Sol LeWitt - Evening & Day Editions New York Friday, October 25, 2019 | Phillips

Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 25 October 2019

  • Literature

    Barbara Krakow Gallery 1996.02

  • 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

Brushstrokes: Horizontal and Vertical

1996
The complete set of 25 photolithographs in colors, on wove paper, the full sheets, with colophon and additional print laid to the accompanying original grey card portfolio.
all S. 6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (16.5 x 22.7 cm)
All signed and numbered 7/25 in pencil, further signed and numbered in pencil on the colophon (the total edition was 130), published by Marco Noire Editore, Turin, Italy, all framed.

Estimate
$15,000 - 25,000 

Sold for $18,750

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Evening & Day Editions

New York Auction 25 October 2019