SOL LeWITT (B. 1928)

Wall Drawing No.310

Details

SOL LeWITT (B. 1928)
Wall Drawing No.310
white crayon lines, black pencil grid, black wall
dimensions variable
Conceived in February 1978, it was first installed at the Baxter Art Gallery, California Institute of Technology, Pasedena. This wall drawing is accompanied by a certificate and a diagram signed by the artist and dated 'February 1978'.

Literature

P. Schjeldahl, 'Art of Our Time The Saatchi Collection Vol.I', London, 1984, no.52, p.6 (illustrated).
S. Singer, 'Sol LeWitt Wall Drawings', Amsterdam, 1984, p.106 (illustrated).

Exhibited

Pasadena, Baxter Art Gallery, California Institute of Technology, February 1978.

Lot Essay

"A 12in. (30cm.) grid covering a black wall. Within each square, a vertical, horizontal, diagonal right or diagonal left, straight, not straight or broken line bisecting the square. All squares are filled. (The direction and kind of line in each square are determined by the draughtsman)" Sol LeWitt, February 1978.

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