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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Scribbles (Whitney)
2007 -
A sphere lit from the top, four sides, and all their combinations
2004 -
Wall Drawing #1101
2003 -
Irregular Grid
2001 -
Double Pyramid (Whitney Museum of American Art)
2000 -
Loopy Doopy, Blue/Red
2000 -
Arcs and Bands in Color
1999 -
Arcs and Bands in Color
1999 -
Arcs and Bands in Color
1999 -
Arcs and Bands in Color
1999 -
Arcs and Bands in Color
1999 -
Arcs and Bands in Color
1999 -
Untitled (Cube)
1998 -
Irregular Form
1998 -
Irregular Form
1998 -
Irregular Form
1997 -
Squiggly Brushstrokes
1997 -
Working Drawing for Double Pyramid (Whitney Museum of American Art)
1997 -
Wall Drawing #808 (Star with three-points with bands of color ink washes superimposed.)
1996 -
Wall Drawing #808 (Star with four-points with bands of color ink washes superimposed.)
1996 -
Wall Drawing #808 (Star five-points with bands of color ink washes superimposed.)
1996 -
Wall Drawing #808 (Star with six-points with bands of color ink washes superimposed.)
1996 -
Wall Drawing #808 (Star with seven-points with bands of color ink washes superimposed.)
1996 -
Wall Drawing #808 (Star with eight-points with bands of color ink washes superimposed.)
1996 -
Wall Drawing #808 (Star with nine-points with bands of color ink washes superimposed.)
1996 -
Wavy Brushstrokes
1995 -
Working Drawing for Cinderblock Piece, Schiphol Airport, Amsterdam
1994 -
Working Drawing for Cinderblock Piece, Münster
1993 -
Bands of Color in Four Directions (Within A Square)
1992 -
Black Gouache
1991
111 works