Sol LeWitt - FREESTYLE: Living with Art & Design, Property from a Private New York Collection New York Wednesday, June 5, 2024 | Phillips
  • Provenance

    The Estate of Sol LeWitt, Chester
    Paula Cooper Gallery, Palm Beach
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Palm Beach, Paula Cooper Gallery, Sol LeWitt: Cubic Forms, January 16–February 7, 2021

  • 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 Private New York Collection

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Form Derived From A Cube

signed and dated "S. LeWitt '82" lower right
gouache and pencil on paper
22 x 21 7/8 in. (55.9 x 55.6 cm)
Executed in 1982.

Estimate
$15,000 - 20,000 

Sold for $22,860

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Head of Sale
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FREESTYLE: Living with Art & Design, Property from a Private New York Collection

New York Auction 5 June 2024