramer Foundation. A photograph of the piece was taken by Tom Griesel and credited to the Department of Imaging and Visual Resources at The Museum of Modern Art. The image was posted on artcritical.com on August 28, 2013, with copyright attributed to Ellsworth Kelly in 2013. The entry was filed under an unspecified category and allows responses via RSS feed.

Key facts

  • Ellsworth Kelly created 'Chatham VI: Red Blue' in 1971
  • The painting is oil on canvas with two panels
  • Dimensions are 9 feet 6 1/2 inches by 8 feet 6 1/4 inches
  • It is in the collection of The Museum of Modern Art in New York
  • The artwork was a gift from the Douglas S. Cramer Foundation
  • Copyright is held by Ellsworth Kelly as of 2013
  • A photo by Tom Griesel documents the piece
  • The information was posted on artcritical.com on August 28, 2013

Entities

Artists

  • Ellsworth Kelly
  • Tom Griesel

Institutions

  • The Museum of Modern Art
  • Douglas S. Cramer Foundation
  • Department of Imaging and Visual Resources
  • artcritical.com

Locations

  • New York
  • United States

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