Sol LeWitt - New Now New York Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Gifted by the artist to the present owner in 2000

  • 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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Property from a Distinguished Curator's Collection

69

Irregular Grid

signed and dated "Sol LeWitt 99" lower right
gouache on paper
14 3/4 x 14 3/4 in. (37.5 x 37.5 cm)
Executed in 1999.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $17,640

Contact Specialist

Avery Semjen

Head of Sale, New Now

212 940 1207

asemjen@phillips.com

New Now

New York Auction 9 March 2022