Sol LeWitt - Evening Editions New York Wednesday, October 26, 2011 | Phillips

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  • 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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A Square with Colors Superimposed, within a Border, Colors Superimposed

1991
The complete set of six etchings in colors, on wove paper, with full margins,
all I. 23 1/2 x 23 1/2 in. (59.7 x 59.7 cm);
all S. 29 x 29 in. (73.7 x 73.7 cm)

all signed and numbered 1/1 in pencil (a proof apart from the edition was 25 and 10 artist's proofs), published by Parasol Press, Ltd., New York, some with occasional scuffs and rippling (occasionally with associated soft rubbing along the rippling), minor soiling, nicks and wear at the sheet edges, otherwise all in very good condition, all framed.

Estimate
$10,000 - 15,000 

Sold for $11,875

Evening Editions

26 October 2011
New York