Sol LeWitt
1928–2007
Introduction
Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism.
LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he preferred instead of "sculptures") but was prolific in a wide range of media including drawing, printmaking, photography, painting, installation, and artist's books. He has been the subject of hundreds of solo exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world since 1965. The first biography of the artist, Sol LeWitt: A Life of Ideas, by Lary Bloom, was published by Wesleyan University Press in the spring of 2019.
Wikidata identifier
Q168587
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Introduction
LeWitt moved from Minimalism to Conceptual art in the 1970s often stressing theory over execution, employing systems to govern the artistic process, that most often result in large-scale wall drawings.
Country of birth
United States
Roles
Artist, collagist, conceptual artist, graphic artist, muralist, painter, photographer, sculptor
ULAN identifier
500115429
Names
Sol LeWitt, Sol Le Witt, Sol Lewitt
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111 works
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Complex Form
1991 -
Form Derived from A Cubic Rectangle
1991 -
Working Drawing, Elevation for Cinderblock Piece
1991 -
Working Drawing, Elevation for Cinderblock Piece
1991 -
Working Drawing, Plan for Cinderblock Piece
1991 -
Working Drawing, Plan for Cinderblock Piece
1991 -
Black Bands in Two Directions
1990 -
Untitled (Lines in Four Directions, Blue)
1989 -
Wall Drawing #525: Asymmetrical pyramid with color ink washes superimposed
1987 -
Five Towers
1986 -
Pyramid
1985 -
Wall Drawing #444 (Asymmetrical pyramid, based on the size of the wall, with color ink washes superimposed.)
1985 -
Drawing for Wall Drawing #444 (Asymmetrical pyramid with color ink washes superimposed.)
1985 -
Working Drawing for Wall Drawing Catalogue
1982 -
Wall Drawing #374
1982 -
Form Derived From a Cube
c. 1981 -
Dance #1
1979 -
Dance #3
1979 -
Dance #4
1979 -
1st wall: 24 lines from the center
1976 -
2nd wall: 12 lines from the midpoint of each of the sides
1976 -
3rd wall: 12 lines from each corner
1976 -
4th wall: 24 lines from the center, 12 lines from the midpoint of each of the sides, 12 lines from each corner
1976 -
Lines In Four Directions
1976 -
Red Lines from the Midpoint of the Left Side, Blue Lines from the Center
1975 -
Wall Drawing #263 (A wall divided into sixteen equal parts with all one - two, three and four part combinations of lines in four directions.)
1975 -
Lines to Specific Points No. 3 or Lines from 4 Corners
1975 -
The Location of A Circle
1974 -
Wall Drawing #228: White Circles, Grids and Arcs from Two Opposite Sides of a Gray Wall
1974 -
All Crossing Combinations of Arcs, Straight Lines, Not Straight Lines, and Broken Lines
1973
111 works