Sol LeWitt

Set of 6 linocuts on rag paper, each print 51 x 51 cm (20 x 20 in), each signed and numbered. Edition of 50.

Sol LeWitt’s edition Arcs and Bands in Colors A – F comprises six linocuts based on a systematic arrangement of organic and linear forms. The works share a unified color palette and generate dynamic, evolving structures through variations in geometric elements. Undulating movements, strict right angles, ascending and descending ramps, curves, and semicircles engage in a tension-filled interplay. Despite their formal diversity, the compositions convey a sense of progression, as if an evolutionary process unfolds across the series. The recurring forms and color modules create a visual system that reflects LeWitt’s characteristic fusion of conceptual rigor and structural variation.

From Wall Works
"wall drawing" to be written on a wall in the hand of the owner of this artwork, medium and size also to be chosen by the owner. Limited to 10 installations. Certificate: an 8 x 10 in black and white photograph of the installation, which was to be sent by the owner to the artist to have it signed, numbered and returned.
 

As one of the first truly contemporary artists, LeWitt did wall drawings beginning in 1968. Initially they were executed in pencil in his own hand, but soon they were replaced by written instructions and sketches meant to enable any competent draftsperson to execute a wall drawing. This concept confirmed LeWitt's notion of the artist as a thinker and originator of ideas rather than as a craftsperson. Due to the temporary nature of most LeWitt wall drawings the instructions given by the artist function somewhat as do musical scores, and the artist welcomes subsequent performances in other locations.

Pinewood construction, painted black, 191 x 13 x 13 cm. Edition of 20, signed and numbered on verso.

In the work of Sol LeWitt, the influential American conceptual artist and co-founder of Minimal Art, simple geometric and stereometric forms are systematically arranged into series. For this edition, LeWitt employed the cube – a fundamental element of his visual vocabulary since the 1960s – in its open form ("open cube") to construct a human-scale column.

Two silkscreens in 25 colors on Arches Cover rag paper, 76 x 241 cm. Edition: 30, signed and numbered.

This edition by Sol LeWitt is presented in an exceptionally long horizontal format, with two cubes positioned at its outer edges. The cubes, partially cropped and visually set apart from the background by color, appear to float within the pictorial space. The wide, empty expanse between them creates a field of tension between presence and absence, evoking a sense of lightness or even weightlessness. Sol LeWitt rigorously continues his conceptual reduction here, exploring the relationship between form, space, and perception.

Two silkscreens in 20 and 23 colors on Arches Cover rag paper, 76 x 241 cm. Edition: 30 (+ 5 A.P. + 2 P.P. + 3 H.C.), signed and numbered. 

In this edition, Sol LeWitt structures an unusually elongated horizontal format with a centrally positioned hexagonal mastaba – a flattened pyramid that stands out distinctly from the background through its reduced use of color. The expansive empty spaces on either side of the geometric form enhance the sense of volume and depth, creating an almost meditative spatial experience. In a determined continuation of his conceptual practice, LeWitt explores the interplay between form and space, surface and illusion. The radical reduction of means reveals a quiet complexity in which perception becomes an active, meaning-generating force.