Form Derived From a Cube
Artist
Sol LeWitt
(American, 1928–2007)
Date1982
Mediumwatercolor over graphite on thick, slightly textured off-white wove paper
Dimensionsimage: 52 × 51.8 cm (20 1/2 × 20 3/8 in.)
sheet: 56 × 56 cm (22 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.)
sheet: 56 × 56 cm (22 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.)
ClassificationsWatercolors
Credit LineNational Endowment for the Arts Museum Purchase Plan
Terms
Object number1984.134
Label TextFrom the beginning of his career LeWitt embraced the cube as the essential modular unit. This recognizable form cannot be mistaken for anything but itself. Simple, universal shapes, LeWitt realized, directed attention away from the artist's intentions. In this drawing he represented a small cubic form as if it had been carved out of a larger one. Thus LeWitt provokes us to consider his planning for the drawing, and its execution.ProvenanceJohn Weber Gallery, New York, NYOn View
Not on view
