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Sol LeWitt

Wall Drawing #1111 Circle with broken bands of color

Estimate
$150,000 - 200,000
Lot Details
acrylic wall installation
diameter 96 in. (243.8 cm)
Executed in 2003, this work is accompanied by a diagram and a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist.

Image courtesy of Rhona Hoffman Gallery.

Further Details

Sol LeWitt

American | B. 1928 D. 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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