Sol LeWitt - Evening & Day Editions New York Tuesday, April 21, 2015 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

New York Auctions 21 April 2015 

  • Literature

    Barbara Krakow Gallery 2001.01; Plate # 2

  • 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

Distorted Cubes #2

2001
Linocut in colors, on Somerset Velvet paper, with full margins,
I. 28 1/8 x 35 3/8 in. (71.4 x 89.9 cm)
S. 34 3/4 x 42 1/4 in. (88.3 x 107.3 cm)
signed and numbered 19/50 in pencil (there were also 8 artist's proofs), published by Pace Editions, Inc., New York, framed.

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$2,500 - 3,500 

Sold for $3,500

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Evening & Day Editions

New York Auctions 21 April 2015