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    Barbara Krakow Gallery 1993.08

  • 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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Brushstrokes in Different Colors in Two Directions, Plate #03 (K. 1993.08)

1993
Etching in colours, on BFK Rives paper, the full sheet.
S. 119.5 x 75 cm (47 x 29 1/2 in.)
Signed and numbered 16/35 in pencil (there were also 10 artist's proofs), published by Riverhouse Editions, Chicago, Illinois (with their blindstamp), unframed.

Estimate
£5,000 - 7,000 

Sold for £6,048

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 21 January 2021