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Sol LeWitt, Vertical Brushstrokes, 1992

Sol LeWitt United States, 1928-2007

Vertical Brushstrokes, 1992
gouache on paper
152.4 x 86.4 cm | 60 x 34 in
framed : 171 x 105 x 6.5 cm
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Executed in 1992, the present work is an early example of Sol LeWitt’s kaleidoscopic gouache drawings of dynamic free-flowing lines. Unlike his large-scale wall works which followed sets of instructions...
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Executed in 1992, the present work is an early example of Sol LeWitt’s kaleidoscopic gouache drawings of dynamic free-flowing lines. Unlike his large-scale wall works which followed sets of instructions defined by the artists and were executed by others on site, the gouache drawings from this period register the movement of the artist’s hand, foregrounding the physical act of making. The gouaches expanded his practice in the 1980s and 90s to embrace looseness, colour saturation and direct mark-making, yet they remain in dialogue with his core interest in systems and variation. In 1992, his drawings were the subject of a major traveling exhibition organized by the Haags Gemeentemuseum in The Hague, Netherlands. LeWitt is currently the subject of a major retrospective titled Sol LeWitt: Open Structure at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo (2026).

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John Weber Gallery, New York, New York
Pace Wildenstein, New York, New York
Collection of Jordan and Cynthia Katz, Pennsylvania
The Estate of Jordan and Cynthia Katz, Pennsylvania
Freeman’s | Hindman, Pennsylvania, 21 May 2024, lot 23
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
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