Color & Black, 40 x 40, No. 4 [working proof 4]
1991
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spit bite aquatint on Somerset paper (WP 4 – black spit bite on another new plate) [working proof 4]
Dimensions
29 x 28 in.
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2024.132.435
Art Historical Context
Sol LeWitt's *Color & Black, x 40, No. 4 [working proof 4 (1991) is a captivating print that exemplifies the artist's lifelong fascination with color, geometry, and systematic processes. A pioneer of Conceptual Art and Minimalism,Witt often explored how instructions and chance could generate form, extending his wall drawings and modular sculptures into intricate printmaking. Created late in his career, this29 x 28 in. work on Somerset paper reflects his experimental approach to abstraction, blending vibrant hues with stark black tones in a grid-like composition suggestive of his signature mod...
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...