Sol LeWitt - New Now New York Wednesday, March 8, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Courtesy of the Artist
    Neuberger Museum of Art, Purchase, Benefit Auction, 2002, lot 25
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • 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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153

Irregular Grid

signed and dated "S LeWitt 01" lower right
gouache on paper
11 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (28.6 x 74.9 cm)
Executed in 2001.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Contact Specialist

Avery Semjen
Head of Sale, New Now
212 940 1207
asemjen@phillips.com

New Now

New York Auction 8 March 2023