While New York City’s art scene in the 1950s and ’60s revolved around Abstract Expressionism, multidisciplinary artist Sol LeWitt paved an alternative path, creating a prolific output of work in the genres of minimalism and, later, Conceptual art.
While LeWitt is perhaps best known for his immense “wall drawings,” he created work in a wide range of media, including drawing, painting, printmaking and sculpture. (However, in a characteristic rebuttal of canonical art history, he referred to these pieces as “structures.”) He also produced several texts, including the seminal Sentences on Conceptual Art (1969).
Born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1928, LeWitt received a BFA from Syracuse University before going to work as a graphic designer for the renowned architect I.M. Pei. He would later work at the book counter at the Museum of Modern Art, where his colleagues included fellow artists. LeWitt’s early exposure to architecture may well have had outsize influence on his subsequent career: He was known for the geometric nature of his work, specifically his fastidious, near-obsessive treatment of the cube, which he rendered repeatedly in various ways throughout his paintings, structures and wall drawings.
In the 1960s, LeWitt showed in several group exhibitions throughout New York and also began to experiment with three-dimensional structures, most modular riffs on the cube shape. His work was included in “Working Drawings and Other Visible Things on Paper Not Necessarily Meant to Be Viewed as Art,” curated by Mel Bochner, another leading exponent of Conceptualism.
Later, LeWitt debuted his now-iconic wall drawings, creating work directly on the walls of galleries and show spaces, beginning with pioneering gallerist Paula Cooper’s inaugural show in 1968. The wall drawings became a prime example of LeWitt’s philosophical approach to art, with their installation often carried out by museum staff or curators following precise instructions from the artist.
“The idea,” the artist once said, “becomes a machine that makes the art.” LeWitt continued to produce work until his death in 2007.
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Sol LeWitt Cobalt Glaze Ceramic Bowl by Deruta
By Deruta, Sol LeWitt
Located in Fraser, MI
Cobalt Ceramic Bowl by Sol LeWitt. Made by Deruta. Please feel free to reach out for efficient shipping quote to your location.
Ceramic
$18,000 / item
Coffee Table by Sol LeWitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Jersey City, NJ
Coffee table designed 1981, black walnut with 3/8" glass top Measures: 18½" x 48" x 48" (46.4 x 121.9 x 121.9 cm) Stamped “Certificate of Authenticity” included. Object descr...
Walnut
Primary Structures: Younger American and British Sculptors (First Edition)
By Sol LeWitt, Donald Judd
Located in New York, NY
Landmark catalog for the exhibition widely regarded as the public introduction of Minimalist sculpture in America, held at the Jewish Museum in New York City from April 27-June 12, 1...
Paper
Graphik 1970-1975 (Sol LeWitt)
By Sol LeWitt
Located in New York, NY
An elegantly designed testimonial and compact retrospective devoted to Max Burchartz (1887–1961), the influential German modernist designer, typographer, painter and longtime profess...
Paper
''Dobbie McInnes & Clyde Ltd. Glasgow'' Motor-lab 1975
Located in Den Haag, NL
This model engraved with the name ; ''Dobbie McInnes & Clyde Ltd. Glasgow'' measured the pressure of the cylinder inside and gives it a diagram on paper. The Copper plate 1968 moto...
Metal
Minimalist Brazilian Coffee Table 'Frame' by Samuel Lamas
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
Frame Coffee Table by Samuel Lamas, 2022 Introducing the award-winning Frame Coffee Table, a masterpiece of minimalist design that seamlessly blends steel and glass. Conceptualized ...
Steel
Minimalist Brazilian Coffee Table 'Frame' by Samuel Lamas
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
This award-winning minimalist steel and glass showcase table is designed within architectural and geometric reasoning. With square DNA, four stair-shape...
Steel
Rosso Levanto Glass Marble Coffee Table - Handmade Coffee Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
ROSSO LEVANTO GLASS SQUARE COFFEE TABLE Type of Marble: Rosso Levanto Dimensions: 36" x 36" x 15" Leg Model: Rosso Levanto Marble Customizable: Available! Production Time: 3-4 Weeks...
Stone, Marble
$4,006
H 12.37 in W 12.37 in D 0.04 in
Pink Floyd Signed LP 'Wish You Were Here', 1975, UK, Collectible Vinyl
Located in Roma, IT
A highly collectible original pressing of Wish You Were Here, the ninth studio album by Pink Floyd, released in 1975 on Columbia Records (PC 33453). This landmark concept album, them...
Other
$2,800Sale Price|20% Off
H 17 in Dm 35 in
Round Marble Coffee Table, Travertine Coffee Table, Stone Center Table
Located in İnegöl, TR
TRAVERTINE STONE COFFEE TABLE Type of Stone: Travertine Dimensions: 40" Diameter Leg Model: Travertine Customizable: Available! Production Time: 3-4 Weeks Shipping Cost: Free! Packa...
Stone, Marble
$1,900 / item
H 11.82 in W 47.25 in D 47.25 in
Minimalist brazilian coffee table "Julie" by Samuel Lamas
By Samuel Lamas
Located in Brasilia, DF
Introducing the Julie Coffee Table by Lamas Design, a masterpiece of contemporary design that masterfully blends geometry, aesthetics, and sustainability. The circular tabletop, feat...
Steel
Massive Italian Majolica Allegorical Charger by A. Deruta
By Deruta
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Massive Italian Majolica allegorical charger by A. Deruta Gorgeous continuous Italian Renaissance style decoration Ready to hang.
Majolica
Spanish Ceramic Bowl Hand-Painted in Cobalt Blue
Located in Marbella, ES
Spanish ceramic bowl made of red clay and hand-decorated with white glaze and cobalt blue floral motifs. The interior features a stylized botanica...
Ceramic
Great Architecture of the World by John Julius Norwich, 1975 Edition
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Great Architecture of the World. This book is an illustrated history from Stonehenge to the Twentieth Century. The book is edited by John Julius Norwich. It was first published in 19...
Paper
Antique Fajalauza Style Ceramic Plate, Cobalt Blue Glaze, Spain, 1850
Located in Marbella, ES
Antique glazed ceramic plate decorated in cobalt blue on a cream background, inspired by the Fajalauza-style Iberian earthenware tradition from Granada. The piece features a stylized...
Ceramic
Zinc Coffee Table Curva
By Cultivado em Casa
Located in Floresta, MG
A common item in steel houses, the 180º curve is the starting point for the development of the collection. Using this element of industrial origin and organic format, we seek to crea...
Steel, Zinc
"Untitled (Blue and White)" Painting by Sol Lewitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"Untitled (Blue and White)" by Sol Lewitt. Gouache on cardstock, 1998. Signed and dated in graphite lower right; bears the inscription verso "006226." Provenance: Private Collecti...
Rare Sol LeWitt "Asymmetrical Pyramid"
By Sol LeWitt
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful and rare screen. The ink washes have an iridescent quality. The folded pyramid was present in Mr. LeWitts' wall paintings.
Sol LeWitt Wavy Lines, 1994
By Sol LeWitt
Located in New York, NY
Large Sol LeWitt wavy stripes art, signed and dated in the lower right corner.
Sol LeWitt Ceramic Plate
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Dronten, NL
Ceramic plate by Sol LeWitt, with 2 small holes in the bottom for a wire to hang it on the wall. Stamped with signature on verso. Free worldwide shipping!
Ceramic
Group of Black and White Prints by Sol LeWitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in Atlanta, GA
Group of Sixteen Black and White Prints by Sol Lewitt, from the limited edition folio Black Gouaches, published by Stephan Natkin/Galerie Digital Arts, Fra...
Isometric Figure with Bars of Color by Sol LeWitt
By Sol LeWitt
Located in NYC, NY
Signed 'Lewitt' and numbered 53/150' by the artist on lower right. Original 2003 edition. Catalogue Raisonné #: 2003.06 Title: Isometric figure with bars of color Medium: Linoc...
Paper