Alternate Ink and Pencil Straight, Parallel Lines, of Random Length, Not Touching the Sides

1972

Sol LeWitt

Associated Names
Sol LeWitt

Artist, American, 1928 - 2007

The image shows horizontal lines of varying length and spacing arranged on a plain background. The pattern created is abstract and may evoke the look of a barcode or musical staves from a distance. The lines are uniformly spaced and varied in length, creating a rhythmic, textured visual effect.
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Artwork overview

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dorothy and Herbert Vogel, New York, NY; purchase/gift to NGA, 1991.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1987

  • Beyond the Picture: Works by Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle from the Collection of Dorothy & Herbert Vogel, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 3 May-5 June 1987

Bibliography

1987

  • Beyond the Picture: Works by Robert Barry, Sol LeWitt, Robert Mangold, Richard Tuttle from the Collection of Dorothy & Herbert Vogel, Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Germany, 1987, 57

Inscriptions

center verso in black ink: Alternate ink and pencil / straight, parallel lines, / of random length, / not touching The sides. / Sol LeWitt. NOV 29 1972; by later hand, center verso in red ink: Vogel

Wikidata ID

Q64632577

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