Sol LeWitt - Editions & Works on Paper New York Tuesday, October 19, 2021 | Phillips

Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 19-21 October 2021

  • Provenance

    Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami
    Private Collection, Florida, acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Literature

    Charles Riley p. 138
    Barbara Krakow 1972.08

  • 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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Sol LeWitt

Arcs, Circles & Grids (Avery Fisher Hall) (R. p. 138, K. 1972.08)

1972
Monumental screenprint, on Strathmore paper, with full margins.
I. 68 x 36 3/8 in. (172.7 x 92.4 cm)
S. 81 7/8 x 40 1/8 in. (208 x 101.9 cm)
Signed and numbered 93/144 in pencil (there were also 18 artist's proofs), published by Lincoln Center List Poster and Print Program, New York, unframed.

Estimate
$6,000 - 9,000 

Sold for $13,860

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 19-21 October 2021