Curvy Brushstrokes I (working proof 6)
1997
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color sugarlift aquatint on wove paper
Dimensions
plate: 100.97 × 38.1 cm (39 3/4 × 15 in.) sheet: 133.67 × 50.8 cm (52 5/8 × 20 in.)
Classification
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Gift of Kathan Brown
Accession Number
2014.116.24
Art Historical Context
**Curvy Brushstrokes (working proof 6, created by Sol LeWitt in 1997, invites visitors into the experimental heart of one of the 20th century's most innovative Conceptual artists. LeWitt, renowned for his wall drawings and instruction-based works from the Minimalist and Conceptual Art movements, here explores fluid, organic forms through printmaking. This working proof— the sixth in a series—captures the iterative process LeWitt embraced, refining compositions layer by layer to evoke the spontaneity of brushstrokes despite the precision of print techniques. The medium, color sugarlift aquatin...
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...