Sol LeWitt - Contemporary Art Day Sale New York Friday, November 14, 2014 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Daniel Weinberg Gallery, San Francisco
    Butterfields, San Francisco, 20th Century Art, April 18, 2000, lot 2080
    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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Complex Form #65

1989
paint, wood
59 1/2 x 40 x 38 in. (151.1 x 101.6 x 96.5 cm)
This work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Estimate
$50,000 - 70,000 

Sold for $62,500

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Contemporary Art Day Sale

New York Auction 14 November 2014 11am