Color & Black, 30 x 17, No. 1 [working proof 2]

1991

Sol LeWitt

Associated Names
Sol LeWitt

Artist, American, 1928 - 2007

Lawrence J. Hamlin

Printer, American, active late 20th century

The image shows a rectangular composition filled with intricate network of overlapping, curvy lines and softly shaded areas, giving it an abstract appearance. The elements create a pattern resembling a cluster of leaves or delicate butterfly wings. The lines interweave and overlap, forming shapes that curve and intersect at various angles, suggesting the natural movement of organic forms.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    spit bite aquatint and hard ground etching on wove Somerset paper [working proof 2]

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Kathan Brown

  • Dimensions

    plate: 45.3 × 15 cm (17 13/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
    sheet: 53.8 × 28.3 cm (21 3/16 × 11 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2024.132.408

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    [working proof 2]

Artwork history & notes

Inscriptions

Not signed. Not dated. "17" upper left margin, graphite, unknown hand. "Black spitbite" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand. "LeWitt: Color & Black, 30x17 #1 WP2" verso, lower right sheet, graphite, unknown hand.

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