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I have a sort of inner sense for scale.

~Ellsworth Kelly

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My earliest drawing is a supposed Carracci. It wasn't very expensive, I guess, because they don't know if it's a real Carracci. But it has all these seals on it of people who've owned it, and one of the great portrait painters of England, Reynolds, had owned it, so that's the earliest.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Because Drawing Earliest England Expensive Great Guess Had Know Owned Painters People Portrait Real Supposed Very

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I only like artists older than myself. Time is so important. It's always been the same way, I guess.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Always Artists Been Guess Important Like Myself Older Only Same Than Time Way

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I learned my color in Europe. I've always been a colorist, I think. I started when I was very young, being a bird-watcher, fascinated by the bird colors.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Always Been Being Bird Color Colors Europe Fascinated Learned Started Think Very Young I Think

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I don't like mixed colors that much, like plum color or deep, deep colors that are hard to define.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Color Colors Deep Define Hard Like Mixed Much Plum

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I've always wanted... I wanted to give people joy.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Always Give Joy People Wanted

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I just feel like I can live on. I hope I can reach 100. I think today if you just keep doing, keep working, that - maybe that's possible.

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Topics: Doing Feel Hope Just Keep Like Live Maybe Possible Reach Think Today Working You I Think I Can

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I like to be able to get swift curves in the plant drawings that are usually drawn in five to ten minutes.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Able Curves Drawings Drawn Five Get Like Minutes Plant Swift Ten Ten Minutes

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All my work begins with drawings.

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: All My Work Begins Drawings Work

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In Boston, I developed my eye from the drawing. In Paris, I was fascinated by what my eye saw in the way that Paris is built, its 'measure.'

~Ellsworth Kelly

Topics: Boston Built Developed Drawing Eye Fascinated Measure Paris Saw Way

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Artist

Born: May 31st, 1923

Died: December 27th, 2015

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