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Lot 215
Dorothy Gillespie (American, 1920-2012), Ribboned Clouds II
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Enamel on six aluminum panels, signed at lower left, inscribed on the verso of each panel.

31 5/8 x 15 7/8 in. (each panel); 65 x 51.25 in. (when installed as directed by artist)

Collection of a Lady, Raleigh, NC.

Somerhill Gallery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

A prolific and talented artist, Gillespie shared her talents by teaching and lecturing at various colleges throughout her lifetime. Her exuberant colorful dancing strips and ribbons have graced many public spaces including an installation of 185 sculptures that comprise “Color, Light and Motion” to fill the plaza in front of New York’s Rockefeller Center in 2003. Her sculptures may be found in numerous public collections and museums including the North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, NC; Thalian Hall, Wilmington, NC; Asheville Art Museum; and more.

Several panels with some minor paint flakes along lower edges.

$500 - 1,000