“I made the photographs just like I draw... I wanted the photographs [Kelly made circa 1950 in Paris] to be enlightening to my art..”

— Ellsworth Kelly

Source: 'Kelly in conversation, summers 1985 and 1986'; ed. Diane Upright, "Ellsworth Kelly: Works on Paper", Harry N. Inc., Publishers, New York, in association with the Fort Worth Art Museum, New York, 1987 p. 21
Source: 1981 - 2008, p. 21 : 'Kelly in conversation, summers 1985 and 1986'

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