Straight Lines in Four Directions & All Their Possible Combinations by Sol LeWitt
Untitled by Sol LeWitt
Irregular, Angular Brushstrokes by Sol LeWitt
Incomplete Open Cube 7/25 by Sol LeWitt

Where to See Sol LeWitt

28 museums worldwide

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About Sol LeWitt

American · 1928–2007 · Minimalism

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

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Sol LeWitt's works are held in 28 museums worldwide, including National Gallery of Art, New Britain Museum of American Art, and Kunstmuseum Den Haag.

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🇦🇺 Australia

2 museums

🇧🇪 Belgium

3 museums

🇫🇷 France

1 museum

🇩🇪 Germany

3 museums

🇳🇱 Netherlands

6 museums

🇺🇸 United States

13 museums

Frequently Asked Questions

  • Where did Sol LeWitt live?
    He settled in New York after serving in the Korean War.
  • 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.

Sources

Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Sol LeWitt's works across the following collections.

  1. [1] museum Toledo Museum of Art Used for: museum holdings.
  2. [2] museum National Galleries Scotland Used for: museum holdings.
  3. [3] museum Sprengel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
  4. [4] museum Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen Used for: museum holdings.
  5. [5] museum Museum of Grenoble Used for: museum holdings.
  6. [6] museum Museum of Fine Arts Boston Used for: museum holdings.
  7. [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. [8] book guggenheim-guggenheimintern1971solo Used for: biography, museum holdings.
  9. [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. [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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