Sol LeWitt - Evening & Day Editions London Thursday, June 6, 2024 | Phillips
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    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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105

Brushstrokes: Horizontal and Vertical (K. 1996.02)

1996
The complete set of 25 photolithographs in colours, on wove paper, the full sheets, 22 prints loose, 3 forming the portfolio folder (as issued), with the colophon, all contained in the original grey card portfolio with additional print on the cover.
all S. 16.5 x 22.7 cm (6 1/2 x 8 7/8 in.)
portfolio 18.6 x 25.1 x 2.5 cm (7 3/8 x 9 7/8 x 7/8 in.)

All signed and numbered 19/25 in pencil, further signed and numbered in pencil on the colophon (there was also an edition of 105 only signed on the colophon and 25 artist's proofs), published by Marco Noire Editore, Turin, all unframed.

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Sold for £6,985

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Evening & Day Editions

London Auction 6 - 7 June 2024