A Photo of Central Manhattan with the Area between the Plaza Hotel, the Chelsea Hotel, and the Gramercy Park Hotel Cut Out

1977

Sol LeWitt

Associated Names
Sol LeWitt

Artist, American, 1928 - 2007

The image shows a large white triangular shape imposed on an aerial view of an urban cityscape. The triangular form cuts through the grid of streets and buildings of the city, resembling an arrowhead. This abstract shape contrasts with the organized patterns of the city architecture, creating a striking juxtaposition with the surrounding landscape of the city and river.
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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, 68

Inscriptions

lower right verso in black felt-tip pen: A PHOTO OF CENTRAL / MANHATTAN WITH THE / AREA BETWEEN THE PLAZA / HOTEL, THE CHELSEA HOTEL, / AND THE GRAMARCY PARK / HOTEL CUTOUT. S. LEWITT / R 741

Wikidata ID

Q64170636

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