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Sol LeWitt
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Sol Lewitt
- Forms Derived from a Cube
- painted wood
- 6 by 75 by 54 in. 15.2 by 190.5 by 137.2 cm.
- Executed in 1982, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from the Estate of Sol LeWitt.
Provenance
Rhona Hoffman Gallery, Chicago
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Exhibited
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art; Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, Sol LeWitt: A Retrospective, February 2000 - February 2001, cat. no. 193, p. 226, illustrated
Literature
Exh. Cat., Oxford, Museum of Modern Art, Sol LeWitt Structures 1962 - 1993, 1993, no. 106, illustrated
Condition
This work is in excellent condition overall. All of the cubic elements are separate from the base structure. There is a very fine, hairline crack in the pigment in the center of the base running lengthwise following the wood grain and a couple very minor pigment losses at the border of the base. The overall work is encased in a Plexiglas box measuring 16 7/8 by 76 ½ by 55 ½ in.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"The system is the work of art; the visual work of art is the proof of the system. The visual aspect can't be understood without understanding the system. It isn't what it looks like but what it is that is of basic importance." - Sol LeWitt (Bob Ostrow, "Sol Lewitt," Bomb Magazine, no. 85, Fall 2003)