Sol LeWitt - Modern & Contemporary Editions New York Sunday, November 21, 2010 | Phillips

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  • 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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Untitled, from 4 x 4 x 4 portfolio

1990
Screenprint in colors, on heavy wove paper, with full margins,
I. 45 3/4 x 45 3/4 in. (116.2 x 116.2 cm);
S. 48 x 48 in. (121.9 x 121.9 cm)

signed and numbered 19/100 in pencil (there were also 6 artist's proofs), published by Parasol Press, New York, occasional scuffing visible in raking light, scattered pinpoint foxing near the sheet edges, pale mat staining, a tear at lower left sheet edge, otherwise in good condition, unframed.

Estimate
$1,200 - 1,800 

Sold for $2,375

Modern & Contemporary Editions

21 Nov 2010
New York