Sol LeWitt - Evening & Day Editions New York Monday, April 29, 2013 | Phillips
  • Literature

    Barbara Krakow Gallery 1999.01; Plate #1; and Plate #4

  • 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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Bands (Not Straight) in Four Directions: plate 1; and 4

1999
Two woodcuts in colors, on Zangetsu paper, with full margins,
8 1/2 x 29 1/2 in (21.6 x 74.9 cm)
14 1/2 x 35 in (36.8 x 88.9 cm)

both signed and numbered 21/75 in pencil (there were also 10 artist's proofs), published by Parasol Press, Ltd., New York, both in excellent condition, both framed.

Estimate
$3,000 - 5,000 

Sold for $4,375

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Evening & Day Editions

New York 29 April 2013 10am & 6pm