Sol LeWitt

(American, 1928–2007)

Sol LeWitt was an iconic American artist whose work helped to establish both Minimalism and Conceptual Art. LeWitt’s practice was based primarily within his own intellect, establishing a rubric of formal instructions which his assistants followed to create the works. Some of the artist’s most integral pieces are his Wall Drawings, in which he explored myriad variations of applying drawn lines onto walls. “When an artist uses a conceptual form of art, it means that all of the planning and decisions are made beforehand and the execution is a perfunctory affair. The idea becomes a machine that makes the art,” he wrote in his seminal 1967 essay Paragraphs on Conceptual Art. Born Solomon LeWitt on September 9, 1928 in Hartford, CT, he received his BFA from Syracuse University before serving in the United States Army during the Korean War. After the war, he moved to New York, where he attended illustration classes and worked as a graphic designer for several magazines. During the 1950s, while experimenting with painting during the day and working nights at The Museum of Modern Art he met the artists Robert Ryman, Dan Flavin, and Robert Mangold. By the early 1960s, influenced by a combination of Robert Rauschenberg, Josef Albers, and Eadweard Muybridge, LeWitt had developed his uniquely cerebral approach to making art. The artist would go on to cofound the artist book nonprofit Printed Matter, Inc. in 1976 with writer Lucy Lippard. Over the course of his career he would have a profound influence on both his peers and younger artists including Frank Stella and Eva Hesse. LeWitt died on April 8, 2007 in New York, NY. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Tate Gallery in London, the Dia Art Foundation in Beacon, NY, and the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.

Most Expensive Artwork Sold at Auction

1 x 2 Half Off, 1991
Sold price: 1,633,000 USD

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Squiggly Brushstrokes, 1997

Sol LeWitt

Squiggly Brushstrokes, 1997

Sale Date: September 30, 2022

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TONDO 2

Sol LeWitt

Sale Date: September 20, 2022

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Wavy Horizontal Lines (Diptych), 1996

Sol LeWitt

Wavy Horizontal Lines (Diptych), 1996

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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Plate Six, from 'Pyramids', 1987

Sol LeWitt

Plate Six, from 'Pyramids', 1987

Sale Date: September 21, 2022

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Sol LeWitt

Sale Date: October 2, 2022

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All Double Combinations of Arcs for Corners, , 1975

Sol LeWitt

All Double Combinations of Arcs for Corners, , 1975

Sale Date: September 28, 2022

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Working Drawing for Wall Drawing #281, Art..., 1976

Sol LeWitt

Working Drawing for Wall Drawing #281, Art..., 1976

Sale Date: September 29, 2022

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Open Cube in Color on Color (Krakow 2003.05) , 2003

Sol LeWitt

Open Cube in Color on Color (Krakow 2003.05) , 2003

Sale Date: September 14, 2022

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Open Cube Drawing, 1974, 1974

Sol LeWitt

Open Cube Drawing, 1974, 1974

Sale Date: September 14, 2022

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Working drawing for Incomplete Open Cubes,..., 1974

Sol LeWitt

Working drawing for Incomplete Open Cubes,..., 1974

Sale Date: September 14, 2022

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Untitled (from the Four x Four x Four..., 1990

Sol LeWitt

Untitled (from the Four x Four x Four..., 1990

Sale Date: September 8, 2022

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Two Asymmetrical Pyramids: Plate 1 (K...., 1986

Sol LeWitt

Two Asymmetrical Pyramids: Plate 1 (K...., 1986

Sale Date: September 15, 2022

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Two Asymmetrical Pyramids: Plate 3 (K...., 1986

Sol LeWitt

Two Asymmetrical Pyramids: Plate 3 (K...., 1986

Sale Date: September 15, 2022

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Bands (Not Straight) in Four Directions (K...., 1999

Sol LeWitt

Bands (Not Straight) in Four Directions (K...., 1999

Sale Date: September 14, 2022

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Vanish (K. 1994.07), 1994

Sol LeWitt

Vanish (K. 1994.07), 1994

Sale Date: September 14, 2022

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Forms Derived From a Cube (Colors..., 1991

Sol LeWitt

Forms Derived From a Cube (Colors..., 1991

Sale Date: August 24, 2022

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Forms Derived From a Cube (Colors..., 1991

Sol LeWitt

Forms Derived From a Cube (Colors..., 1991

Sale Date: August 24, 2022

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Quantum Cloud, 1998

Sol LeWitt

Quantum Cloud, 1998

Sale Date: August 18, 2022

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Brushstrokes in all Directions, 1992

Sol LeWitt

Brushstrokes in all Directions, 1992

Sale Date: August 24, 2022

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Pyramids, 1985

Sol LeWitt

Pyramids, 1985

Sale Date: August 16, 2022

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Irregular Form, 1998

Sol LeWitt

Irregular Form, 1998

Sale Date: August 16, 2022

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Four Part Combinations of Geometric Figures..., 1980

Sol LeWitt

Four Part Combinations of Geometric Figures..., 1980

Sale Date: August 17, 2022

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Irregular Form, 1998

Sol LeWitt

Irregular Form, 1998

Sale Date: July 20, 2022

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Progression II, 2005

Sol LeWitt

Progression II, 2005

Sale Date: July 19, 2022

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