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    Post-War and Contemporary Afternoon Session

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    13 November 2013

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    • Sol LeWitt (1928-2007)
    Lot 419 | Property of a Distinguished West Coast Collection Read more

    Sol LeWitt (1928-2007)

    Incomplete Open Cube 9/11

    Price realised

    USD 215,000

    Estimate

    USD 120,000 - USD 180,000

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    Sol LeWitt (1928-2007)
    Incomplete Open Cube 9/11
    baked enamel on aluminum
    41 3/8 x 41 3/8 x 41 3/8 in. (105 x 105 x 105 cm.)
    Executed in 1974. This work is accompanied by a certificate of ,authenticity issued by the Estate of Sol LeWitt.

    Provenance

    Sperone Gallery, Turin
    Peder Bonnier, New York
    Gagosian Gallery, New York
    Acquired from the above by the present owner

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    Literature and exhibited

    Exhibited

    New York, John Weber Gallery, Sol LeWitt Incomplete Open Cubes, 1974.
    Turin, Sperone Gallery, Sol LeWitt Incomplete Open Cubes, September-October 1975.


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    Property of a Distinguished West Coast Collection

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