Marc Selwyn Fine Art is pleased to present a selection of drawings on graph paper by Lee Bontecou which have never been exhibited outside of the artist’s studio and are exemplary in their staging and ingenuity.

Describing them as “constellation drawings,” Joan Banach has commented that they are “parallel to the optical experiments that take place in her sculpture and demonstrate how drawing functions as a discreet feature of her work. Beginning in the late 1950s, Bontecou was salvaging materials for both her sculpture and her drawings, and choosing various graph papers and accounting ledgers, ruled at varied coordinate scales, for her compositions – a choice that is sustained to the present day.” A significant installation of these works was included in Lee Bontecou’s 2017 exhibition at the Gemeentemuseum den Haag and was acquired by the museum for its permanent collection. 

This exhibition is presented in cooperation with Bill Maynes, the artist’s sole representative.