Color and Black #1 (24 x 24)
1991
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color spitbite aquatint on Somerset Textured White paper
Dimensions
plate: 30.3 x 30.3 cm (11 15/16 x 11 15/16 in.) sheet: 41.3 x 41.9 cm (16 1/4 x 16 1/2 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1997.8.153
Art Historical Context
**Color and Black #124 x 24)**, created by Sol LeWitt in 1991, invites visitors into the artist's precise yet vibrant world of color and form. This square-format print, measuring 11 15/16 x 11 15/16 inches on plate, is executed in color spitbite aquat on luxurious Somerset Textured White paper. LeWitt, a pioneering figure in Conceptual and Minimalist art, often emphasized ideas over execution, producing thousands of prints that explore geometric abstraction and systematic color interactions. The spitbite aquatint technique is particularly striking here: acid is sprayed or "spit" directly onto...
About the Artist
Sol LeWitt
Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (1928–2007) was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to Russian Jewish immigrant parents; his father, a doctor and inventor, died when Sol was six, after which he lived with his mother, a nurse, and an aunt in New Britain. His mother enrolled him in art classes at the Wadsworth Atheneum, fostering his early interest in drawing. LeWitt earned a BFA from Syracuse University in 1949, w...