Color & Black, 30 x 20/4

1991

Sol LeWitt

Associated Names
Sol LeWitt

Artist, American, 1928 - 2007

Crown Point Press

Publisher

Lawrence J. Hamlin

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Lothar Osterburg

Technical Collaborator, American, active late 20th century

Paul Mullowney

Technical Collaborator, American, active late 20th century

Pamela Paulson

Technical Collaborator, American, active late20th century

The image is a rectangular form filled with an intricate pattern of shapes and colors, giving it a textured appearance. The abstract composition is dominated by dark hues with hints of earthy and muted colors like blues, reds, and yellows interspersed throughout. Within the rectangle are an array of colors and shapes that may remind one of a forest seen from above, with patches of various shades suggesting clusters of trees and clearings.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color spitbite aquatint on wove Somerset paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.72 × 22.86 cm (18 × 9 in.)
    sheet: 70.8 × 25.08 cm (27 7/8 × 9 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.119.39.4


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Kathan Brown, San Francisco; gift to NGA, 2011

Associated Names

Inscriptions

lower right below platemark in graphite: OK #16/4 / SC [circled]; lower right in graphite by unknown hand: #16 / 1. Back c / → 2.) spit / cahrB / concent. / upside / down / 3. Blue / 4. Yellow / 5. Red / 6. Spit charB / con / Right side / up / (30 x 20#4; lower right verso in graphite by unknown hand; Color & Black, 30x20/4# OKTP

Wikidata ID

Q76560363

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