Sol LeWitt - Hard-Edged: Online Auction London Wednesday, April 22, 2020 | Phillips

Hard-Edged: Online Auction

Online Auction 22 - 30 April 2020

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    Barbara Krakow Gallery 1990.13

  • 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

Forms Derived from a Cubic Rectangle: Plate #01

1990
Etching and aquatint in colours, on Magnani paper, with full margins.
I. 37.8 x 53.2 cm (14 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.)
S. 50.6 x 65.9 cm (19 7/8 x 25 7/8 in.)
Signed and numbered 'PP 2/4' in pencil (a printer's proof, the edition was 20 and 8 artist's proofs), published by Multiples, Inc., New York, framed.

Estimate
£1,000 - 1,500 ‡

Sold for £3,750

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Hard-Edged: Online Auction

Online Auction 22 - 30 April 2020