About Sol LeWitt
creating over a thousand wall drawings as instructions for others to execute, and telling Eva Hesse to try making bad work when she was stuck
Where to see Sol LeWitt
Collection holdings are reported here; current display varies. Check with each museum before visiting.
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1 recorded workNational Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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18 recorded works
New Britain Museum of American Art
New Britain, United States
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6 recorded works
Kunstmuseum Den Haag
The Hague, Netherlands
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4 recorded works
Lenbachhaus
Munich, Germany
Also here (6)
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0 recorded worksMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, United States
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3 recorded works
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, United States
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3 recorded works
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
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0 recorded works
Society for the Museum of Contemporary Art
Ghent, Belgium
Also here (4)
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0 recorded works
Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst
Ghent, Belgium
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1 recorded work
Toledo Museum of Art
Toledo, United States
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1 recorded work
Sprengel Museum
Hanover, Germany
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1 recorded work
Museum Ludwig
Cologne, Germany
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1 recorded work
Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1 recorded work
Museum of Fine Arts Boston
Boston, United States
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1 recorded work
Princeton Art Museum
Princeton, United States
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1 recorded work
Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 recorded work
Indianapolis Museum of Art
Indianapolis, United States
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1 recorded work
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
Richmond, United States
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1 recorded work
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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1 recorded work
Mu.ZEE - Kunstmuseum aan Zee
Ostend, Belgium
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1 recorded work
National Gallery of Australia
Canberra, Australia
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1 recorded work
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, United States
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1 recorded work
Yale University Art Gallery
New Haven, United States
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0 recorded works
public art of Syracuse University
Syracuse, United States
Also here (1)
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0 recorded works
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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0 recorded works
Museum of Grenoble
Grenoble, France
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0 recorded works
Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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0 recorded works
Schiphol art collection
Schiphol, Netherlands
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0 recorded works
Bonnefanten Museum
Maastricht, Netherlands
Also here (1)
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0 recorded works
Kröller-Müller Museum
Otterlo, Netherlands
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Where is Sol LeWitt from?
Sol LeWitt was United States, born in 1928 and died in 2007.Who is Sol LeWitt?
Sol LeWitt is one of the foremost exponents of Minimalist Art of the 1960s. He is also an extremely important precursor of Conceptualism.Who was Sol LeWitt?
Sol LeWitt is one of the foremost exponents of Minimalist Art of the 1960s. He is also an extremely important precursor of Conceptualism.Sol LeWitt facts?
Sol LeWitt created Wall Drawing 46 in memory of Eva Hesse, using non-straight lines for the first time. He also created over a thousand numbered wall drawings from 1968.Sol LeWitt instructions?
From 1968, LeWitt created over a thousand numbered wall drawings. He conceived them as musical scores that anyone could execute: a set of written instructions, carried out by other people, with the physical drawing destroyed after each exhibition.What materials did Sol LeWitt use?
Sol LeWitt worked on wall drawings, drawings on paper, and drawings on three-dimensional pieces. One of his works, Fifteen Part Drawing using four colours and all variations (1970), used graphite on a wall surface.What is Sol LeWitt known for?
Sol LeWitt is known as one of the foremost exponents of Minimalist Art of the 1960s. He is also an extremely important precursor of Conceptualism.Sol LeWitt is associated with which art movement?
Sol LeWitt is associated with Minimalist Art of the 1960s. He is also an important precursor of Conceptualism.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Sol LeWitt's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum National Galleries Scotland Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Museum of Grenoble Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum Museum of Fine Arts Boston Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author, Beard, Lee, 1973- author, Butler, Adam, author; Van Cleave, Claire, author; Fortenberry, Diane, author; Stirling, Susan, author - The Art Book_ New Edition, Mini Format Used for: biography, stylistic analysis.
- [8] book guggenheim-guggenheimintern1971solo Used for: biography, museum holdings.
- [9] book Alexander Alberro; Patricia Norvell (editors), Recording Conceptual Art _ Early Interviews with Barry, Huebler, Kaltenbach, LeWitt, Morris, Oppenheim, Siegelaub, Smithson, and Weiner by Patricia Norvell Used for: biography, museum holdings, stylistic analysis.
- [10] book Anfam, David A;Callen, Anthea. Techniques of the impressionists, Techniques of the great masters of art Used for: biography, museum holdings, stylistic analysis.
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