Sol LeWitt - Evening & Day Editions New York Tuesday, October 28, 2014 | Phillips

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    Barbara Krakow Gallery 2003.04

  • Artist Biography

    Sol LeWitt

    American • 1928 - 2007

    Connected to the Conceptual and Minimalist art movements of the 1960s and '70s, the artist and theorist Sol LeWitt was a pivotal figure in driving 'idea' art into the mainstream art discourse. Redefining what constituted a work of art and its genesis, LeWitt explored these ideas through wall drawings, paintings, sculptures, works on paper and prints.

    Using a prescription to direct the creation of a work, the artist's hand subordinated to the artist's thoughts, in direct contrast to the Abstract Expressionist movement earlier in the century. Actions, forms and adjectives were broken down into terms, serially repeated and reconfigured: grids, lines, shapes, color, directions and starting points are several examples. These directives and constructs fueled an influential career of vast variety, subtlety and progression.

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75

Open Cube in Color on Color

2003
The complete set of 30 linocuts in colors, on Somerset paper, with full margins,
all I. 10 7/8 x 10 7/8 in. (27.6 x 27.6 cm)
all S. 14 x 14 in. (35.6 x 35.6 cm)

signed and numbered XXIX/XXX in pencil on the colophon (there were also 10 artist's proofs), published by Arte y Naturaleza, Madrid, all framed, with the original black linen-covered portfolio.

Estimate
$20,000 - 30,000 

Sold for $62,500

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Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 28 October 2014 11am & 5:30pm