Color and Black #3 (24 x 24)
1991
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color spitbite aquatint on Somerset Textured White paper
Dimensions
plate: 30.5 x 30.4 cm (12 x 11 15/16 in.) sheet: 43.5 x 41.3 cm (17 1/8 x 16 1/4 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
1997.8.155
Art Historical Context
Sol LeWitt's *Color and Black #3 (24 x 24)*, created in 1991, exemplifies the artist's lifelong fascination with color, geometry, and systematic processes. A color spitbite aquatint Somerset Textured White paper this print measures 30.5 x 30.4 cm on the plate and 43.5 x 41.3 cm on the sheet LeWitt, a pioneer of Conceptual Art and Minimalism, this as part of a series exploring vibrant hues against stark black grounds, inviting viewers to contemplate optical interactions and spatial illusions through precise, grid-based compositions. The spitbite aquatint technique is particularly striking here...
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...