Gagosian Gallery, New York
RTA, Chester
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
Galerie von Bartha, Basel
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection
Sotheby's, London, 2 July 2015, lot 147
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Sol LeWitt: Very Large Gouaches, October 1995
Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Paintings and Drawings: Richmond Burton, Jene Highstein, Judy Ledgerwood, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Wes Mills, Robert Ryman, Pat Steir, Terri Zuppanc, 5 December 1998 - 16 January 1999
Chicago, Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Sol LeWitt: Works on Paper; Structures, July - August 2000
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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